28Sydney 1962
After he had interviewed Cecil White and Harvey Richards, Bruce Fraser’s next target was Edward Ferris, who was the state’s chief scientific officer in the 1960s and 1970s. Paul Morahan’s approach had always been to let sleeping dogs lie; don’t find out what people who were part of the asbestos history actually knew. In this way, he thought, the key witnesses would all peacefully pass away and nobody would be any wiser about what happened over the years. Fraser had a different view. Why not find out what these men remembered. They might just help Henry King’s defence to the many asbestos claims it received. Charlie Boustead agreed with Fraser’s approach and style. Boustead didn’t like golf so he had never warmed to Morahan. He preferred rugby and cricket. Morahan appeared s
