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9661408

Title
Andrew Murray aggregated collection of papers
Creator
Andrew Murray
Level of description
fonds
Date

1859-1893
Type of material
Textual Records
Reference code
9661408
Physical Description
0.96 metres of textual material (1 volume and 1 outsize box)
ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY

Andrew Murray was born in 1837 in the Macleay River district, and married Sarah Ann Pitkin in 1861. In the 1860s, Murray joined expeditions to Queensland to take up grazing land, later settling with his wife and children near Mackay. In 1869 the Murray family moved to Inverell, New South Wales. Andrew Murray acquired the ‘Hillside’ and ‘Bannockburn’ properties, focusing on wine production and sheep farming. For his wool and wine, Murray was awarded various exhibition certificates. Andrew Murray died in Tamworth in 1909.

References:

Compiled from the collection.

"OBITUARY. Mrs. Sarah Ann Murray." The Inverell Times, 1 July 1935. Accessed 27 April 2023. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article184666070
Scope and Content
COLLECTION 1:
Andrew Murray journal and letters, 1859-1860

COLLECTION 2:
Andrew Murray certificates and awards, 1882-1893
Language
English, French, Dutch
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright:
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
Name
Murray, Andrew
Subject
Farms--New South Wales.
Pastoralists--New South Wales.
Place
Uralla District (N.S.W.)

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