Digging under the Robert McDougall Art Gallery

11 June 1985

Digging under the Robert McDougall Art Gallery

11 June 1985

A group of construction workers standing in the basement area of the Robert McDougall Art Gallery during works to covert the space into storage areas. Pictured are, from left, Leonard Bellette, Mark Gibson and Alex Butcher. Mark (centre) is wearing a T-shirt saying "I dug under the McDougall" that the gallery presented to all the workers involved in the project.

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Area: West / Hagley Park

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