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Wittenoom is a former town and a declared contaminated site, 1,420 kilometres (880 mi) north-north-east of Perth, in the Hamersley Range in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. [3] [4] The declared contaminated site comprises 50,000 hectares (120,000 acres), making it the "largest contaminated site in the southern hemisphere".
Sep 29, 2022 · Once a symbol of economic prosperity, Wittenoom, Australia, is now a ghost town, polluted by decades of asbestos mining.
Sep 15, 2022 · The people are gone but the memories and stories of Wittenoom will remain, forever linked to deadly blue asbestos that killed an estimated 1,200 residents and miners.
May 8, 2023 · Demolition of the ghost town Wittenoom has begun, with the West Australian government warning trespassers found at the former asbestos mining site could be prosecuted. Key points: Wittenoom has been empty since last year, with the government moving to demolish what's left last month.
Aug 12, 2021 · Key points: Blue asbestos is still on the ground and in the air at Wittenoom, posing a serious health risk. Visitors continue to travel to the area, despite being warned not to. The WA government has introduced a bill to acquire the remaining privately held properties and start the clean-up.
Sep 30, 2022 · Once a symbol of economic prosperity, Wittenoom, Australia, is now a ghost town, polluted by decades of asbestos mining. Matthew Abbott for The New York Times. By Yan Zhuang. Sept. 30, 2022....
Jun 20, 2018 · Wittenoom: An Australian Tragedy. Bronwen Duke has lost most of her family because they once lived in Wittenoom. The town in Western Australia sprang up around a blue asbestos mine in the 1940s...
