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FILE NAME: Colonial Sugar Refinery (CSR) DATE: 1949 June 14 DOC#: CSR022 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Internal Australian Blue Asbestos Ltd Letter RE Industrial Agreement & Effects of Dust and Fibre with Attached Newspaper Article P riv a te Mo. 2 4 3 Australian Blue Asbestos Limited PRODUCEDINMATFEfiOF HEYS V. MIDALCO NO 1161 OF 1987 MINCS * M ILLS WITTCNOOM. W .A. 18 Willia m S t r e e t PERTH Western Au stra lia ' barrow v*wdS * no ' 1987 G Box XO. SI T tL trx O H l a 2 The Managin g D ire o to r, A u s tra lia n Blue la b e bto e H a l t e d , STD I I I , 1 ,3 ,1 . Dear Six, W lttenooa Gorge 14th Ju n e, 1949 < 7t* INDUSTRIAL MATTERS. A fte r ooplee of the I n d u s tr ia l Agreement ere forwarded to you about fo u r weeks ago, the C arpenters and P a in te rs en tered a o la la fo r an award and the Engineers Union ra is e d sons o b jeo tio n to the te r n s o f th e agreem ent. The p o s itio n was d lso u ssed w ith the unions agreement reached on th ree oooasiona, followed by attem pted a lte ra tio n s on the p a rt of the Unione. but f i n a l l y th e m a tte r was subm itted t o th e Court w ith o u t any a lte ra tio n of note ' Eridenoe was subm itted by the Union a t P e rth and tr a n a o r ip t i s e n o lo se d . The C ourt th en prooeeded to ittenoom where f u r th e r eridenoe was o a lled by the Unions *** 1**^ has been asked to forw ard th e T ra n a rip t to you tmen he re o e lre s ooples from th e Employers PederwOon. I t has now been arran g ed f o r th e C ourt to h e a r our e rid en o e a f t e r com pletion o f th e Tampi o a a e , probably th e f i r s t o r seo o al week i n J u ly . I t w i l l be noted t h a t a good d e a l has been made o f th e p o ssib le e ffe o ts o f d u st and f ib r e on h e a lth of x amployees, but exoept as a genera l d is a b ility , i t has l i t t l e d ljaat r\rr n n a n y n f TjftfT'lf-I Produced in the matter of PRODUCED IN MATTER OF ---- ------ UYS V M1DAECO--------- - NO 1161 OF 1987 PRODUCED IN MATTER OF BARROW V..M1DALCO -- \ PriTft-U I p , 48 Sr cf # # l. - 2 , . . . A w h a t rigoroua attaok waa nada on our S i S } - ^ 00"2tiT ! B *** w111 * *fndad In prinoiplc S L n .Co? r t " * wltb ** Dapartnent. S h ilo o a l TI v?fta.i* I**JJ'kor axtraordinary avldano* whloh la In ktaplag with hla paraonal oharaotax and a n t a l a o ^ itlo n Ju t thia can ha a ffa o tir a ly daalt with both In and o S I f ' Court. Qnfoitunataly i t nay hara a r a p a r a S .1 S ? iS ^ 11Jag* wltix MlaM Dapartnanl Inapeetora fo r the tine N fha Bnlona la in a D ia tria t AUowanaa o f Jo / - fo r alngla nan and 40/- fo r naxrlad nan, Althov^h no naxnlon ^ J,n *ada to tha Court, or anyone, we hare. lm offo et read to th la ala ln In prlnolpl be agreeing to aubalAlae to put aubeldr ln*o foroa before tha fo rn ai h e a r ln r ^ * Jopa to f o r a t a l i tha Court, ar to a J 5 t S a C e S i v T * daalalon on tha n a tta r. Va think Itt o l l k a l ^ S a t tha Court w ouldgrant an lnoraaaa I f wa rodwod rant* * f T await your daolalon an th la a t t a r and aur prpoaaliaKordin* rauta la th at wa aubaldlao to tha axtaat o f A o r J ^ at preaont, hut I f tha Hawing OonnlaalaulaaXM M rwa ahould not ha naked to pay. agra than M A ' war Waek. Sha la tta r would n ot. o f aounaaTha ani could ha doaldad a fte r tha Court 'a daalalon I f h rantal o i* * y A fo r eottagea a t Wlttaaaon exlat e ,' lV d a ' !!