Queensland Art Gallery Presscuttings Book 3 : Presscuttings, Sept 1959 - Sept 1967

"TELEGRAPH" Brl11Mne, Q . Community and business leaders today attended the funeral of Mr. Maurice Stanley Herring, who died yesterday. /1-ir, Herring, 82, of Jolimont Avenue, Ascot, was ~hairman of directors of Queens– land Press Ltd. He wns crc111ated nrtei· ~ ll•rrlnr, ,.-ho had u scntce> in Lhe Wc.•a beru a,;soclatrd " 'Ith Ohnpcl of the Cremator- Brisbane ne"'"papt!rs for i um . 40 years. also wa.-; a Queenslnnd Pn•!-1~ dlrec- mrmber or thr board or to11-1 nt the fun eral werr. chairman of directors of Mr. D. S. Sherrnnn. who 10 companl... U1?11i';~;e~•teg_ r8 1 ~1,~~ 1 1 /!'. He nnd his wlf P ench Mr. T. A. Grn110 a nd Mr. were awarded the OBE - R . B Leonard Tit,• six1 h Mr. HcrrinH Inst year. and director, Mr 1'. C. Brny, Mrs. Herring In l!lii4. Is a broad. Mr. Herring was the last surylvln,: l'l1artcr member of ttw Hrishane Rotary Club. Four trusttes or the Queensland Nuliona l Art O rillery nucnckd the scr– \'Ice-Mr."· E. A. Fcr~uson, Mr. E .R. Cuppnidgc, Pro- Mr. Herring O was _ born rcssor F . w. Robin.son nnd on Septemebr .1, 18 19. n1 Professor R . P. Cummings. Kyneton, Victorin, the son Queenslnnd Trustees nf nn Anglican rector who Ltd. wn.s represented by also was Archdencon of Mr. K . S. Webb !he Brls~ Beechworth. bone mnnagcr, rind Mr. T . He wns educated nt the O . V. Lah1•v. 1he deputy Church of England Gra m– chnlrman of i:Jireclors. mar School. Melbourne. A former president ol nnd at Trlnl1_y College Brisbane I 'otnrv, Mr. H. within the Unrversity of W. Watson. led ·,he Rotary Melbourne. representation. Mr. Herring qunllfled The Rev. J. 11. Payne, In Lnw, and was admitted Rector of St. Stephen's ns a bnn·ister nnd solicitor Church of Engl~nd, ol the Victorian Supreme Coorparoo, a personal Court. friend of ~lr, llerrlnr•• He mnintnlncd his regls- famllJ•, ofllt'lat,•d. trution on the c ourt rolls The Diocesan Registrar until his denth. of the Church of England, M1·. Herring served on Mr. R . T. St. John, nlso the bonrd of Brisbane was pre.sent. Cou1ier Ply. Ltd.. for 11 Mr. HcrrlllR Is survil•ecl years to August 1933 when by his wife nm! two ehll- It merged In Queensland clren. Mr. J. M. Herring, Newspapers Ply. Ltd.. or of Clnyflcld, 1111,t Mrs. J . which he became chnlrm11n Crnig, of Penh. or clirec1ors In July, 1946. First chairman Upon the formation of Queensland Press Ltd. in September, 1956, he elected chairman of directors, Mr. Herrin~ nnd held ~rnnnglng director dlrectorshins on llw bonrds of t.he Hcrnlcl anct Weekly of Queenslnncl Unlrcd Times Ltd .. Sir John Wit'– Investments Ltd .. Brisbane li11ms. snict In Melbourne: Oremntorlum Ltd.. F. T. "l was nssoelatecl with Morris & Co, Ltd., True Maurice Herrin" In Bris– Vlcw Opttcnl Co.. Lcnnons bune newspr1pcrs fur mnnv H ole! Ltd., Barry and veurs, nnd formed a great R oberts Ltd., Wntson Fer- nttnchment to him for h is guson nnd Co.. nnd t.he community services nnd locnl boorcls of Thomns cievotion." Brown anct Sons Ltd., the Mr. D. S. Sherman, gen– Rovat In~11rance Co., and em! mnnager of Queens– National Mutual Life Asso- land Press Ltd., snid the cial-ion of A'asla Lhl. company would 1111,s sndly He wns tru:-tce nncl the Jenclcrshlu or it.,-; chair. honornrv trensurl!r 0 r man. the Queensland Nnl lona l "lie Impressed 11.; all Art Onllery for JO yea rs. with his personal cllgnil.y and sound knuwledgr or rom1n111y procedure, i\lr. l lcrrir1K rntlrarerl himself to his colleagues by his grra t rapa,·io· for fri1•111J. lines." a nti understand. For man~· ,·..