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

ROSLYN PHILP WAS ONE OF OUR GREAT CITIZENS DEATH has ended the career of Sir Roslyn Philp, Senior Puisne Judge of the Queensland Supreme Court, and one of the State's greatest citizens. He w:i e ·1 11 1 1· I - I • -~ • 1;11 11 1-u1rt l\ ,,·11 11 1':il lp!-J111n 1111•p • H l' rr"•lc llN1 fro m I ·1r 1mmc11 Rt1 ,·i1:ili1 ,·, Jlf' .11 :11 11111. ,111blu· ., 1')"\'ll'r In IU:?ti. to alw~ y R said 1 h:1l his p,,:·:t 10/1t• ,1~~~,r1lu~·ll;//1r1 r~·;~~ !:.11i'.~'-:/,~~;1':~: 1a\1,!fv ~1~~~~css~!!ll famil y n11r1 tiH' law \\t·rt> o\,n ., r.11irl11 rrt:-.. h111l1 11po11 1 Tl1( 1 rr ,,,a... tn be onr m• lhe two cf'nt ra l int c·n•st s rh•,•; 1 (!f','- ol ~u,rl.\'. wrrP \·1•n·1 t1•rr111.1t 1n11 lo his lrl.!.a l . . 1 f I· 1· · l110 1i . ,.,., ,..,,,, . however. Bcnlll1 .~/II 1/0.~I.I ,\ I'll//,/' O lls ll e, lrnL lh<' \ ' i • I•· 1 1·1 ,11, id(•rattons c·n11scd him / range of his ;1<·livil i,•s OIIIIJ: ,,II( ~(' 10 leal'e tile law trm- r,111111, "'"" swo111 'I' "' wns . Hf' \\;1s nnl~· -1:f \'1•:1 1.. 11un1n ly 1n Ja \·our of lcs.o; S11p1 cme Cn1111 ,llld!.e on · c rio rmous. nlc1 wt11·11 llP w:, .., f'lf'\ :,I1•d i~x:u·I 11Ig b11:,;111,·1-~ work Mu,· 4, 1939. H e h ad tw rn lh•1111t.,· 10 1/1(• ,l url wi: 11 v on \ l:i, ·I He nt:ceplf•d apnoinf 1111•111 On the Ben ch. hr :-;howrct Oo,·cr11or .1 11(! .\1.:1111~ Cl n1•J lfl:HI Cl11rl .J11~11t·r s11 ;ts malHt!.!rr ol :111 011 firm nowns or drc1slon and ,Jusllcc of Quc,•11.-l:i nrt. ,J:1111,•._- B lair ~a 1,i rli,· 11 111:1 1 1 111 BrIshnnc. and 1.:a11wd [.!rent clnrll.V of mind. Ht• Pnl ron nl LllP Twrl1 111 he 1·11T<'rl'd lw- 1ww r,,,_.__ ,·aluablr cxper1cncc lll made n !iipccinl study of Night, Thrutrc. P rc:-.1cit'11I nt 11011~1hll 1t11•~ .. ,,, 11 11 1hr l!lor- n 1111mcrc1a l adm irn:,;LrnL1011 the Quccnslnnd crlmtna l Lh1° Q11cc11:-;la11n Clt1h. 11111~ c.11 1 nr w1111 h unrl t llf' rt111·mi; J9:!7 nnd part of corlr, nod renct \\'idel_\' lo P1 csfcte11t. nl Q 111'1•11.-.h1 11<1 IClt<:tl.-. :,i u l 111 .. 1111:11 1 1111~ 111 • J!J:.!8. kr1'1> himsrlf Informed on Art Gn JJr.rv T n1:-;tl•1•:-.. P1cs1- -.rp:1 rnhlf' lnu11 11." But Ills Inv<' or lhe Jaw conr cmr>orRl'Y .ludgmenls dent 0 1 ~.he Nntiomtl llt·an n .....111 ,,, Jm. :11.:r. Ill' w.1... ou , "rn..: hr rt tlu• urnsnet·I 01 In British Rncl United Fo1_t1~rta lH 111 1Q111•i·11sln 11cl wulr l>' ,•·qH•nr1 u·1•ct Slntrs cou rts. Dhislnn•. HIHI a 1111·111h1•1 or Bnr11 11 1 . \'(lt11•v 011 ,l111\· ht1Sl llf"!'!S stl ci·r:,;s. 111 l!):.!H He was careful to main- the Fnnd :i nn \Vi11r 8 1w1f"I\' :!i. IH!J;). no.. Jyi1 Pn.