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Francis Joseph (Frank) Murphy (1876-1951) miner, trade union official and real estate agent
Birth: 26 May 1876 at Pinkerton Plains, near Gawler, South Australia, and registered as Joseph, son of Irish-born parents James Murphy (1840-1917) and Mary Ann, née Kelly (1845-1923). Marriage: 29 August 1910 at St Joseph’s Church, South Yarra, Victoria, to Mary Elizabeth Breheny (1880-1944), born at Horton, Tasmania. They had one daughter and five sons. Death: 14 August 1951 in Prince Henry’s Hospital, South Melbourne; usual residence Moreland road, West Brunswick, Melbourne. Religion: Catholic.
Sources
Edgar Ross, A history of the Miners' Federation of Australia ([Sydney] 1970).
'Murphy, Francis Joseph (Frank) (1876–1951)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/murphy-francis-joseph-frank-34544/text43417, accessed 2 November 2024.
26 May,
1876
Pinkerton Plains,
South Australia,
Australia
14 August,
1951
(aged 75)
South Melbourne, Melbourne,
Victoria,
Australia
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