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Work on paper - Bob Whitehead Courier, Wednesday May 25th, 1994, Stepping Down as Chairman of the Friends of the Ballarat Botanic Gardens, May 25th, 1994

Bob WHITEHEAD, Courier, Wednesday May 25th, 1994, stepping down as Chairman of Friends of the Botanic Gardens, Ballarat

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Historical information

Courier, "Inside Out with Kim Quinlan", Wednesday 25th May, 1994, speaking with Bob Whitehead, outgoing Chairman of the Friends of the Botanic Gardens, Ballarat.

Significance

Bob Whitehead was instrumental in the formation of the Friends of the Ballarat Botanical Gardens. Prior to that, he was Parks and Gardens Director for the City Council. So, he was something of an authority on the Gardens and the Friends' early history.

Physical description

p.4 of the Ballarat Courier, torn down right side, yellow with age. There is a black and white photograph of the Statuary Pavilion in the Gardens, top right hand corner.