•,lrr he '''Lurnerl 10 th e l1;ir n n ct tnin the im1ependcncr and He \\'OS a l! 1r:1 1, 1· 1 111111111 - nm, •. rl lilp \\';1.'- llw ~nn 10 n lnn::c J,::r ncrnl lll'Ac• l111 r1u·lly or the .tucilclary. tee 111_n11, n11r1 Iii~ '-ktll:- 111 nf :i io11rn:dis1, \1r .J:111u•1.. lice. Rnc1 . when mnllcrs of this l1c lcl \\'('I'(• 1'f't•nc11is1•r! , Ph ilp, nf thr Rvrl11C\ s·u•'"lr i(•h nrinciplr \\'Cl'f' concerned, In CnnhrtTI\ 110 lr -.:- 1111111 B11Jlr11n :111rt Jl rlshanr ~ J!II• ,7 • wns mllRpokr.n wllhoul In D ri:-1hn11c C"n11ncr He became .slanrtmu t.houC!hl or ht~ own career MUlll' IICtSfS llr l1rea 11 111, rnur·n11n11 co 11 nscl ror the Queen, . II" . K B E H 1• • ~ • • . . , :d. !=;1111111 nr:1shnn~ ~t;1 1_r lnnci su~nr millers ancl IS • • • Q r. \~,.,s I hntnnnn _ 11 1 t/u ~, llcol. l-lr \,on n sMrnl.u - rr presenled them nl hea r• Jn 1956, he was nppotnted Cueen~l,l!tcl . 11 \lernmrll l ship In nnstrnnr Cir:1111mnr 1 1n cs beforr lhc Cnnr Sc>nlnr Pu1sne Judt?e. next omn111.1 c~ 111 lfl:J.1-45 :111rl ~rhnnl. ,n11rl lhrrr wnn a Prlcr.s Boa 1n for JO vcnrs. Jn rank to the Chld st rncmbc1 nf thr Air Cn11r11rust("'~ rxtt•11:-ln11 :-1·l1nln r- He cirJcncicrt E a Theo- Justice of lnqu tr,, 111 l\Tclhnurn.., In ship. dnrc In the · cc>iehrated · ' · 1043 11 • M I 19•1n He srr1·r,1 1111 1111' QIICl' IIS- ro111 IS(• I llllgonn cn.se n . , . nge or fi~. Mr. Justice ln11d n ,l\'nl Cnmrnlss1on Thrm11..: h thr lnti'rcst or Dc!-i1_11Lc his manv Philp received his K.B.E into ma rkrl 111c nf fr11il a11cl an old frrr 11 d nr his ft1 lhcr. cnmmirmr11t!-i. he round In thr. New Yenr Honours. \'CgClAblr.~. wns a nH•111br1 \fr, dntt'r S in J :1111rs 111nir time lo lcctu,re Al Q11rens- nnd becnme Sir Rosl.vn of thr Prlnl\· _n n,\•nJ Cnni- nosl~·n r iulp sc>ciirrrl 111 ; lnnd ~nl\! 1 Crs1tv 0~1, orolmle. Philp, mlssln11 011 l•.~p1n11:1cr in ai,imin11111,11 1 t.n Ilic Crown Adm11all\ , and cil\0rrr. lnw Thr knJ~·hthood WR!; re• 1054, nnd c l1:11 rm n11 01 llw Lnw Offirr rn lnJ.1 1 hr Inter brc·nm<' n member co1211Jtlon or hi~ unlirlnr. Fcrlcrnl Cn111111ill<'r nf l11 - "" :-;hm\·Nt 111 j 1111 ,ninl r· of the F'acultv or Lnw1 . community work RS well Qmrv, Into \VnnJ Mnrk1•t111C prnmi~c. anci in l!}l!i, he .Hr beenme a trustee nf R.~ nf hlR eminence ns R In l!lf,1 , . w:o; nppni111cd 11 ss(l1•1ntr In lus nlci school 1B1'!.'libnne lurlst. P~rlrnns 1hr PPtrn\' l11 - l\ lr ,Juslicr s-tinnn. ~In- Grnmmn_1·1. nnrt ncccpteci Sll' Roslvn bore his Inst quil v . ~n,•r 11 l~n 1_11.., . ~rN1l- 1 ini1C'r\ nt Tmr 1 1.