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FILE NAME Colonial Sugar Refinery CSR DATE 1969 June 16 DOC CSR063 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Dept of Public Health Memo Refusing to Sign any Medical Certificates for the Purpose or Opening Wittenoom if Conditions Remain Hazardous =-4 e ON TEL KAIG AST FF.:11 GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA : . DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL BRANCH KALGOOTUR CHEST CLINIC SEGIONAL HOSPITAL : DEPARTMENT 01:30 01:30 DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT 16th June 1969 The Under Secretary Kines Department MINES DEPARTMENT Dear Sir 137 121 future Recent reports appear to indicate that mining probably resume at this mine in the near operations It is of course well known that the previous operations et Wittencer teie responsible for & scandalou lyhigh mortality and xorbi~ ity from asbestosis Should this cine open under the same or similar conditions I should consider it my duty on medical and ethical grounds to do everything possible to discunde interding carloyees from taking up such da^-ferous employment Indeed I shoul~ ~~ sel Justified in refusing to sign medical certificates for is par a eee ee Yours faithfully ! 16:27 16:27 449 2116/19 2116/19 72116/19 C ? mw & 3/7/69 7s ~ j i ee i PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT 105300