Frank Meere
Sir Frank Meere | |
|---|---|
| Comptroller-General of the Department of Trade and Customs | |
| In office 1952 – 11 January 1956 | |
| Comptroller-General of the Department of Customs and Excise | |
| In office 11 January 1956 – 22 July 1960 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Francis Anthony Meere 24 July 1895 Daylesford, Victoria |
| Died | 15 April 1985 (aged 89) Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
| Nationality |  Australian |
| Occupation | Public servant |
Sir Francis Anthony Meere (24 July 1895 – 15 April 1985) was a senior Australian public servant. He was Comptroller-General of Customs between 1952 and 1960, heading first the Department of Trade and Customs and then the Department of Customs and Excise.
Life and career
[edit]Meere was born in Daylesford, Victoria on 24 July 1895.[1][2] He was educated at the Christian Brothers College, St Kilda.[1]
Meere joined the Commonwealth Public Service in 1913 in Victoria in the Department of Trade and Customs. Between 1947 and 1952, Meeres was assistant Comptroller-General of Customs in the Department.[3] He was promoted to Comptroller-General of Customs in 1952.[4]
Meere retired from his Customs position in July 1960,[5] and soon after was appointed a director of Pope Industries Limited,[2] a manufacturing business.[6]
Meere's first wife, Lady Helena Agnes Meere, died in December 1961.[7]
Meere died on 15 April 1985, and a Requiem Mass was held for him at St Christopher's Cathedral in Manuka, Canberra.[8]
Awards
[edit]Meere was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for his public service in June 1952.[9] He was promoted to a Commander of the Order in 1955.[10]
In June 1960, Meere was made a Knight Bachelor.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b CP 245: Sir Francis Anthony MEERE OBE, National Archives of Australia, archived from the original on 23 January 2014, retrieved 22 August 2015
- ^ a b "Post for Sir Frank Meere". 20 September 1960. p. 5.
- ^ "Mr. F.A. Meere new head of Customs Dept". The Canberra Times. 17 October 1952. p. 4.
- ^ "Customs head appointed". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. 17 October 1952. p. 4.
- ^ "Sir Frank Meere retires". The Canberra Times. 23 July 1960. p. 2.
- ^ "Pope Industries may open in NSW". News. Adelaide, South Australia. 27 September 1954. p. 9.
- ^ "Death of Lady Meere". The Canberra Times. 22 December 1961. p. 1.
- ^ "Mass for Sir Frank Meere". The Canberra Times. 19 April 1985. p. 7.
- ^ "Search Australian Honours, Name: MEERE, Francis Anthony, Award: The Order of the British Empire - Officer (Civil)", itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, archived from the original on 22 August 2015
- ^ "Search Australian Honours, Name: MEERE, Francis Anthony, Award: The Order of the British Empire - Commander (Civil)", itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, archived from the original on 22 August 2015
- ^ "Search Australian Honours, Name: MEERE, Francis Anthony, Award: Knight Bachelor", itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, archived from the original on 22 August 2015