Document jmroMZR2v02NRx3YLQa3QOKOy
FILE NAME Colonial Sugar Refinery CSR
DATE 1950 DOC CSR152
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Govt Letters RE Conditions at Wittenoom
Gorge
Cit
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AUSTRALIA pty, -
COPY FROM MINES FILE NO
GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN
879/50
AUSTRALIA .
State
State Mining Engineer Mines Department
MINES DEPARTMENT
KALKGAOLOGROLOIERLIE
July 1177tthh
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1950
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Attached please find a
from Inspector Boyland
copy of a letter
receirveed ceived
received yeysteersdaty eyresdteardayy
this Dealing with the
this
Department
mado
ventilation
an
Mr.
J.
Lloyd
late
no doubt you have
inspection of the above
inspector of
that at that
a copy of his report on
mine last Septembe :
time Ur Lloyd stated that
your file You will note
way good
the ventilation of the mint
mint
Re the change room
silica content of the
being built for Aluminium Aluminium
have
rock mined
further information
is
very high
Therapy
I would be
as
the
the rock has silica but on.thia on.thia matter I am inclined to pleased to
ing one of the Canadian not so much es Mr. Boyland Boyland
agree they
they Hining Journals lately I states Is reed
article which stated that Aluminium Aluminium
came across an
Asbestos Asbestos Mining therefore
Therapy had not been
result of the
therefore therefore there is some doubt
used in
treatment or otherwise It
as to the beneficial beneficial beneficial
dust for Asbestos miners is not
may be that Alominium Alominium Alominium
authority
makes
a
decision
it
beneficial
may be
and
entil
some
medica
in the installations of
beat same
for us to hold our hand
beat comments and shall be pleased Atonyway
shall be guided by your
receive receive sems at an early d
I have notified the
me Dent
of a ventilation
Manager to advise of the new
officer also to forward me
eg
the
plans When these arrive a true
be available to
picture of the
venti
us
ventilation
I think it would be a
mine and
make
good a ventilation
idea
to
send
Mr.
Faichney
to
proposal I will
inspection Should you agree to
arrange for him to proceed to Perth to
plane to the Gorge
the
Please supply a time table
catc
mine
Soe
of the fligh
.
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It is also noted in Mr. Boyland's letter that
Italians dismissed for not
he hai to
as
is required
under the
being able
Mines
to pass the
language
test
report of last September he
Regulation Act In Hr Lloyd's
on the mine
stated that there were 254 en
employed
you Will
please advise
to
prepare
for Aluminium
me if the Company have
Therapy treatment
had
instructions
or not
Should Hr Faichney make the
samples in the mine and
trip I will get him to take dust
Bilica contente The
give them a very close inspection for
last were mostly from the Mislalmples taken by Hr J. Lloyd
September
microscope under ccount ountcount
of
of
fibre
and
the
showed a large
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