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\ c A. .c. " /v 47\i .^> IpV \ ct "tf. / '***** H. MAYNARO RENNIE ^ turn r.iu*AP. TlUPHOMl W 77ft (Ami 4 i..) XL SMO fV1 AUG 1961 MACQUARIE CHAMBERS. 183 Macquarie Street. Sydney 'Thatnff Manser, *ATr^ 3L-t McTj 1961. S' \ Colonial Sugar Befitting Co* Ltd* 1. Connell Street, 3.S.H* Dear Kr. McAllister, * o Tvrther to =y ccn^ersntior. vith you last week I cm now writing to convey to yon detailed information concerning the Asbestos Mine &t Vitterooru Dt. Bruce Hunt of Perth vrct-e to ne cn the 25th Ju^y, 1961 as < follows* -------------- > ' / c i* V C c Concerning the Asbestos nine at Hittenocm* By arrangement Dr* McNulty, the Hires 'Pedicel Officer, vhoia I hod never had the pleasure of. meeting previously, end pr* Don ^ethrs, the industrial diee expert in the pv.blic health Department' here, whom I know veil and regard very highly, cr.me to see ns yesterday end we traversed ths whole eld. Before I yo any further, I Tuct ask yon to be very ctreful efccut the way in which you utilise the story which. I an about to toll you heeease Dr* ?-SeCulty and Or* Lather both make it Very. clear that the optlaistlc_. statement whlcn Hr*-si1en m*je~to-ms .reynrdine..tbe,,incider.ca-ofZ2S5S^<^'1! at Vlttenoom, which I onoted to you In r.y letter* doe? not donvey an * accurate cloture." ^L^iKam and HcHulty both regard the~wbrking.condition?* j; at jlttanodaVfvary pcqr and ateta indeed that.they constitute s public d menace. They ahrved re a nunber of films taker* during the routine survey j. of cine \rcrkers and hsd .tho cliniccl history of these nen with them, \>- Apparently it is ovite possible to be to .badly dunted as to be totally and * permanently ircanccitcted within four or five year?* Sctn ureters ire of the opinion tft-t very urgent action la required; It v*uld obviously |- be much better ^rora every point or view li the initiation of better { ventilating mees**res cans from within the Company thn a? the result of \\ external pressure by Mines end Health Departments# As ycu know, in j; Western Australis at the present tine ve are endea,rcurir.g to_fcoost cur jj production in every possible way and a onblic outcry in not going to ; help to attract Ve*tem Australian mining capital to the Stste* It veuid also, I an sura, brinr about very considerable difficulties for jj the Company in securing end maintaining rn adanuste lavonr force. j On the other head from vhat McNulty and Lethasi tall tie action rust definitely be takon. ISy suggestion would be thet, if yon can spare the ti#' A the C-S.P. authorities should send you and a conenltsrt *, ve*/ilation engineer on a tour of inspection* Ve could erke arrangements here so that on the day following your arrival McNulty and Latham, with their films and their esse records, could be at your disposal for the day* You could fly to Vittenoom on the following nomine, soend two or three days there, fly back to Perth and have another day with the two doctors and be bacV in Sydney inside a working week* 7 do ask you to regard this reouest very seriously because both McNulty and Lethaa are competent men of good faith and the "records- and films which 4>ey showed me yesterday, and the' figures which they ouoted ere nulte horrifying*11 I am enclosing a copy of a letter written to Or. Bruce Hunt by Dr. J. McNulty dated 14th July, 1961. I an enclosing also copies of the "recent reports1* referred to by Dr* McNulty... These arcs-,. . .-* ; ,, t-Semorandcm to Dr* A. Kins, Director, Tuberculosis Control Drench, Perth, dated 13.1.60. . ... - - - . i Addendum to Report- on the Health of Workers in Vittenoom, 1959, dated 23rd Jferch, I960 signed by Dr. ^ J. McNulty. - # Vittenoom Chest X-Ray Survey of I960. Signed by Dr. J. KcKulty*- Dr. Bruce h na1**d for th return of these three documents I! and X eh*11 be glad to receive.them back from you in due~course. H Vhen you have perused these reports I. shall be glad to discuss the V t- matter further with you* * ___ vr *. - ;. * .* Kind regards, . r^hw >1,^ Yours sincerely, 1j**