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George John Robert Murray

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His interest in educational problems and the university was shown in many ways, and his benefactions included £1000 for the building fund of the university in 1920, £2000 for general purposes in 1931, and £10,000 for a men's union building in 1936. He renounced his life interest in the estate of his
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In 1908 he endowed the University of Adelaide with £1,000 to establish the Tinline Scholarship in History in recognition of the family of his mother, born Margaret Tinline (c. 1823 – 17 August 1907).
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for practically the whole period of his chief justiceship, Murray administered the government of South Australia on numerous occasions in the absence of the Governor.
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on 18 February 1942; he was buried privately beside his sister in St George's Church of England cemetery,
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the house with the highest performance and effort in house events is awarded the George Murray Shield.
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sister, the value of which was estimated at £45,000, and this was left to the university in 1936.
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He had been on the council of the University of Adelaide since 1891, and in 1915 was appointed
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scholarship for English literature in 1882, qualified for the BA degree in 1883, and won the
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Murray visited Europe again in 1935. He died at Adelaide following an operation for
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until 1891, when he began practising as a barrister, initially in partnership with
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Murray House and landscaped grounds, formerly 'Murray Park', now part of
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as Murray & Magarey. He was soon successful, and in 1906 became a
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Australian Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
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Tinline. George Murray and was first educated at John L. Young's
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in 1888, returned to South Australia and was associate to
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degree, and in 1912 he was appointed a judge of the
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The Honourable
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Chief Justice of South Australia
Sir Samuel Way
Sir Mellis Napier
Magill
Colony of South Australia
South Australia
Alexander Borthwick Murray
Alma mater
University of Adelaide
Trinity College, Cambridge
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Supreme Court of South Australia
highest ranking court
Chief Judge

Magill
Adelaide
Alexander Borthwick Murray
Adelaide Educational Institution
Royal High School, Edinburgh
St Peter's College, Adelaide
University of Adelaide
John Howard Clark
South Australian Scholarship
University of Cambridge
LL.B.
tripos

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