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Murray, Jack Keith (1889 - 1979)

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Agricultural scientist and Administrator
Born: 8 February 1889  Brighton, Victoria, Australia.  Died: 10 December 1979  Jindalee, New South Wales, Australia.
(Sir) Jack Keith Murray was Principal of the Queensland Agricultural College from 1923 to 1945 and Administrator of Papua and New Guinea from 1945 to 1952. Under his administration the run down College was transformed into Queensland’s top rural education institute. Murray was also heavily involved in the military. Between 1913 and 1920 he was a member of the Australian Imperial Force serving in many locations. From 1935 Murray was involved in administering army training schools and in civil affairs.
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1914Bachelor of Agricultural Science (BAgSc) completed at the University of Sydney
1915Bachelor of Arts (BA) completed at the University of Sydney
1916 - 1920War service with the Australian Imperial Force
1920 - 1922Lecturer in Dairy Bacteriology and Technology at Hawkesbury Agricultural College in New South Wales
1923 - 1945Principal of the Queensland Agricultural High School and College in Gatton
1944 - 1945Joined the Directorate of Research (and Civil Affairs) in Melbourne
1945 - Transferred to the Reserve of Officers (in October)
1945 - 1952Administrator of the Territory of Papua-New Guinea
1959Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
1967Doctor of Science honoris causa (Hon DSc) received from the University of Queensland
1975 - Appointed Emeritus Professor at the University of Queensland
1978Knighted

 
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Created: 20 October 1993
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Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project, 1999-2006 by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
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