This week, Mel takes Josie through the Wittenoom disaster, where asbestos mining turned deadly for generations and left a town at critical contamination levels - and completely abandoned.

Wanna skip the zest? Head to 18:00.

Credits:

ABC Pilbara, Gian De Poloni, 2018

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-12/australias-deadliest-ghost-town-wittenoom-a-tourist-hotspot/9987328

The West Australian, Tom Zaunmayr, 2018

https://thewest.com.au/news/pilbara-news/group-gives-rare-glimpse-into-wittenooms-heyday-ng-b88728531z

ABC Pilbara, Karen Michelmore, 2019

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-20/final-wittenoom-residents-to-be-forced-out/10917928

ABC Pilbara, Ben Collins, 2015

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-23/scientists-and-victims-unite-to-find-a-cure-for-asbestos-related/6963752

ABC Radio National, Kirsti Melville, 2019

https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/earshot/the-ghosts-of-wittenoom-part-2/10747390

Department of Commerce WA

https://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/worksafe/wittenoom-images

WA Today, AAP Reporters, 2012

https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/deadly-asbestos-mine-takes-toll-for-wittenoom-kids-20120904-25bkg.html

The Doom Of Wittenoom, Andrew Fieldes, 2006

https://www.pbase.com/afildes/wittenoomdoom

The West Australian, Liam Croy, 2017

https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/it-may-be-a-ghost-town-but-for-some-wittenoom-is-home-ng-b88341296z

9 Honey, Katherine Scott, 2019

https://travel.nine.com.au/latest/australias-most-contaminated-town-wittenoon-abandoned/b7752071-b209-452a-bdfb-442a73b66c25

 

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