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).

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  • 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

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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.