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Another Australian Town Grapples With Asbestos
Baryulgil, New South Wales is a small town located south of Brisbane on Australia’s eastern coast. Its an aboriginal community that for decades mined asbestos for James Hardie Co. and has since suffered a silent epidemic wrought by asbestos and prejudice. The town’s asbestos mine opened in 1942 and operated until 1979 bringing employment and [...]
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