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- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia abstract "Wittenoom is a ghost town 1,106 kilometres (687 mi) north-north-east of Perth in the Hamersley Range in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.The area around Wittenoom was mainly pastoral until the 1930s when mining began in the area. By 1939, major mining had begun in Yampire Gorge, which was subsequently closed in 1943 when mining began in Wittenoom Gorge. In 1947 a company town was built, and by the 1950s it was the Pilbara's largest town. During the 1950s and early 1960s Wittenoom was Australia's only supplier of blue asbestos. The town was shut down in 1966 due to unprofitability and growing health concerns from asbestos mining in the area.Today, three residents still live in the town, which receives no government services. In December 2006, the Government of Western Australia announced that the town's official status would be removed, and in June 2007, Jon Ford, the Minister for Regional Development, announced that the townsite had officially been degazetted. The town's name was removed from official maps and road signs and the Shire of Ashburton is able to close roads that lead to contaminated areas.The Wittenoom steering committee met in April 2013 to finalise closure of the town, limit access to the area and raise awareness of the risks. Details of how that will be achieved are to be determined but it will likely necessitate removing the town's remaining residents, converting freehold land to crown land, demolishing houses and closing or rerouting roads.".
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia country Australia.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia populationTotal "3".
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia thumbnail WittenoomWA_-_Gem_Shop.JPG?width=300.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia wikiPageExternalLink wittenoom_tragedies.htm.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia wikiPageExternalLink Wittenoom.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia wikiPageID "1460635".
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia wikiPageRevisionID "605757434".
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia caption "Wittenoom gem shop still opens its doors for tourists".
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia dist "140".
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia est "1950".
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia fedgov Division_of_Durack.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia hasPhotoCollection Wittenoom,_Western_Australia.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia latd "22".
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia latm "15".
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia lats "0".
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia lga Shire_of_Ashburton.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia location Tom_Price,_Western_Australia.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia longd "118".
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia longm "20".
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia longs "0".
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia maxtemp "32.8".
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia mintemp "19.7".
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia name "Wittenoom".
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia pop "3".
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia popYear "2011".
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia postcode "6751".
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia rainfall "453.7".
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia state "wa".
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia stategov Electoral_district_of_Pilbara.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia type "town".
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia wordnet_type synset-location-noun-1.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia subject Category:1950_establishments_in_Australia.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia subject Category:2007_disestablishments.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia subject Category:2007_in_the_environment.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia subject Category:Asbestos.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia subject Category:Environmental_disaster_ghost_towns.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia subject Category:Ghost_towns_in_Western_Australia.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia subject Category:Hamersley_Range.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia subject Category:Mining_towns_in_Western_Australia.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia point "22.25 118.33333333333333".
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia type AdministrativeDistrict108491826.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia type District108552138.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia type EnvironmentalDisasterGhostTowns.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia type GeographicalArea108574314.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia type GhostTown108671509.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia type GhostTownsInWesternAustralia.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia type Location100027167.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia type MiningTownsInWesternAustralia.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia type Municipality108626283.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia type Object100002684.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia type PhysicalEntity100001930.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia type Region108630985.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia type Town108665504.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia type UrbanArea108675967.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia type YagoGeoEntity.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia type YagoLegalActorGeo.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia type YagoPermanentlyLocatedEntity.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia type AdministrativeRegion.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia type Place.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia type PopulatedPlace.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia type Region.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia type Wikidata:Q532.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia type AdministrativeArea.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia type Place.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia type PopulatedPlace.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia type Location.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia type _Feature.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia comment "Wittenoom is a ghost town 1,106 kilometres (687 mi) north-north-east of Perth in the Hamersley Range in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.The area around Wittenoom was mainly pastoral until the 1930s when mining began in the area. By 1939, major mining had begun in Yampire Gorge, which was subsequently closed in 1943 when mining began in Wittenoom Gorge. In 1947 a company town was built, and by the 1950s it was the Pilbara's largest town.".
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia label "Wittenoom".
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia label "Wittenoom, Western Australia".
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia sameAs Wittenoom.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia sameAs m.0539_6.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia sameAs 7731619.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia sameAs 8288527.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia sameAs Q3569521.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia sameAs Q3569521.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia sameAs Wittenoom,_Western_Australia.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia lat "22.25".
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia long "118.33333333333333".
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia wasDerivedFrom Wittenoom,_Western_Australia?oldid=605757434.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia depiction WittenoomWA_-_Gem_Shop.JPG.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia isPrimaryTopicOf Wittenoom,_Western_Australia.
- Wittenoom,_Western_Australia name "Wittenoom".