Frank Meere

Sir Frank Meere CBE OBE
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 (1895-07-24)24 July 1895 Daylesford, Victoria
Died	15 April 1985(1985-04-15) (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

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

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

1. CP 245: Sir Francis Anthony MEERE OBE, National Archives of Australia, archived from the original on 23 January 2014, retrieved 22 August 2015
2. "Post for Sir Frank Meere". 20 September 1960. p. 5.
3. "Mr. F.A. Meere new head of Customs Dept". The Canberra Times. 17 October 1952. p. 4.
4. "Customs head appointed". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. 17 October 1952. p. 4.
5. "Sir Frank Meere retires". The Canberra Times. 23 July 1960. p. 2.
6. "Pope Industries may open in NSW". News. Adelaide, South Australia. 27 September 1954. p. 9.
7. "Death of Lady Meere". The Canberra Times. 22 December 1961. p. 1.
8. "Mass for Sir Frank Meere". The Canberra Times. 19 April 1985. p. 7.
9. "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
10. "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
11. "Search Australian Honours, Name: MEERE, Francis Anthony, Award: Knight Bachelor", itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, archived from the original on 22 August 2015

Government offices
Preceded by Bill Turner	Comptroller-General of the Department of Trade and Customs 1952 – 1956	Succeeded by Himself as Comptroller-General of the Department of Customs and Excise
Preceded by Himself as Comptroller General of the Department of Trade and Customs	Comptroller-General of the Department of Customs and Excise 1956 – 1960	Succeeded by Alf Rattigan