Australia built a town on blue asbestos - then it had to erase it from the map
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Australia built a town on blue asbestos - then it had to erase it from the map
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Wittenoom - Asbestos Diseases Society of Australia
Wittenoom - Asbestos Diseases Society of Australia
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A town was wiped off the map after asbestos killed 2,000 residents
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A town was wiped off the map after asbestos killed 2,000 residents
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The Abandoned Blue Asbestos Mining Town Of Wittenoom - Travel Tramp
The Abandoned Blue Asbestos Mining Town Of Wittenoom - Travel Tramp
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Wittenoom asbestos contamination prompts legal threat from Banjima traditional owners
Wittenoom asbestos contamination prompts legal threat from Banjima traditional owners
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A mother of six is worried about her children's health after the illegal dumping.
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A mother of six is worried about her children's health after the illegal dumping.
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Wittenoom: An Australian Tragedy
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Wittenoom: An Australian Tragedy
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Potentially dangerous materials on the shores of the River Thames. | BBC London
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Wittenoom: The survivors of an erased town
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Wittenoom in Western Australia is a ghost town at the centre of what's considered the biggest contaminated site in the southern hemisphere. Traditional owners are calling for the clean up of an estimated three million tonnes of deadly blue asbestos tailings. | 7.30
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'We're highlighting asbestos dangers for daddy' A bereaved family is searching for answers around their father's death from cancer linked to asbestos exposure, as new figures show an increase in asbestos-related deaths: https://bbc.in/3bfZwUU | BBC News NI
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Wittenoom, Australia: a town built on asbestos. From the 1940s-60s, the Wittenoom Gorge Blue Asbestos Mine was the only employer, exposing residents to deadly crocidolite. Over 2,000 deaths later, it stands as a tragic warning. Full episode available on U Tube: https://youtu.be/af48BCwM7_s #Wittenoom #Asbestos #AbandonedTown #AustralianHistory #Tragedy #Mining #Australia | Adventure life Oz
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These ominous signs warn: 'Do not stop. Asbestos in this area.' What happens when you ignore them? We explore the ghost town of Wittenoom, abandoned after the asbestos mine closed. Watch the full episode, available on U Tube: https://youtu.be/af48BCwM7_s #Wittenoom #GhostTown #AbandonedPlaces #Asbestos #AustralianHistory #TravelAustralia | Adventure life Oz
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A 1953 photograph from Wittenoom, Australia, shows two four-year-old boys—Philip Noble and Ross Munroe—playing in an asbestos-filled sandpit. At the time, asbestos dangers were not well known, and children often played unaware of the long-term risks. Tragically, both boys later developed mesothelioma, an aggressive cancer caused by asbestos exposure. Noble died at 36 after a football career, while Munroe, who became a school principal, passed away at 38—both stories underscoring the hidden dange
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Miles de habitantes de Wittenoom, un pueblo minero al oeste de Australia surgido a finales de 1940, murieron a causa de su exposición al asbesto azul. La mina se cerró en 1966, pero la ciudad sigue contaminada. El gobierno australianos se refirió a Wittenoom como "la mayor tragedia de salud de la historia del país, comparable a las catástrofes de Chernobyl y Bhopal". Ahora el gobierno inició una campaña para evitar que los turistas visiten este pueblo abandonado del noroeste de Australia. | BBC
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BBC Audio | Witness History | Wittenoom: An Australian Tragedy
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They Knew It Was Killing People #darkhistory #asbestos #truecrime
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Australia's Death Town: How Blue Asbestos Killed An Entire Community
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The Quiet Archives on Instagram: "Wittenoom is an abandoned mining town in Western Australia that became infamous for its blue asbestos (crocidolite) mine. The mine operated mainly through the mid-1900s, and asbestos dust spread through the town workers and families were exposed daily, even kids playing outside. Over time, Wittenoom became known as one of the worst industrial disasters in Australian history. Thousands of people who lived or worked there later developed serious illnesses like asb
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