Thank you so much Kathy for the pile of information you have sent me.Don't worry about the photograph as I already have one of him thanks all the same He was my greatgrandfather. Thanks again. Carmel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathy Myles" <kmyles@alphalink.com.au> To: <AUS-VIC-NE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 9:47 AM Subject: Re: [AVNE] Thomas James MURRAY > Carmel > > Here are a few bits that I could find. > > Kathy > > From Mitta Mitta from the Early Pioneer Days by S.A.Colquhoun > > There is a picture of him in this book. If you would like me to scan it > could you contact me directly Kmyles@alphalink.com.au > > p.55 > The State School No.887, Mitta Mitta (formerly known as Snowy Creek) was > opened on the 1st October, 1869, with Mr Thomas J. Murray as head > teacher.Prior to this Mrs. Agnes Rigney conducted a private school on the > site where the Pendergasts now live. It was in this classroom that Mr Murray > commenced as teacher for the Education Department, but the school was later > transferred into a front room of a residence next door which had been built > and occupied by alexander Moncrieff. > > p.56 > Mitta Mitta State School Teachers > Mr Thomas J. Murray was appointed Head Teacher by the Education Department > in 1869 and was assisted with the teaching by his wife. > > p81 > Head Teachers Mitta Mitta State School No.887for the Century 1869-1969. > Thomas J. Murray - 1869-74 > > Old Tallangatta a Town to Remember by Malcolm Ronan > > p.243-245 > MURRAY > Mr. Thomas J. Murray was the first certificated teacher in Tallangatta. He > was born in 1832 in Macroom, Co. Cork, Ireland. At first employed as a > teacher, he was attracted by tales of gold and emigrated to Victoria on the > Great Britain in 1858. He began teaching again in the Kilmore area, and > afterwards in Yackandandah abd Rutherglen, where he joined the diggings for > a couple of years. He married in 1864. He then had charge of the Mitta > school for five years, and then the Tallangatta State school for seven > years, after which a year in Towong school led to an accident and a > government pension in 1880. As headmaster at Tallangatta he was also > postmaster and town clerk. > On the Yabba Road in 1874, he selected a property known as Glendave. In 1893 > he acquired the Victoria Hotel property, leased out Glendave and retired to > live in Tallangatta, where he was active in public movements for nearly 30 > years, and a well known figure about town, if thought a bit rough and > parsimonious. He was a 'droll raconteur', entaining with tales of the past, > such as his efforts travelling through flood and field to reach his > appointed bush school Jericho, only to find that there were two places > called Jericho and he, of course, had reached the wrong one. > His agitations were largely reponsible for getting the butter factory in > Tallangatta, a great fillip to district properity. He was active in the > Cemetery Trust, the Council and the Catholic Church. When he died in 1918 he > left a widow, one son and five daughters, including Mrs Culbertson, Wodonga, > Mrs Moylan, Tallangatta. Mrs Overend of Mitta was another daughter. > (Documentary Sources) > > p.10 > 1870...Tallangatta Rural School No. R82 was established in 1870, under Mr > Thomas J. Murray, who founded the Junction Snowy Creek school before taking > the post at Tallangatta. He lived on his own selection at Tallangatta, later > Glendave. The school-room was of unlined weatherboard with a shingle roof, > propped up with poles. It contained one long desk. > > p.15 > 1875...The First Cemetery > Minutes of a public meeting held at Dyring's Hotel, Tallangatta, 2nd > October, 1875, with George Wilkinson in the chair. > 1. Mr T.J. Murray proposed, Mr G.Moscrop seconded, that truastees for a > cemetery be nominated, "whose names are to be submitted to the government > and whose duties will be to secure a site and arrange any other business > connected with same." - Carried unanimously. > > p.21 > 1881...Mr T.J. Murray retired as head teacher in 1881 and became hotel > licensee and active townsman... Mr T.J. Murray was replaced as head teacher > by Mr J. McCarthy. > > p.29 > 1885...A further quarter-mile brings one to Glendave House, the property of > Mr T.J. Murray. (Brought later by Bowran's then later by Mr E. Ried.) > > p.33 > 1888...A committee of Catholic citizens chaired by T.J. Murray met in the > Court-house in 1888 to take action to secure an allotment for a proper > church building. > > ...Crown Lands lying on the flats below the Shire Hall which had been > surveyed into streets, were auctioned on 19 Sept, 1888...Purchasers > included...T.J. Murray > > p.36 > Other notes on the 1880s... > Mr T.J. Murray of Glendave on the same road was taking a trip to his native > "sod", Ireland, on the R.M.S. Oceana, and would be away for nine months. He > was given a resounding farewell. > > p.52 > Church-building...1898. On Sunday 13 February...The Rev. Fr. O'Connor > publicly thanked Mr T.J. Murray, through whose business capacity the church > site had been obtained for £3 or £8 (illegible). > > p.56-7 > 1897...Four candidates stood formTallangatta: Thomas J. Murray, Charles > Croot, George Wilkinson and William Hawley, the first 3 being elected. > > p.131 > 1927...Glendave House, with 9 rooms, a feature of Yabba Road near Golden > Square since the days of Mr T.J. Murray, and now owned by Mr Ernie Ried, was > burnt to the ground. > > p.141 > 1931...Wm.(Ried) died at Glendave, the property which had once belonged to > his old friend thomas J. Murray, the teacher at the school when W. first > arrived ibn 1880. > > p.171 > 1947...Glendave, the property at Golden Square once owned by Thomas J. > Murray, was farmed by Les Bowran until his death in 1947 at 31...Glendave > was then brought by Ernest Ried. > > Bush Schools and Scholars A History of the One Teacher Schools in the Upper > Murray 1872-1974 by Betty Lebner > > p.8 > Towong State School No. 2380 > ...The official opening of the school took place on 1st June 1881, Thomas J. > Murray was Head Teacher and 20 pupils attended. during early October 1882, > Thomas Murray advised the E.D. by letter that his horse had fallen on him > and he had received crushing injuries. It took 4 days to convey him to > Albury. He enclosed a certificate from Dr James Campbell and Dr duncan, M.B. > and asked if he could be relieved from duties for at least 3 months. > (Note: My grandmother and 3 of her siblings were among those 20 pupils and > in fact I have 3 of her school books that she used at the Towong school). > >