Guide to the Papers of the Murray Family
MS 565
National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record
Collection Summary
- Creator
- Murray Family
- Title
- Papers of the Murray Family
- Date Range
- 1824-1957
- Collection Number
- MS 565
- Extent
- 2.75 metres (25 boxes + 1 medium folio box + 1 map folio)
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- Special Collections (Manuscripts)
Introduction
Scope and Contents
The Murray Family papers contain correspondence relating to different periods of family history including Terence Aubrey Murray's letters concerning his pastoral holdings around Canberra; the letters of Lady Murray (second wife of Sir Terence Murray) to her son, Professor Gilbert Murray, at Oxford and Glasgow; Hubert Murray's letters to his brother Gilbert, covering the period of his administration in Papua; and letters exchanged with family and friends concerning personal affairs. There are also notebooks, diaries, scrapbooks, photographs and collections of press clippings principally concerning members of the family, their activities and interests. There is a volume of Professor Murray's manuscript and typescript notes on classical texts and international affairs.
Conditions Governing Access
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn723306).
Conditions Governing Use
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Preferred Citation
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of the Murray Family, National Library of Australia, MS 565, [box number and series and/or file number]'.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was donated to the Library by the executors of Gilbert Murray in 1958 and by Margaret Pinney, the daughter of Sir Hubert Murray, in 1968. Small additions were received in 1972 and 1987 and a substantial addition of publications (Series 7) in 1976.
Related Materials
Papers of Gwendoline Wilson, the biographer of Terence Murray, are held by the National Library at MS 9512.
Separated Materials
A boxing trophy, c.1867 (A40009777) and photographs (Series 3) are held in the Pictures Collection.
Biographical Note - Terence Aubrey Murray
Date | Event |
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1810 | Born in Limerick, Ireland. |
1827 | Came to Australia with his father Terence Murray, and took up land on Lake George, near Canberra. |
1837 | Obtained a grant of land called Yarrowlumla on which he built a fine property (eventually to be used as principal home of the Governor General). |
1843 | Elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council. |
1843 | Married Mary Giles (d. 1858) |
1856-1858 | Held office as Secretary for Lands and Works in N.S.W. |
1860 | Became Speaker of the N.S.W. Assembly. |
1862 | Succeeded W.C. Wentworth as President of the Legislative Council, a position which he held until his death. |
1862 | Married Agnes Edwards |
1869 | Knighted. |
1873 | Died in Sydney, 22 June. |
Date | Event |
---|---|
1810 | Born in Limerick, Ireland. |
1827 | Came to Australia with his father Terence Murray, and took up land on Lake George, near Canberra. |
1837 | Obtained a grant of land called Yarrowlumla on which he built a fine property (eventually to be used as principal home of the Governor General). |
1843 | Elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council. |
1843 | Married Mary Giles (d. 1858) |
1856-1858 | Held office as Secretary for Lands and Works in N.S.W. |
1860 | Became Speaker of the N.S.W. Assembly. |
1862 | Succeeded W.C. Wentworth as President of the Legislative Council, a position which he held until his death. |
1862 | Married Agnes Edwards |
1869 | Knighted. |
1873 | Died in Sydney, 22 June. |
Biographical Note - John Hubert Plunkett Murray
Date | Event |
---|---|
1861 | Born Manly, N.S.W., 29 December |
1878 | Travelled to England with his mother to complete his education. |
1885 | Graduated from Oxford with double first in litterae humaniores. Returned to Australia in 1886 and was admitted to the Bar of N.S.W. Acted as Crown Solicitor on several circuits. |
1889 | Married Sybil Jenkins |
1900-1901 | Served in the South African War with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Australian Forces. |
1902 | Resumed practice as Crown Prosecutor in Sydney. |
1904 | Appointed Royal Commissioner to enquire into the administration of New Guinea. Later that year, he became Chief Judicial Officer of British New Guinea. |
1908 | Took up appointment as Lieutenant-Governor of Papua and held this post until his death. |
1914 | Invested with C.M.G. |
1929 | Invested with K.C.M.G. |
1940 | Died at Samarai, Papua, 27 June. |
Date | Event |
---|---|
1861 | Born Manly, N.S.W., 29 December |
1878 | Travelled to England with his mother to complete his education. |
1885 | Graduated from Oxford with double first in litterae humaniores. Returned to Australia in 1886 and was admitted to the Bar of N.S.W. Acted as Crown Solicitor on several circuits. |
