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Traralgon
Industrial and agricultural town and largest town in the Latrobe Valley[?].
The other important towns in the Latrobe valley are Moe[?] and Morwell
??? Combined population about 70000
Industry:
- Brown coal mining.
- Loy Yang Power stations (Huge Brown coal[?] burning power stations)
- Dairy
- Paper Mill
Before the mining this was a picturesque agricultural town. The lignin decompositon lakes at the local paper mill also cause a serious problem of smell when there is a prevailing westerly wind.
There has been a recent problem with mesothelioma[?] due to asbestos lagging used in some of the old power stations (now demolished).
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