-.;,·i llc. r_tr an ._aJ~pnmlmcnl. In mem~ lnn 2 illneSs wil,h PR.t.icnce cs~. ne1;nnnl ~a llsfn, t_1n11 \\'n., a lsn a 1 ,pnlnl crt Rhni ff l l>C'1sh1p nf Lhc Qucrnslnnc1 nnd COlll'ni;::r.. On occasions. lt \\ n,~ 1hr 111~1st 1~11r_r~ nf North Qrn'cn..,Jnncl Cnmm ll lrr rnr sclccLlon of when too 111 to appear In cslhH! f!.11nc l ."' N rt1ci ..111 1I1s ,·n iH'I' was fnirl>' Rhnrlr.s Srholars. Court,, he delivered re .. rnv, life, . h~ Sflld ,hllrr II l:11111c/lr,1. Htll in ll1r fol - Cl • I served lud~mc1Hs from his r.O\crcr1 Sllc h n \\lrlr '·'"'" lll\\'1111! .ll'ill' t,r rns,gneri In ear 111101 home . ~tuw1;~ 1~ 1 1 ~~ni~~-~ 1\ 0 t 1st rn ;in .JOlrk I.he /\ .I F.. nnd 1 wcn t. He clca rl.v was destined His lnflurnce within the W ill · II 1 · . ,. ·k· 10 '• 110 .i.:J.!f'rn "amp In r;un for the Bench - and lhc> lrc.nl prorcssion , nnd in till r 1 1 a 1 1 11 s 'ni 1 11 ," "' 1 )d•r1·111:.: 10 11 n diet. RR hclcx:prt trd nppn111tment cnmr mnnv other r!clcts. has Crrn n~i';~ . l mo In ",r ,.;} ~:url latrr. nr brrart mul when hr WAS onlv • 3. Fol- been' tremendous. His loss n·, 1 b c , 1 """ 011 t hi i:1111. hlnrk 1«1. 1111ri sic 11· •. lowin c the rirnlh or Mr. wlll be very widely re• • 1 1 bs ·nnr ~ mn st 110 il " 1-_lr mnr!·trd .\t iss ~t~ll'- ,IU!--1 ice Henchman. Mr. crcllcci. · · l 1 men . lnnr F'erncr br fnr" gnrnc LO\'("' ehd1s ~~:~;;jr o}iW,r :~:~1 .. ,MJ:: ...... CKL. ..... TRI B u TE He lnvec1 111c nlmn,;:plJcn· 1"1clcl l\rt ll1rr~ 1• He \\'l\s I~ I~ or cl11bs. lnr hr r n !n.vccl s.:n...s,•ci rl un 11g srn·1cr: 111 people <llld thr- nrls nl CIIII · l•'nmr-r, nml, nfl rr " trrm rut; l'Rf:i\llt:R (Mr. Nicklin) Inst nl,:ht ve;:r~t~~•;, talk wn, ,eli,hr,I :•,\n'.';'.t,:i/ 111 '. 11 1 ~:n 1 0 1/,rie,\~: rx11rrssrd 11rofo1111rl re~rPt nt lhP- den.th or bv those \\'hn lrnrw him lnnd. Sir l?nsl~·n PhilJl, bc~t. fnr II 11·~s st11·1•11·n nmt 'l'tt f .... 11111• Mr. Ntckhn said : ,~lse. nnrt ~rn:-n11rr1 wit ll wa.c; n rllsl.imrnlshcrt nnd "it,, Hr lrnrt llltlr> 11:illrt1'·r " " r<•,c;1111wrl rt111.1r~ with srhnlurlv soil or Queen,-. wlt,h wnoll\' th111k1111:, ilnd Ilic Crow11 Lnw nfflf'r•. nn,ct illnd. nnct \\'R,c; nn out.. co11lr1 br ~·r•rv hlt111I. wnrkrrl ~,nrd )nwn 1·d~ his stanrt inc: lnnsL." Rn~ehJ:~ ~;';~1~~S1'1~~11~'~~1~~:;r1 ~,?,:~1 nf hrcn1111ni.: n hnrns- S1r Rnsiyn nnrl hrrnu:ht ln ln fr,r v1•nr.-.; hr r:ilhrr HP wa!'- nrimi1lrd In the rlii:;nlty nnrl exccpllonnl nn.ln > 1 <'d l lw n•p11t.1lln11 nf Q11,·r11;.;ln1 1rt Har 1111 .11 11.,· 17, nb.~lil.V tn lhe brnch, hrln~ n ''INrnr·· whf'll I.Ill' l!l:!l and , d t1nm: thnl yrnr. On brlrnl f nr the Oov– mnnci ~r l7.rrt 111111 wa:-. IIPJHHnl rrt I.real Assis- en.1111r_n1 and die people nr Hr wa~ nhrn vs k111rll\' ta11t il lld 1\ s~1~tn 111 Crown lhls Slat". 