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Prirate So. 243 Australian Blue Asbestos Limited ^ ^^ PRODUCED IN MATTER Ctf PRODUCED IN MAKER Of KEYS s/ MlDALCO 18 William Strcct BaRROW V MlDALCO NOH46 0r m? NO 1161 OF!W? Mimic IIUI W'TtCffOM. W.A. PCHTH Wcstern Australia CfO *91 NO ft riicr*i ft J Vlttsnoo* Corge 14th June, 1949 ?b* Managing Director, Australian diva Asbestos United 3TDIET i . I,S,I. / r //*. Dear Sir, *" Mi IHDtBfBIAX, MmSBS. After copies of the Industrial Agreement were forwarded to you about four we eke ago, the Carpenters and Painters entered a olein for an award and the Engineer* Union raised sons objection to the terms of tbs agreement. the position was dlsouaeed with the Union*, agreement reached on three oooasions, followed by attempted alterations on tbs part of the Unions but finally the setter was subs!tied to the Court without any alteration of note* Evidence was submitted by the Union at Perth end trassoript la enclosed. the Court then proceeded to VittenooB where further evidence was called by the Unions and ur* Vest has been ashed to forward the franexlpt to you when he receives eoples froa the Bsployera federation. It has now bean arranged for the Court to hear our evidence after ooapletlon of the Taapi ease, probably the first or second week la July. It will be noted that a good deal has been wade of the possible effects of duet and fibre on health of y; employees, but except as a general disability, it has little 4lmt hssTlng-on anr of ~ibs eiAims_jB^^y~th*~ ttaions and although oaljiflg for iaprqvenen'ts~ iH~orHag opnfitlom f thi* , gfrcu.ld wnY^aTToftno"tSeT'o'urt'a . .deeis ton*. . i-.aivuO PLAINTIFFS exhibit .WV-03ft<M PLAINTIFFS 'kIlfl fVt/,m'i/EmOi Xr<' <H/1*'^i*I&*_B-"*IlTo'.,Ao ' ..f . F, . *- --*. . >* * -> l _ --* . L. . -.L-eTOSESL* V|Si(V.sLWS-*-V '''*?*** i1';* Produced In die ^stter ol Asbestos Personal injury Cases, Abrams lead & copied to WV-03896 v0^y-XH>W MATO* cs= NO U6lOn7 ff:O0Xa>!NMATTFQF * RftHKOW V .MJOaiCO "`fJuiuauf w """ *\ Prinw Io M 2 4. iiMiftit Tl^ores# attack m# and* oa ow dl#*el loooaotlT## *ni this will b d#f#ad#d is prinoipl# both la Court and with th# Xlaa# I>#part#nt. fh# loool torkaas*# Xo#p#tor $## extraordinary orld#s**fciah 1# la hoplug irlih hi# personal eharaotex aod Misrtal oosditloa* hut thi# #aa ho offo#tlT#Xr doalt vlth both ia sad oat of Court* OnfortwoteXy it say h#f# ** roj*r*n##lw ia deaXia*# with Mla# &parts#at la#pootor* for tho tla# holng^ Zb# Chios# oiala # Siatrlat illooaao# of SO/- for iagl# so# asd 40/- for vurlod *#& Although mo a#mi#a h#* hooa sodo to tho Court,or b9m, v* hero, is affeot, o^rood to this tl*i# is prl&olplb ho oerools* to #ot#Ul* rotikki# is th# Cerahlp* Sh* rcostios Mi . to pm % subsidy is*# for## hofor# th# fenaX ^aWnf sad bop# to for*#tall th# Court, or to onlt th# Court'# d##i#los os th# aatt#r I# this* i*mlik*lyth#Vtho Court uoulA pu> oa iaorooM if *# xoAudo* r#st. * V# ##it your d#el#loa on this satis? sad our pxqpossXjxofg*ia# r#&t# la that v# #ub#i*2# to th# xt#st of /- p#r u#* t pr##st but if th# Bousis# Coasdasi** laarot## sum# th# to&oata should sot h# sake* to say aur* th#s U/W por v#k* Zb# latter oould wt, of oousao, ho nU p*ll# ##0 ould h# deoided aftor th# Court*# 4#Isles* If a xaataX *T of, mt, /- lor Mttuu t twiaa estats^iV,!