Murphy, William Emmett (1841 - 1921)

Born: 12 May 1841
Dublin, Ireland
Died: 26 February 1921
Daylesford, Victoria, Australia
Summary: William Murphy was a key organiser in raising funds to match Francis Ormond's bequest for a working men's college in Melbourne (Hagan, 2006). He was the first secretary of the Melbourne Trades Hall Council, and secretary of the Eight Hours Committee (The Argus, 1 March 1921, p. 6). Murphy was also a member of the Anti-Chinese League (Hagan, 2006).

Murray-Smith, Stephen and Dare, Anthony John, The Tech: A Centenary History of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Hyland House Publishing Pty Limited, South Yarra, Victoria, 1987. Details

'Personal', The Argus, 1 March 1921, p. 6. Also available at https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1738487. Details
Murphy, William E., 'The Proposed Working Men's College', The Argus (Melbourne, Victoria), 28 August 1882, p. 4. Also available at http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11551191. Details

Hagan, J., Murphy, William Emmett (1841-1921), Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 2006. Also available at https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/murphy-william-emmett-4276. Details

Sources used to compile this entry: 'Personal', The Argus, 1 March 1921, p. 6. Also available at https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1738487; Hagan, J., Murphy, William Emmett (1841-1921), Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 2006. Also available at https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/murphy-william-emmett-4276.

Created: 9 November 2021, Last modified: 10 December 2024