About this song
- A song about the suffering of the Township of Wittenoom in Western Australia caused by having an Asbestos mine. . User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply. — lastfm
- "Blue Sky Mine" is a song by Australian rock band Midnight Oil, released in January 1990 as the first single from their seventh studio album, Blue Sky Mining (1990). The song was inspired by the experiences of workers at the Wittenoom asbestos mines who contracted various asbestos-related diseases. The "blue" refers to blue asbestos, and the "sugar refining company" mentioned in the lyrics refers to the Colonial Sugar Refining Company Ltd, the owner of the mines. — wikipedia