~rs, ?\fr, Hrrrlng \\'t\S lrf'asurrr of lhe Rrlshanr ,\n,;ll1•an ,floorse and al!-o of the \'lclorin L••~u•. He wns a mcmlJcr of the Ing,'' he ~aid. Q11eensland T ur r Clul!, 11 Mr. D. I'. Hnrrl.s, chn lr– Brlsbnne Crlckc•t Gro1111c1 111nn or director~. TeJe. Trust lll"e 111e111l!er nncl a grnph Nt•\\'spaper Co. Ply. member of the MPlbournc ILtd .. to n i cl : "Maurice GrJckct Club. Jll! rnme JJ1•1Tlng·.... many fri end~ and rrom a cr1ckc•tln~ fnmily Jbustnei;!-i nssoclntc~ wtll a nd wn.c; n ~ood player In mi:--s Ills cheery .smile und ,Is youth. kmdly helpfulness." !Mf ~ ..Hefr1ng.h'3d · wide interests . MR, MAURICE STANLEY HERRING, 82, of Jolimont Avenue, Ascot, who died yesterday, was one of Queensland'• moat prominent company directors. He \VllR chairman or dirPct nrs of Qucenshr nrl Press Ltd. Thi.-. pn:-.11 inn <·l1111aw•c\ Hll n~soc1at1u1t w11 II tllP Bnsbanc pn•ss rrom 10'.!:.!. Popu lnr 111 the tm :-.1111•:,,s worlct for l11-, rquablc tem– perament, nncl sound bo~1- 11r~o; iudi;mcnt. Mr. J-lrrr111J? was the onl,r :-.urriring rn1111clat.lon m •mbcr of the Brt....bane notn ry Club. His buslncsc; nrunH~n was rrco1.mised by rnn11y major Brlsb111w compnnlcs on whoso boards he scr\'ect ns chnirmnn or dlrrct.or. Mr. HC'rrln1,: wns born on Scptembrr :!1, IR7!l. nl " K.nll'lon. Vkt orl11 , thr son •· · of 1he An~llcnn Rector, whn wns nlsn Ard1dencon rllf: (.;l'/'/i ii/II. 1/f:I/RING of Bccchworth. Barrister I, tr1b1111• lo ll I:,; 1·1w,actlng for 1J1~1 U'I' art. l :1cllllics. He was cctucatrr1 nt tllr Under his will. he leaves Church of Englnnrl Or,1111. a l>O!.:_lrntl ot' htm~cl f in oil mnr School. Melbourn<', nnd h,v Gwc11dul111r Ornnt lo nt. Trinity Collrg:r within lhl' Ar~. Onllc1;.v. the Unl\'l'rsity of Mel• In l!J.!3. lw \\asn fa,mrlcr bourne. · lll<.'t.nber of the Botary Club He qunltrlcd in 111w, and In BrL-.banc, n11d scl'\'cd lhe wns admitted to prnctlse ns cl11 b In m1111y cupaciUes. I\ barrister nnd solicitor or llc was act11'r. In Rouuy the Vlclorlnn Supreme 1111tll !11s den! h. court Mr. Herring mnln• F0!' mnny years, Mr. tnlneci his rc~lslrnllon on llcrrrng was treasurer of the court rolls u111 II his Lhc Brisbane Anglican denth nnd often gave his choccsc, and a lso of the occupuUon us "bnnt 5 t.cr V1ctorln Lcn"ue. nnd solicitor" on orrtclnl He was n meruber of the docuincnts. Queensland Turf Cl'!ll, the He wns married on De- Brisbane Cricket Ground cembcr 22, rnor.. nnd had TrusL. nn~ !he Melbourne one son and one clnughtcr, ,Crlckel Club - he cnme Mr J M Herring or Cloy- rrom n cricket.In~ family flct'ct, 'nnci Mrs. J. 'Craig, of 1111,1 was ll 1100d plriycr in Perth l11s ~•outh. Mrs: J-Jcrrlng, who sur• i'vt r. Hcnin~ wns . Rd• \'i\•cs lum has hnd a life• 111lt1 cct to R p1lvnte loiu::· interest 111 Red Cross hnspltn l. on T ll11t'J;d~y. nnci other community \\'Ork . He will be cremated fol• She \\'AS awarded nn O.13.E. h~wlng a ~Cl'\'icc iu the 111 inM 1 11 tofil Mr. Iler- \I est Chapel or the rln~ w:'ts al!