1889 | Married Sybil Jenkins |
1900-1901 | Served in the South African War with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Australian Forces. |
1902 | Resumed practice as Crown Prosecutor in Sydney. |
1904 | Appointed Royal Commissioner to enquire into the administration of New Guinea. Later that year, he became Chief Judicial Officer of British New Guinea. |
1908 | Took up appointment as Lieutenant-Governor of Papua and held this post until his death. |
1914 | Invested with C.M.G. |
1929 | Invested with K.C.M.G. |
1940 | Died at Samarai, Papua, 27 June. |
Biographical Note - George Gilbert Aime Murray
Date | Event |
---|---|
1866 | Born, Sydney, 2 January. |
1877 | Travelled to England for education at Merchant Taylors' School, London. He had a brilliant record as a classical scholar at St. John's College, Oxford. |
1889 | Professor of Greek at University of Glasgow, which he resigned in 1899 due to ill-health. |
1889 | Married Lady Mary Howard |
1908-1936 | Professor of Greek at Oxford. Achieved fame for his translations of Greek plays |
1923-1938 | Foundation chairman of the League of Nations Union. |
1936 | Retired from active teaching, devoted much of his energy to the cause of international justice. Helped found United Nations Association of which he was joint president to the time of his death. |
1941 | Received the Order of Merit. |
1957 | Died, 20 May. |
Date | Event |
---|---|
1866 | Born, Sydney, 2 January. |
1877 | Travelled to England for education at Merchant Taylors' School, London. He had a brilliant record as a classical scholar at St. John's College, Oxford. |
1889 | Professor of Greek at University of Glasgow, which he resigned in 1899 due to ill-health. |
1889 | Married Lady Mary Howard |
1908-1936 | Professor of Greek at Oxford. Achieved fame for his translations of Greek plays |
1923-1938 | Foundation chairman of the League of Nations Union. |
1936 | Retired from active teaching, devoted much of his energy to the cause of international justice. Helped found United Nations Association of which he was joint president to the time of his death. |
1941 | Received the Order of Merit. |
1957 | Died, 20 May. |
Item Descriptions
Series 1. Correspondence, 1824-1956
The correspondence falls into three main periods: Sir Terence Aubrey Murray's correspondence with his family and with Stewart Mowle concerning his Yarrowlumla property and other personal affairs (1829-1872, items numbers 1-131); Lady Agnes Murray's letters to her son Gilbert and his wife, Lady Mary Murray (1885-1891, item numbers 137-277); Hubert Murray's letters to Gilbert Murray and his wife concerning chiefly Hubert Murray's work as Lieutenant-Governor of Papua (1893-1939, item numbers 279-491). There is also a quantity of correspondence to Gilbert Murray at the time of Sir Hubert Murray's death (1940, items numbers 494-564).
Manuscript correspondence is also to be found in series 2/4 and 4/2. These items are indicated in the chronological arrangement of Series 1 by an interleaved sheet of paper showing the location, by item and page numbers, of the original.
The correspondence has been arranged in chronological order. This series comprises Items 1-623.
Series 2. Press clippings, 1843-1957
This series also includes correspondence, which, in the chronological arrangement of Series 1, is indicated by an interleaved sheet of paper showing the location, by item and page numbers, of the original.
Bound scrapbook kept by Agnes Murray with press clippings concerning her family (also includes manuscript correspondence), 1885-1917 (File 4) - Box 2
Series 3. Photographs
This series contains about 65 photographs including family photographs of Terence Aubrey Murray, his wife Agnes, and his children; photographs of Professor Gilbert Murray; and photographs of the burial ceremony of Sir Hubert Murray in Port Moresby, 1940.
Note: the items from this series are held in the Pictures Collection.
Series 4. Papers of Terence Aubrey Murray, 1841-1872
This series also includes correspondence which, in the chronological arrangement of Series 1, is indicated by an interleaved sheet of paper showing the location, by item and pages numbers, of the original.
Bound diary of journey in 1841 from Yarrowlumla to Melbourne (also typescript copy). (File 1) - Box 4
Bound diary for 1869, with some entries by other members of the family. Also contains pasted-in manuscript correspondence. (File 2) - Box 4
Series 5. Papers of Gilbert Murray
The papers include manuscript and typescript notes, translation notes, lectures, articles, proof copies of work on Greek and Latin texts, roneoed copies of classical texts prepared by Professor Murray for dramatic presentation by the BBC and broadcasts by Professor Murray on various subjects in the field of international affairs. This series comprises 9 files and 9 pieces.