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FILE NAME Colonial Sugar Refinery CSR DATE 1950 Feb DOC CSR154 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Govt Letters RE Inspection Results & Conditions at Wittenoom Gorge Air Bbvre- wees GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA 130 ti Kiz v MINES DEPARTMENT CUE - - DEPARTMENT waren SS ee teas me 14th February 05: wy t RECORDS Re fittenoon Gouge Plant nr arn ar rer errs aces seer File eene 1501/47 I have received your memo of 6th instant On 19th and 20th ultimo I visited and inspected the workings of this mine and found conditions generally fairly good As I was going out with another men on e jeep to look et certain auchinery there is every possib- ility that the Kanagement was aware of my intenintetntions iintentionos ns and had conditions prepared ~ ; My only complaints at the time were that bogters were not using the water hoses supplied to mater broken stone und that venturis were not being kept close enough closer to faces Regarding venturis I think that I sent insist they be kept kept to faces than do sther Inspectors - Ching to storms approaching I could not ~ elsy any longer at the Gorge . On both days there was a mild gale blowing up the Gorge and there was certainly dust blowing through the mill but most of this was natural dust from outside I should think that the mill situated in the Gorge would Always have windy conditions Should be would be numerous not know I can quite visualise that conditions neizbly faimly faimly dusty and the only way to overcome this to tally enclose the milling section and install dust collectors in the ceiling However I do where they would get the necessity building material Workmen's Inspector Hunter was to visit the mime last week and I en waiting on his report In the meantime have written to the management requesting they analess the enclose the Killing Section and install exhaust dust collectors Garyland DISTRICT DISTRICT INSPECTOR OF LINES wee dit y asthe PLAINTIFF'S SHOT pt SA EXHIBIT hy, 10261.0 a ee PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT 10,223 10,223 PHD 573/63 27 Jey 49 perntas tes e petoe 40 Kvar Kvar HON MINISTER I have discussed this matter fully with the Acting State Mining Engineer who has advised me that his Inspectors have been carefully ustching the dust position at the Asbestos Mill at Wittencom Gorge During the visit by our main Dust inspector in November lest he was advised by the Manager that the present treatment plant would be discarded and a new one built but no action along these lines has yet been taken Another Inspector is shortly visiting Wittenoom and he has been asked to go into the matter again with the management and also to recommend whether he considers the ; company should be required to appoint a report ventilation This be outmeitia officer - ventilation Tricaria 7/2/50 Rj. AS Tricaria be Hewer FOR UNDER SECRETARY FOR MINES C. [ me to for havies - ee ---- --, ------ --m,as--ione 107 _ eee re - Personal Asbestos Personal ftsti Produced Injury copied Cases Abrams Scruggs to Richard 2151 2151