Difference between revisions of "Eureka Diorama"
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| − | In 1968 Ballarat's Rotary Cup Walkathon was held to raise money to erect a life-size diorama at the [[Eureka Stockade Memorial Park]]. George Wilmot, President of the Rotary Club of Ballarat explained that 22 Rotarians had volunteered to walk distances fro one mile to 15 miles. My Wilmot said many tourists had been disappointed at the lack of historic information at the world famous stockade, <ref>Ballarat Courier, 15 November 1968.</ref> | + | In November 1968 Ballarat's Rotary Cup Walkathon was held to raise money to erect a life-size diorama at the [[Eureka Stockade Memorial Park]]. George Wilmot, President of the Rotary Club of Ballarat explained that 22 Rotarians had volunteered to walk distances fro one mile to 15 miles. My Wilmot said many tourists had been disappointed at the lack of historic information at the world famous stockade, <ref>Ballarat Courier, 15 November 1968.</ref> |
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| + | A $7,000 grant for a Eureka Diorama was approved by the Premier, Sir Henry Bolte, in April 1969. The $2 to $1 grant, with $3,500 raised by the 1968 walkathon organised by the combined Rotary clubs of Ballarat. The diorama project was the first joint community project by the three Rotary clubs of Ballarat.<ref>Ballarat Courier, April 1969. </ref> | ||
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Revision as of 12:23, 23 August 2013
Background
In November 1968 Ballarat's Rotary Cup Walkathon was held to raise money to erect a life-size diorama at the Eureka Stockade Memorial Park. George Wilmot, President of the Rotary Club of Ballarat explained that 22 Rotarians had volunteered to walk distances fro one mile to 15 miles. My Wilmot said many tourists had been disappointed at the lack of historic information at the world famous stockade, [1]
A $7,000 grant for a Eureka Diorama was approved by the Premier, Sir Henry Bolte, in April 1969. The $2 to $1 grant, with $3,500 raised by the 1968 walkathon organised by the combined Rotary clubs of Ballarat. The diorama project was the first joint community project by the three Rotary clubs of Ballarat.[2]