-o ,H,·nrcl<'d nil Cr~mnton11m l_>~~lnnmg nt 0 .fl,K I.lo this nftcrr,0011. Ml'. Herrin~ prnclised For school lnw In Victorin 11ntll 1915. . , . . He \\'!IS with the Frclcral J he D!0CC~llll llcg1st,rar Tnxnllo11 Orrtcc In Brls• •~lr. H. r . St, ,101111> s,1id b f or 18 mont hs nnd Inst 111).!hl.. t.haL l\lr. Hcrrm1 one · · '·cci had been one of the out- from 1921 u,nt.11 he reli. 1 of stand111~ laymen In the 111 1047 he \\ ns manngei diocc:;e or Brisbane. Queensland T rustees Uci. He had a s~cclal Interest Half his life r.1. .~.~~~n~: 111 ri~11%{ 11 K~~~i Mr. H,.!1-ri11i; hac1 brcn. ns- Bnsbane. and was honor– sociatcd with mctropol1tn11 nry t reasurer or the school journnlism for nlmost hnlf coun<'il for very muny his life. . years. • When Brisbane Courier ~lr. St. John said that Pty. Ll.d was merged In n w burldlngs nnd other Quecnslnnd Newspnpcrs 1111prn,·cments nt the Pty, Ltct. 1 in Au~ust . l033, school in recent years owed Mr. Herr ng had lmd 11 llllll'h to his 111splraLlon ycnrs nn the Courier bonrd. and guidance. · He Joined the board of Mr. Herring had tnken the new compan.,·. nnd 111 nn nn1,·c part. In July, 1946, became ,·hair- rai1m 1g of funds for the man of dln•ctnrs of complcuon or St. John's QUl'Cn!-tland Nrwspapr1:s Cathedral. H11rt for sevt 1 ral Pty, L1d ., s11c1·(•c•dl11c Sir years wns clir11rma11 of the Edward ~tncnrtney, rt11hPrlral cnrnpletlon np• Upon the formurion 9f pPtd comrntttcc. Q11Cf'nslnnd Press Ltd, Ill Gave service Sepl~mber 1056, he \\'ll5 r lf'ctcd chnlrmnn of direc- Thr mn1.a,;tn,:: director tors. ur the Hel'a Id and Wct'kly Mr. Hrrrl ng·s other b•_,.,1. Tlrnr., Lid. ,sir John WII~ ncs...:; interests wc1·c nu1cd. linm:-1 :-.nicl In Mclhnurne: I-IC' hnd hrld dlrcctnr- "T wa .; ai,;soclntcil with sl1lp.:. 011 t lw boards of l\fourir·e Hcrrlrui 111 Briti- Q11ecn!-tln11d United I1wrc:t- barlC' nc,,·:-pa nPrs for manv mcnts _Lt d.. nrts,ban~ .vcnr.i... ;111d formed n J:rcn·t Crcmntonum Ltd .. f : 1 . ll ll:tchnw,n t.o him for his M_orri,; n11.d Co. Lt.rt., 'rrur 1•omrn111111 r .sr r\'iccs nnd Vl<'W Opt1col Cn.. Lc1111r)11s dcvo1lon ." Ho1.rl Ltrl.. Ba rry nml l Qurc•nslancl P1·cr,5 Ltd. Robert s Ltd.. Watson would su<ih· 111l~s the Ferµu son and Co., nnd the ii'ncif'rship ot' its cllairmnn, locnl boards or Thomu!i: '.\fr. D. S. Shen11nn. gen• Brnwn nnct Son Ltd., rhc cntl man:.tg<'r of Queens• Ro~·nI I nsurnncc Co.. nnd land Press Lt d.. said Inst Narlonn l M11Lunt Llfr 1111aht,. Assn. of A'nsin Lid. "lie Impresser! us all with Mr. Herring wn~ t.ru! -ilrr !us ne1sonal d1gn1 tv Hnd nnd llonon,ry t.rcnsurer nf snt111ct knowledL?,e or com– llH' Quccnslnnd Nntlonnl nu11,· proccrturc. Mr. Art Gallery for 30 yrnrs. 1llcrnna: rnclrarrd himself T1. !!15H :1 spcc lnlly-en111-1to lw; collca~ucs b.v his 111 hs1nncd pol'trnil. sl1ow- ,ue;it c..:11pnclty for frlcnrlll• Inc :\lr. Hrrrlnl! wil h C?ll' ness and u11clr rst11ndin1::. nf his ri": ,·ourltr p:pes. wns "\.VC' cxtenct to his famllv artctc,·1 lo ttw t:n llcry's n11r d{'ep srmpnth,r," lWt'. 1wrn1:111cnl, collection In ShNmnn ~n irt