Background
He was born at Lilyfield to power station engineer Michael Murray and Mary Ryan.
He was born at Lilyfield to power station engineer Michael Murray and Mary Ryan.
A Labor Party member from 1922, he was involved in the Railway and Tramway Officers" Association, which became the Australasian Transport Officers" Association. From 1956 to 1969 he served on Sydney City Council. Murray died in Marrickville in 1980.
An executive member of the Transport Officers" Association, he was a Marrickville alderman from 1941 to 1959, serving as mayor in 1945, 1946 and 1954. From 1952 to 1976 he was a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Council.