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#20482 - The Murray's of the Glebe

Resource ID
Location
20482
Newsletters ed.410, Apr 2007
Title/subtitle
The Murray's of the Glebe
Author/Creator
Hall, Michael
Format
Newsletter article
Identifier
Scrivener Hut
Publisher
Canberra & District Historical Society
Summary
John Murray was Canberra's pioneer baker and ran his business from a store in modern day Commonwealth Park, on part of the glebe attached to St. John's. Before that he mined for gold at Michelago and Cowra Creek near Bredbo.
Availability
Copies available for purchase.
Notes
Includes stories 'From Gallipoli to Kurrumbene' about Ernest Murray and his service in World War 1 at Gallipoli, Fromelles and Polygon Wood; and 'The Right Honourable Corpse' about author Max Murray.