In order to get more accurate results, our search has the following Google-Type search functionality:
If you use '+' in front of a word, then that word will be present in the search results.
ex: Harry +Potter will return results with the word 'Potter'.
If you use '-' in front of a word, then that word will be absent in the search results.
ex: Harry -Potter will return results without the word 'Potter'.
If you use 'AND' between two words, then both of those words will be present in the search results.
ex: Harry AND Potter will return results with both 'Harry' and 'Potter'.
If you use 'OR' between two words, then bth of those words may or may not be present in the search results.
ex: Harry OR Potter will return results with just 'Harry', results with just 'Potter' and results with both 'Harry' and 'Potter'.
If you use 'NOT' before a word, then that word will be absent in the search results.
ex: Harry NOT Potter will return results without the word 'Potter'.
Placing '""' around words will perform a phrase search. The search results will contain those words in that order.
ex: "Harry Potter" will return any results with 'Harry Potter' in them, but not 'Potter Harry'.
Using '*' in a word will perform a wildcard search. The '*' signifies any number of characters. Searches can not start with a wildcard.
ex: Pot*er will return results with words starting with 'Pot' and ending in 'er'. In this case, 'Potter' will be a match.
In postwar Australia, with a growing population and increased need for housing, governments and construction companies couldn't get enough of asbestos, the 'magic mineral'. But Australian medical experts were already beginning to warn that workers exposed to asbestos dust risked lung disease and death, while British medical literature confirmed that it was carcinogenic. It was only in the 1980s that trade union representatives began to pay attention to the looming asbestos disaster, while governments failed to act. By the time many discovered they were in danger, ther were already doomed.
Shattered Lives tells the personal, harrowing stories of asbestos victims and their families, while illustrating their remarkable resilience, humour, love of life, and devotion to family and friends. These are ordinary people caught up in a modern tragedy – a tragedy that was ignored until it was too late.
In postwar Australia, with a growing population and increased need for housing, governments and construction companies couldn't get enough of asbestos, the 'magic mineral'. But Australian medical experts were already beginning to warn that workers exposed to asbestos dust risked lung disease and death, while British medical literature confirmed that it was carcinogenic. It was only in the 1980s that trade union representatives began to pay attention to the looming asbestos disaster, while governments failed to act. By the time many discovered they were in danger, ther were already doomed.
Shattered Lives tells the personal, harrowing stories of asbestos victims and their families, while illustrating their remarkable resilience, humour, love of life, and devotion to family and friends. These are ordinary people caught up in a modern tragedy – a tragedy that was ignored until it was too late.