1 "Xlrnri thr when yn11111,.: h:1rl·1nrr~ :111• Pn1st•r11tnr in 1l1r Crnw11 dcc_prst S>'mJwlh\• In_Lnd.v r. earillJ.! heron• 11h11 \\'rrr Solif•i l n r'!-- Offirr. lfl!-i Ph1_lp n11rt her lnrml\' In ess th:111 hnl l111111 . h111 1<•m•rcy n11rt l11s p m,·r1 1- ofllh_c1r . c:rrn l lo~~." Mr showr rt signs nf lrnvi11!! 1 rlf':H p..; pos11ln11 IIH'll'kf'd NJi•kllll snict. j trlr ri lin rri lo 111n~tr r tlwir jhilll ns 011c of thr rnm1ni: Mr. Nicklin :-.a id lhr.re s11b lrt'l. He c·rn1lrt hr less 111r11 in !11~ prnfr•~~1n11 \\'nulrl hr H. Sfa! P funeral. , . ' -,,.,.,.,..;.. ...0 ,q -s- Loss of Ross Pltllp THt; rlt'n t h or the Srnlor 1'111,ne ,ltJ<li:e of lfu, Qurrn,.lnnd Sut>rrlllP. Court (Sir RoMl~·n Philp) t II kr" rrom t hr hrn,·h herf' n mo"t lrn rnrd :11111 hnnourahl~ ,iurl~t•, 1111<1 rrnm •~uern•lnml 11 , il n l, l\'l,.r, nncl lntrrrstrd ,•itizrn. S ir Roal,l'tt Philp \l'ns n mn n n f ll'id r r, prrirn,·c not o nl l' in lall', h11t in n lh cr pnlhs nf lifr U ncl ou hi°rd h · his wir!r ,, prrir 1wc hrlprd mRkP h im so good n :juclgr, " "cl so gnnrl R cili1.cn . He \\'RR n r,,nrlcss mnn who, whrn he to k a slnnd on n prinri plc of ,i11slire, hrld In thnt prin– dplr M 'PII JJ;nugh hi., nct inn m:, .1· h:11·c rn 11srrl him Nnmc unp11p11larit r in pnw<'rful ri rl'irM nwn y from I hl' hrnf'it , ns, r,n n,•1·nHin11s, it did . In t hr r1Hl. hnwr1·rr, Ihi s mnd r him n II Ihr- lllnl'P n•Hfi"''lrd h_\' lhn~r wl,n k11 C'w him r ifhl'r pp1·~n trnll ~· n r b,1· rrp11tn tlon. In 1hr dr:1 1h ,,r this wisr l'i li zrn Hild grr:tl ju<igc Q11t 1 r 11~!11 11rt hns 111!-lt :i ma n wlin IH' ll'r d tn dist.ing11is h th i~ :S tnt r in ,111r tiin e. Funeral of Sir Roslyn T HE State funeral Hr• vice for Sir Roslyn Philp, who wa • Queen•• land's senior Pulsn• Judge, will begin In St. John'• Cathedral at 2.30 p,n,, today, Si r Roslvn , 69, rilrd 1~ hospll.n1 n1i' Frldny nflCt' a Jnn2 Illness. The cort.<'ge, ll!lcortrrl by mollnlcri police, will move from St. ,John's at nbout :1.1 5 p.m., nnd trn,·el nlon~ Ann Street. Pet ric Bl~ht. Quern Street. ncro~tiii \Tlr- 1nrln Brldur In Sta11le.1· Slrrrl, nnrl thr.n lo Mt. Tllornpson crcmntorlum. Pnllbrnrer!'- wi'i he lhC' Prrmlf'r I Mr. Nicklin 1 : ,111:,;l lcc Mlnlr.i ca r 1 ~1'. , Dcl11mn11u•1 ; Mr. ,J11~t1r~ ( Rlwchy: Mi-. J ustlLP M:t r ~: , ,1, 1he Spea ker nf Stntc Pn1 · "'("' ' llnmcnl 1Mr. Nicholso11 t: ' Mr·. ,I. Dnnnlrl , M .L.A. J I l"f'Jll'f'M'l11 ill I! I !IC' SI.tit'! :J: • Opp11sllln1P : 1he Snllcll o1·– •·. '· Ornf'rn J •Mr. \\' . E Ryn 11 1 : nnrl Mr, /\ . L. Arn net'.. ,. Q.C., lrndr1· nt lhc Bar.