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

/ 1,,. ..-. .-: /1, ,,-J Old. Art GALLERY IN ITS TURN ... E VERYBODY would l,kc • , 0 u •c O bigge r ond bc ll C'r QuccMlond Art Go llc ry, but hi, dcpa.,t• m c nt hod many prC\51nlJ need-.. Ed ucation M ini,tcr tM, 1 Pi•&c y l ,a id yes– te rday. Gallery "far too small ..." .. l I IS oil fl q w ·:--ll1it1 C•I prlfll !I It'~," r-.11 P1u.ey Ml l(i. Th, Erl nrntlnn J>rport– nw11t t1:1rt l .i tirm ldt• fo1 tllf' pn•~ t 111i:: 1wNI:• nf tl1 1 • U11h·1•r:,i: •. , nf rrd1111,·:d r rltw:i l IHIL :11·tl or :,.('1'1\llcl· :11 ,. r•d11,;11 i" I\ P rin!'lt lr:-. 1 ;1 IN! al flfl • I r,f 1llr•1• •lfi, ~lr. PII· :>:"\' :-aid 'fill•: <-l111•1•11sla111I Al'l ~ · /\• id 111,.. 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