He emigrated to Adelaide in 1839, and founded a drapery business in Hindley Street (at that time Adelaide's foremost shopping precinct) with George Greig as Murray, Greig, & Co. Murray married Jessie Spence, sister of Catherine Helen Spence, in 1841.[3]
In 1841, the business failed, and Murray was able to find employment as a journalist with the Southern Australian, the second newspaper to be established in South Australia.[4] In 1844, he purchased the Southern Australian from the proprietor, Richard Blackham, and was its editor and proprietor till the exodus of workers to the gold-fields of Victoria severely strained South Australia's economy, and the South Australian, as Murray had renamed it, reverted from bi-weekly to weekly, then in July 1851 was forced to fold.[5] He was responsible for printing at least one other newspaper, the German-language Suedaustralische Zeitung[6] and its successor Adelaider Deutsche Zeitung.[7]
Murray then migrated to Victoria, and worked as commercial editor with The Argus, and acted as editor in 1855 and 1856.[2] He was subsequently the editor and proprietor of the (Melbourne) Economist.[8] He published Murray's Prices Current and an almanac book, and also traded in wines,[2] but was forced to declare insolvency in 1874.[9]
In the late 1850s, Murray bought land in Boroondara, 10 km East of Melbourne. He named his house 'Balwyn' from the Gaelic bal and the Saxon wyn, meaning 'the home of the vine'. Balwyn Road and the suburb of Balwyn were named after it. The house was located on the site now occupied by Fintona Girls' School.
^"The Late Catherine Helen Spence". The Register. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 16 April 1910. p. 15. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
^"Intercolonial Items". The South Australian Advertiser. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 16 October 1880. p. 2 Supplement: The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889–1931). Retrieved 23 November 2014.
^"Bestullengen". Suedaustralische Zeitung. 2 May 1850. p. 4. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
^"Subscriptions". Adelaider Deutsche Zeitung. 5 April 1851. p. 4. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
^"The Late Mr. Andrew Murray". Adelaide Observer. SA: National Library of Australia. 16 October 1880. p. 29. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
^"New Insolvents". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 1 October 1874. p. 5. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
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andrew, murray, journalist, british, trade, union, official, andrew, murray, trade, unionist, andrew, murray, 1813, 1880, australian, journalist, andrew, murrayborn, 1813, 1813kirkbean, kirkcudbrightshire, scotlanddied8, october, 1880, 1880, aged, yarragon, vi. For the British trade union official see Andrew Murray trade unionist Andrew Murray 1813 1880 was an Australian journalist 1 Andrew MurrayBorn 1813 05 16 16 May 1813Kirkbean Kirkcudbrightshire ScotlandDied8 October 1880 1880 10 08 aged 67 Yarragon Victoria AustraliaOccupation s DraperGovernment printerJournalistLandownerNewspaper editorNewspaper ownerPolitical writerWinemakerSpouseJessie Spence married 1841 1880 Andrew Murray was born in Scotland and educated at the Andersonian University in Glasgow winning prizes as an essayist 2 He emigrated to Adelaide in 1839 and founded a drapery business in Hindley Street at that time Adelaide s foremost shopping precinct with George Greig as Murray Greig amp Co Murray married Jessie Spence sister of Catherine Helen Spence in 1841 3 In 1841 the business failed and Murray was able to find employment as a journalist with the Southern Australian the second newspaper to be established in South Australia 4 In 1844 he purchased the Southern Australian from the proprietor Richard Blackham and was its editor and proprietor till the exodus of workers to the gold fields of Victoria severely strained South Australia s economy and the South Australian as Murray had renamed it reverted from bi weekly to weekly then in July 1851 was forced to fold 5 He was responsible for printing at least one other newspaper the German language Suedaustralische Zeitung 6 and its successor Adelaider Deutsche Zeitung 7 Murray then migrated to Victoria and worked as commercial editor with The Argus and acted as editor in 1855 and 1856 2 He was subsequently the editor and proprietor of the Melbourne Economist 8 He published Murray s Prices Current and an almanac book and also traded in wines 2 but was forced to declare insolvency in 1874 9 In the late 1850s Murray bought land in Boroondara 10 km East of Melbourne He named his house Balwyn from the Gaelic bal and the Saxon wyn meaning the home of the vine Balwyn Road and the suburb of Balwyn were named after it The house was located on the site now occupied by Fintona Girls School He died at Waterloo now Yarragon Gippsland and is buried in Boroondara General Cemetery References edit Camfield D 1974 Murray Andrew 1813 1880 Australian Dictionary of Biography Vol 5 National Centre of Biography Australian National University ISSN 1833 7538 Retrieved 22 November 2014 a b c The Argus The Argus Melbourne National Library of Australia 9 October 1880 p 7 Retrieved 23 November 2014 Spence Catherine Helen Young Jeanne F 1910 An autobiography W K Thomas retrieved 23 November 2014 The Late Catherine Helen Spence The Register Adelaide National Library of Australia 16 April 1910 p 15 Retrieved 23 November 2014 Intercolonial Items The South Australian Advertiser Adelaide National Library of Australia 16 October 1880 p 2 Supplement The Advertiser Adelaide SA 1889 1931 Retrieved 23 November 2014 Bestullengen Suedaustralische Zeitung 2 May 1850 p 4 Retrieved 13 October 2017 Subscriptions Adelaider Deutsche Zeitung 5 April 1851 p 4 Retrieved 13 October 2017 The Late Mr Andrew Murray Adelaide Observer SA National Library of Australia 16 October 1880 p 29 Retrieved 23 November 2014 New Insolvents The Argus Melbourne National Library of Australia 1 October 1874 p 5 Retrieved 23 November 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Andrew Murray journalist amp oldid 1166456732, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
