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FILE NAME Colonial Sugar Refinery CSR DATE 1960 Dec 8 DOC CSR091 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Letter to Australian Dept of Health from Mines Medical Officer RE Serious Concerns about A.B.A. Dust Problem and Wittenoom Mine Workers with Lung Damage ~ oan x THOTTAM THOTTAM DISTRICT HOSPITAL ABA ABA KALGOORLIE. Date 8th December.1960 0... } 17 OF Dr. D. D. Letham Physician Department of Public 57 Murray Street PERTH Health Dear Dr. Letham WITTENOOM The State Mining Engineer and the Senior Inspector of Mines visited me yesterday They are genuinely worried about the dust problem at Australian Blue Asbestos and seem determined to maintain unrelenting pressure on the company to improve con- ditions I have noted several mine workers who left Wittenoom ; some years ago who appear to be developing abnormal chest rays sent from What has happened to the files and rays which down I need the files to cope with the occasional the men affected I letter Yours faithfully MEDICAL OFFICER PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT 10343.0 10343.0