Queensland Art Gallery Presscuttings Book 8 : Pressclippings, 1977-1981

C.t.STLEMAINE Toohcys Ltd 1oint manag ing director Sir Edward Stewert (second from left ) 1o lk, ng w,th Queens la nd Art Gallery Foundot1on Presi dent, Sir George F,sher, end Queensland Art Galle ry Trustees president Mr Conno lly (right) ot yeste rday's presenta tion. Thanxxxx, says gallery THE Qurr nsland Art Ga l– rry Foundation appea l was ,given a su bstantial boo, t r s terdav with a don at Ion or 50.000 ·rrom Castlcmaine ooheys Llrt. 'rhfl' compttn~· cha1rn11rn, S1r c1 ,,·1ud Stf'\\IU" . who g11,·e the ·hrqu~ to thP founctr1 t1on prrsl • df'nL •·1r Grorur f'l .. lH' r. -"Mid ht" hoped Ol llt'r org1t111.~:-H 1ons Rlld mc11, 1d1111h ,, ,,u1,1 , !111,,• •t,e C,t.')· h · ' csam lie, Su Oron?r P·o;h r r ~a id monr,· jtl', r.11 to i hr !oun dallon \\ OUlri he pa!->~f'd ,m 10 · )w ~.t llery · ru,._1 er~ I t \\'n11\ct br u~ed 10 buv a rt u orks for l..ht• n1•,, Q1;ef'nc.lan·c1 .-' rt G::tl· ltr:· wuhin tht' Quetn..:Ja nd Cul– turi, I C,•n1 re on :he ~outtl bank of tht Brisb:rnt R iver. The nrw hu1ld1ni d11,. to np~n ettrb 111 l!IA2. \\'11U ld /u.,·~ JO llt1le5 thr 11n11~111!.'. ~pM Cf' ,,r the present ga llrry tn Ann St rrr " \Ve ll~Jl)P 10 ra 1 e a IOtill of ,:1 mill ton. · he said. ··we·r• just lfl Ullrhing !he Appe..11 now • T 11 e .... usua l1 an B1r·hnch· ~1oH•men r.. Qu,•r,~ ...!;rnd d1\·1s1t r has btrn '-?I\ rn $~000 r:om he e - tale or the l1\ie Jsunes Ul\'t' ~I r Lo\ fl wn.11 1 nnrt h l• nd gra1Jcr ~·ho dlPd ,n 193:1. I r.– r omt- :rum h111 r.•tnt r 15 annuall'• d lst ribut,d to chRr:t les. · Tht dnnRt11111 " 'Ill hrl1> th,, Birth ra;h: ~fo\'emrnt. huv a un Rt C1\!n11 n rA for the · U!it nt 5111, :e !)Arent tan11ll, s.