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TOXIC TOWN The last three people living in the asbestos town of Wittenoom are a step closer to being forced out, with the state government introducing legislation so that it can seize their properties through compulsory purchases. The government says its determined to shut down the comtaminated town. | 7NEWS Regional WA

TOXIC TOWN The last three people living in the asbestos town of Wittenoom are a step closer to being forced out, with the state government introducing legislation so that it can seize their properties through compulsory purchases. The government says its determined to shut down the comtaminated town. | 7NEWS Regional WA

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WITTENOOM VICTIMS REMEMBERED There were sombre scenes at a church service in Perth today, as the 4000 people who died from mesothelioma caused by the asbestos mine in Wittenoom were remembered. And there were calls for a memorial to be built to mark, what the government calls, one of the saddest chapters in WA's history. | 7NEWS Regional WA

WITTENOOM VICTIMS REMEMBERED There were sombre scenes at a church service in Perth today, as the 4000 people who died from mesothelioma caused by the asbestos mine in Wittenoom were remembered. And there were calls for a memorial to be built to mark, what the government calls, one of the saddest chapters in WA's history. | 7NEWS Regional WA

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Wittenoom - Asbestos Diseases Society of Australia

Wittenoom - Asbestos Diseases Society of Australia

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Sold House 5 Wittenoom Turn, Dawesville WA 6211 - Feb 8, 2023

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Demolition of abandoned WA asbestos town underway

Demolition of abandoned WA asbestos town underway

ASBESTOS TOWN CLOSING FOR GOOD The old asbestos mining town of Wittenoom in our Pilbara will be closed permanently, after the WA Parliament last night passed a bill that will see it acquire the 14 remaining private properties, which will be demolished. Thousands of West Australians have died from mesothelioma caused by it. | 7NEWS Regional WA

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The state government is playing hardball as it moves to shut down Wittenoom, one of the most toxic sites in the Southern Hemisphere, with remaining locals likely to be forced out "for their own protection". STORY: https://ab.co/2FkHHA7 | ABC Perth

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Wittenoom asbestos contamination prompts legal threat from Banjima traditional owners

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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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A mother of six is worried about her children's health after the illegal dumping.

The West AustralianClaire Tyrrell

Powerful. This is the most contaminated site in the Southern Hemisphere. Yurlu | Country is a critical new film directed by Walkley Award-winning filmmaker, Yaara Bou Melhem, was co-created with Banjima Elder Maitland Parker and is about his fight to heal his Country, Wittenoom in the Pilbara, WA - the largest contaminated site in the Southern Hemisphere. For eighty years, blue asbestos mining at Wittenoom and its millions of tonnes waste have poisoned Banjima Country and its people - there isn’

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Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) on Instagram: "Yurlu | Country is a critical new film directed by Walkley Award-winning filmmaker, Yaara Bou Melhem, was co-created with Banjima Elder Maitland Parker and is about his fight to heal his Country, Wittenoom in the Pilbara, WA - the largest contaminated site in the Southern Hemisphere. For eighty years, blue asbestos mining at Wittenoom and its millions of tonnes waste have poisoned Banjima Country and its people - there isn’t a Banjima family that

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A town was wiped off the map after asbestos killed 2,000 residents

Asbestos: The Wittenoom Tragedy

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Australia's Ghost Town: The contaminated city Wittenoom | Free Doc Bites | Free Documentary

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All Things Morbid on Instagram: "Wittenoom is the largest contaminated site in the entire Southern Hemisphere due to a Blue Asbestos mine that operated from the 1930s to the 1960s. The asbestos contamination in the town is so severe that, according to some reports, it has resulted in the death of 80 percent of anyone who has ever lived or worked in Wittenoom."

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Wittenoom: An Australian Tragedy

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