*. *. o#*14#rod that this #1X1 sissy* be ess#*- fox #lai^u >y th# tfeioae lrro#p##ttr# of *oa#*##iea# grasted by Court is th# for* of District 4X1ot*ss* ad iti* 'W^tiatjas to roscro th# aas## a# aooa a# pe#!*!# 1 t.s.'Sh A 'A *' . - <, .- . 1 >" --- VW a** *ri< 4#.^Tr35rs . -i- r<*. v,* ' ?<'.?>**v ,> **1J'. A'.*rv:** *WA:- ACuX isUX+xJ, /s- s-'t+V A.W.U. ' ASKS FOR DEPARTMENTAL 1 INSPECTION AT WITTEN00M , Says Workers' Health Eadangered by Dust in Asbestos Mill FIBRE CAUSES POWER UNIT TO FAIL; MEN NOT COVERED BY COMPENSATION the uimso division or ms At?mulun workers** WVJO.V HAS 4SX12 THE STATE MINING ENGINEER. MB. rOXAU,. TO HATE AN INSPECTION OF THE H1LU AT THE WItTENOOit GORGE ASBESTOS HINts, LN The bauersley ranges. ; Aaroaetof this murday, the aeaelkfr, Us. C. T. Wyer. wtt .. Ur* safe* rar oasecmed viib i>* danger is the health of Uk * varttr*. la th wit}, 4 large yowe? %olt had ceaud u wert ha ftac aabeataa 8bra 111 4nta late Ou engine. Diaeuaalnf wodiuoaa generally u wtcicntza, Mr. Oli'A' mi (Bat furrwadlng* were pitting deoca.a/ thu, a&d 1 reel u ade 4*3 there u pt*Bty 1 vatar. quately eap*iase tht danger* However, tceettunodatloa via te vfiiert toe at.-L' atrher* *re laarufi. Botucs ware prmdad 1st ti&i xied. the Out the nffi employe** When the mill u operatlai, we? Oeueed is u&u andhamcu. heavy eloucu at dust dnlt througn * A tow&ahip vu Masts flftea the plant, lociudins the *RfW*-. . mUw tram the mi&u, hut csuy nom. fliupg np a oflea. Tne. `on house bad bees bulit tad *hole 4UM0h*re trout the ptas*.' rare under cpflitracfioa. h 6tm4dea. There a he doubt! I Working arerthiofti is the wine Uat the health at eorhea tethu* `war? Crty good. but the Uw tact, seeUoQ la crpoied W aenmu dan- vftieh imtjM duly s n. wade Itr* cosqiooba difficult. Ha Cestmcaden Rttk K Dost Caanla Tikes Mr. o&vct nSA the union Bad *aked the Bute KUlsg Ehfiseer. Me. fenU. to h*e a tajgacttoa nfpiauj eeadlUflB* at WlResoos. He aatt be vse **r that lb* eestnauos Isapettoh Mr. 3. Lloyd, hah Bad* as fcopeettos /aauary iMt. hut the ufcioh hedMd that at shat Urn* the tail! vu eloaai and under repair, and ter St*. O^ver j4 u union ob jected to a Die*) towoetivt being vorted in dead ends uoaergreund is. haulage wort Be aatd the wJan also took streai ecwpriOR 10 sen he^ng eo* tM is Perth Ik Tort at Wute- nooB Gorye co the aulhoruy nt a pronslnel certifKate. { He posted out that the* *ert*j era varc tut poetecied &y tnr third f tim :Mes ha (ales. dun causa could sot aehedule of the Weten Caenpen* astlob A or by to* Miss Wert' *3c*rm, >ha utea tea n 9 era Raliet Act. set THremry to taw the wfij ta The mwb thought that vortery eparatios ter aproper apprvaauco stated to Kenfi ewM he 'X-nr- at the attaint f dun emted M it iM FtnH KubUc HceplUi dwtof aUUfit epenuoas* Mr. These faeuifiea ahould he u*d by Outer saUL '`Erem&ai about capfeygn tsgagutt labour for Wit- the sue ii fedan vuh a tout tenobte Gone- eoauss at dan. Mf.-OQrcr sad that rWo he -a &*i* paver wai: failed be- vu at Wituaooo Gorye recently. i<*a* da* aifttnaa Shta* *** 97 cut of 111 wen were employed . breathed into the & and ss the authority v a pretUiaael] blocked the oil acme, ftav n- tateu 1 .... a... .. Produced to ^sbeslos Personal Injury^ Cases. J^ams Lead & copied to Richard F. Sci^QS.