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Farid Farid

'Jobs galore' pitch for axed steelworkers after closure

Workers displaced by the shuttering of Whyalla Steelworks' ageing blast furnace offered a lifeline. (Isabella Ward/AAP PHOTOS)

More than 20 companies will open their doors to former steel workers after the closure of an ageing blast furnace.

Some 600 job opportunities in South Australia are being made available through employers such as BHP and Nyrstar for workers affected by a September decision to close the Whyalla steelworks furnace.

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