Effects of asbestos mining on the Baryulgil Community / House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs report, October 1984

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EFFECTS OF ASBESTOS MINING ON THE BARYULGIL COMMUNITY House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs Report October 1984 1
The Effects of Asbestos Mining on the Baryulgil Community Report of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs October 1984 5
Contents 7
Recommendations 11
Chapter 1 Establishment and Conduct of the Inquiry 13
Chapter 2 The History of the Baryulgil Community in relation to the Mine and Mill 23
Chapter 3 Asbestos as a health hazard 37
Chapter 4 Standards and legislation 49
Chapter 5 Conditions under which the employees worked at the mine and processing plant 53
Chapter 6 The role of the N.S.W. departments and instrumentalities 85
Chapter 7 The health of ex-mine workers and residents of Baryulgil 107
Chapter 8 Existing legal remedies available to the Baryulgil community, their problems and chances of success 115
Chapter 9 General problems in relation to compensation for disease, suggested by the Baryulgil experience 127
CHAPTER 10 Conclusions and recommendations 135
APPENDIX I House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs, Resolution of Appointment, 33rd Parliament 145
APPENDIX II Witnesses who appeared before the Committee and persons and organisations who made submissions to the Inquiry but did not appear at public hearings 147
APPENDIX III Existing legal remedies available to the Baryulgil people and the difficulties they may involve 150
APPENDIX IV Table 2 Dust Counts Conducted at Baryulgil by N.S.W. Government Authorities 1960-1978 250

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