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Alexander Scott Murray Memorial, Wirrabara [B 77075] • Photograph

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Summary

View of a large, stone, plinth memorial for Alexander Scott Murray with engraving: 'This monument was erected by the friends of the late Alexander Scott Murray who died at Wirrabara August 1880 aged 34 years'. The memorial was unveiled on Wednesday 8 February 1882.

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1 photograph : colour, digital ; 2.2 MB

Dates / Publication details

29 October 2016

Photographer

Piper, Andrew

Collection

Part of Wirrabara Collection

Subject

Murray, Alexander Scott, 1844-1880.
Cemeteries -- South Australia -- Wirrabara.
Sepulchral monuments -- South Australia -- Wirrabara.
Wirrabara (S.A.)

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General notes

See article 'The Murray Memorial, Wirrabara, Ceremony of Unveiling' in 'The Areas' Express' newspaper, Saturday 11 February 1882, page 2.

Historical information

Alexander Scott Murray, son of the Hon. Alexander Borthwick Murray M.L.C. and Charlotte Murthwait Scott, was a much respected resident of Wirrabara, South Australia, where he was manager of Wirrabara sheep station and President of the Great Northern Racing Club. He married Elizabeth Helen Ferguson in 1874, and they had four children: Colin Campbell (born 1875), Charlotte Scott (born 1877), Arthur Ferguson (born 1878), and Nellie Douglas (born 1880). He died, aged 34 years on 23 August 1880 after a long illness.

Digitisation information

Date

10/11/2016

Format

image/jpeg

Resolution

2,448 x 3,264 pixels (8.0 MP)

Size

2.34 MB

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