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Murray, J. K. (Jack Keith), Sir, 1889-1980
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- Murray, Jack Keith, Sir, 1889-1980
- Murray, J. K., 1889-1979
- Murray, Jack Keith, 1889-1979
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Dates of existence
1889-1979
History
Sir Jack Keith Murray was born in 1889 in Brighton, Victoria. He was appointed principal of the Queensland State Agricultural College (Gatton) in 1923 and became a Professor of Agriculture at The University of Queensland in 1929. He served as a colonel in the army in World War II and was commanding officer of the 25th (Darling Downs) Battalion in 1940. In September 1945 he was appointed Administrator of the Australian territories of Papua and New Guinea after the military administration left. He retired from that position in 1952. He was appointed to the University of Queensland Senate in 1953 and died in 1979.
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Revised
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Revised, FF, 18-Jun-2020
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Sources
Brian Jinks (2000). 'Murray, Sir Jack Keith (1889-1979)' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, accessed online 18-Jun-2020.
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Revised with authorized form of name, other forms of name, authority record identifier and sources, FF, 18-Jun-2020.