Picture this: a place so dangerous that the government literally erased it from existence. In June 2007, Wittenoom was officially degazetted and removed, its name scraped off road signs as if ...

Wittenoom is no longer printed on any official maps, and all road signs that used to bear its name have long been removed. It is regarded as the most contaminated site in the southern hemisphere and ...

Despite its deadly history, visitors continue to travel to the ghost town of Wittenoom. By Yan Zhuang The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau. Sign up to get it by email.