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Name	Peter Neil Hewett
Born	5 December, 1932 Gawler, South Australia, Australia
Died	27 June, 2010 (aged 77) Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Cause of Death	Parkinson's
Education *	Gawler High School (SA) (student, 1944-1948) University of Western Australia (student) University of Adelaide (student, 1949-1951) Australian Forestry School (Yarralumla, ACT) (student, 1952-1953)
Occupation or Descriptor *	forester (1954-1990) Western Australia, Australia public servant (1954-1990) Western Australia, Australia public service head (1985-1990) Western Australia, Australia
Key Events *	Dwellingup Bushfire (WA) (1961) (forester) Western Australia bushfires (1961) (forester)
Key Organisations *	Boy Scouts (WA) (chairman) Greening Australia (founding member) Institute of Foresters of Australia (fellow, ?-2010) Institute of Foresters of Australia (member, 1950-2010)
Key Places *	Bibbulmun Track (WA) (instigator)
Workplaces *	Forestry service (WA) (forester, 1954-1989) Forestry service (WA) (head, 1985-1990)

* Dates are approximate

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