* !** TM 1 alaayaha anna* fh r a ln L S ^ W - . tho hdosa Irraapoativa o f granted hyha Court In tha fo m o f S Intarlot +llowaaoo ad l i i ^ Z S t t w to ronora th a o a u a a a a aoon aa poaalhln, U ; ,. . . yvj *- , . . , d->r.. ;' :. ` *,^__ %*<* v.* V; * / - S " * ? :A W U 'ASKS FOR DEPARTMENTAL '. INSPECTION AT WITTENOOM 4 t .t Say* Workers' Health Endangered by ; ' ` Dust in Asbestos Mill i , FIBRE CAUSES POWER UNIT TO FAIL; MEN NOT COVERED BY COMPENSATION AT THE WITTENOOM GORGE ASBESTOS Ml. ES. THE UAMEKSLEY EAJ^GES* : * ^ Oliver uid . Anntohuencuinnigonwiiasyceosntecredranyed with the danger t0 10 tinJ,ee health of tlje .i wwoherEnmfi.ne Iasbestos fibre was drawn into the eenng^uie. Discussing conditions generally at Wtttcnoom, Mr. Other aid deuce .of this, and 1 feel tt ade- (41 surrouDdlfigs w*re pieaswib, auatoly emphasises th: dangers and there was plenty of water. to which the mill workers are However, accommodation *'** limited. Houses were provided tor *t;bj xted. "When the mill ts ' ___ operating, the staff, but the wages employws heavy clouds of dust drift through , were boused in tents and barrack*. A township was planned seven the plant, including the *>*, oemuM from the ^ in . ^ otoSy rroooom.. flttiug_.hop plant 'one house bad been ! iTtTtl wer* uaw P tw W i--inwwtowtishLoaaortuStshvfeSuhS:ce^uao'.lthT tu n -b --M of"workeerrs, <-j0-ubt ! to ttthfis j; Working _cMon<d4Uit<ioAnns Iinn the mine sectioa is exposed to serious dan- were fairly good, but the tow totclt which tveraged only 5 f t, mtnt.-.g conditions difficult. f or." No Compensetion Risk Mr OUver said toe union ob No Dust Counts Taken jected to a Diesel locomotive being Mr. OUver aid the union bad worked to dead ends underground asked the State Mining Engineer. to. haulage work. . Mr. Poxall, to have an inspection He said the union also took of pi*m conditions at WlKenoom. strong exception to men ben He said be was aware that the gaged in Perth for work at witie- ventilation inspector. M r J. Uoyd. noom Gorge on the authority of had mad* an inspection to Janu a ortmsio&il ccrtiflcoti. ary last, but the union believed He pointed out that these work that at that time the mW was etos'wl and under pair, and for ers wee noof t tphreotWect^ede rbey. tChoemthpiernd- rht ;uuson dust counts could not ation Act or by the Mm* work '-H ew e r, the union feels it is t*rsT'heReulineifonActht.ought that wor.ker_? not Liircmrr to have the mill to nested to Perth could be X-ra>- operation lor aproper appraaatmn Id at the Perth Public Hospital of the amount of dust craated These facilities should be used by during mUling operations.- Mr. o u w t1* Everything about the mill is laden with a thick U 2 7 o u w said that when he coating of duet. w u at Wlttenoom Gorge w n tly . "AA 1l*a*rg*e cause fine p|l~o7wer_ uni:wf--elledwbrew asbestos fibre* w*J* 5577 ocuatt 0o1f liint WCD w c"ik , T S C . * - blocked the oU eereen. I saw evi- [ticket. e matter ot ona! Injury Cases, & copied to