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FILE NAME Colonial Sugar Refinery CSR DATE 1963 Mar 28 DOC CSR053 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Letters to Assistant State Mining Engineer Perth & The District Inspector of Mines Port Hedland : ns en Department of Public 57 Murray Street PERTH Health J. Boyland Assistant State Mining Engineer Mines Department 4 / / ! A Dear Mr. Boyland The enclosed reprint may interest you The Dr. Wagner referred to has expressed interest in our Asbestos problem and has repeated the warning that Blue Asbestos may be harmful after only the slightest exposure especially in the young That is why I have always protested against the use of mill tailings for pathways etc. in the township Harrington Nature Magazine 193,43 1961 found a primitive cil 4 benzpyrne in Blue Asbestos fibre from South Africa is investigating the possibility that this oil is responsible for the cancer rather than the fibre itself and experiments and Dr. tests Wagner has requested samples and we sould be grateful for of our Asbestos his interest Ore for The samples about 7 lbs should be obtained among the unditurbed ore after firing and before any other mining process has been carried out on it They should be placed in guarenteed free containers This will prevent accidental contamination by extraneous oil Your help in obtaining samples will be appreciated J. MCNULTY ASSISTANT PHYSICIAN ee oe 28th March 1963 The District Inspector of Mines Mines Department PORT HEDLAND Dear Sir The attwa illc beh ofe grd eat interte o s yotu you please obtain three samples under the conditions outlined by Dr. McHulty Will The samples should be taken from different areas in Australian Blue Asbestos ColoMin nei ana d yl ou should endeavoutro include only the immediate wock casing There should be at least 7lbs Asbe in s eact h so amps le When the samples are obtained will you please carefully pack them and airfreight them to this office _ Yours faithfully ^ USTRALIAN AsbeSTOS PTY. LIMITED ^ USTRALIAN / SUPERINTENDENTIE MEORANDUM MEMORANDUM MEMORANDUM TO GENERAL GENERAL PERTH ACRESTOS 11. 2 @ APR 1963 ^' PRIVATE 2202 28thMarch, 19636 { po ENN WA HEALTH MATTERS of letters written to the District Inspector We enclosing copies Inspector Mines Port Hedland of letters written the today Inspector Ibbotson Mr. today collect collect samples today The Medical Journal of December report referred to is from and Medical Medical Journal Journal December 15th 1962 - pages 953 performed an . article by the results of an autopsy a previous previoiusntemeplroyeeestiMncgNuartlicletyouMcrNultsy presumably Jack Sawyer performed performed quite interesting interes ting article WNICN MATTERS _$ YOURS P841 of the correspondence with regret the omission of copies enclosed with this letter MEDICAL are YOUR P841 DEPARTMENT yeuigaL houses available Secretary Secretary make one of the new type HOUSING HOUSING HOUSING Secretary P839 YOUR HOUSING . ceased ceased until the costs house construction picture picture the figures date the anticipated anticipated until - have have costs them shall ready discussion discussion during during v I your complete complete week shall have the figures your visit next HONSING CONTRACTS weeke HONSING HONSTNG SOUTPRACTS + some some that findings findings . some YOUR P839 outstanding shall position outstanding shall forwari forwari money outstanding consider consider report report PHRISHABLES PHRISHABLES PHRISHABLES change . anange ; of 37S2t We that this has evidently evidently to the during holidays evidently the aysing holidays has letter The ~The letter being being Yours faithfully; 1)