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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes updated 2025-10-14 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000664b.htm person Murray Jack Keith KBE AACR2 8 February 1889 10 December 1979 Place of Birth Brighton, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Jindalee, New South Wales, Australia Agricultural scientist Administrator Sir Jack Murray was Principal of the Queensland Agricultural College from 1923 to 1945 and Administrator of Papua and New Guinea from 1945 to 1952. Under his administration the run down College was transformed into Queensland's top rural education institute. Murray was also heavily involved in the military: between 1913 and 1920 he was a member of the Australian Imperial Force serving in many locations; and from 1935 was administering army training schools and civil affairs. 1914 1914 Education - Bachelor of Agricultural Science (BAgSc), University of Sydney 1915 1915 Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Sydney 1916 1920 Military service - First World War. Australian Imperial Force 1920 1922 Career position - Lecturer in Dairy Bacteriology and Technology at Hawkesbury Agricultural College in New South Wales 1923 1945 Career position - Principal of the Queensland Agricultural High School and College in Gatton 1926 1932 Career event - Elected Associate Member (Agriculture), Australian National Research Council 1932 1932 Career event - Elected Member (Agriculture), Australian National Research Council 1935 1945 Military service - Second World War. Temporary Lieutenant Colonel, 25th Battalion, Darling Downs Regiment. 1937 1937 Career event - Fellow, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS) 1944 1945 Career position - Joined the Directorate of Research (and Civil Affairs) in Melbourne 1945 Military service - Transferred to the Reserve of Officers (in October) 1945 1952 Career position - Administrator of the Territory of Papua-New Guinea Jan 1959 Jan 1959 Award - Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) - Public service in Queensland 1967 1967 Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), honoris causa, University of Queensland 1975 Career position - Appointed Emeritus Professor, University of Queensland 1978 1978 Award - Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) - Papua New Guinea The University of Queensland (1910 - )

Emeritus Professor 1975

 Hawkesbury Agricultural College (1891 - 1989)

Lecturer in Dairy Bacteriology and Technology 1920 - 1922.

 Australian National Research Council (ANRC) (1919 - 1955)

Associate Member (Agriculture) 1926 - 1932; Member (Agriculture) 1932 -

 Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS) (1930 - )

Fellow 1937 -

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 Murray, J K (1889-1979)

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 'Murray, Jack Keith', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Murray, Jack Keith Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: B883 Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947 CA 2002, 2 Echelon, Army Headquarters; CA 46, Department of Defence [III], Central Office B883 Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947 National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch Resource: B2455 First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920 CA 2001 Australian Imperial Force, Base Records Office B2455 First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920 National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch Book Section: Murray, Sir Jack Keith (1889-1979), colonial administrator and teacher Jinks, Brian Murray, Sir Jack Keith (1889-1979), colonial administrator and teacher Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2000 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 15: 1940 - 1980 Kem-Pie John Ritchie 450-451 Book: Vivant Professores: Distinguished Members of the University of Queensland, 1910-1940 Gregory, Helen Vivant Professores: Distinguished Members of the University of Queensland, 1910-1940 St Lucia University of Queensland Library 1987 Journal Article: Leonard George Holden Huxley 1902-1988 Crompton, R. W. Leonard George Holden Huxley 1902-1988 1991 Historical Records of Australian Science 8 4 249-264 Journal Article: Leslie Harold Martin 1900-1983 Caro, D. E.; Martin, R. L. Leslie Harold Martin 1900-1983 1987 Historical Records of Australian Science 7 1 97-107 Journal Article: Robert Gordon Menzies (1894-1978) White, F. W.G. Robert Gordon Menzies (1894-1978) 1980 Historical Records of Australian Science 5 1 68-102 Jack Keith Murray - Records National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection Jack Keith Murray - Records MS 5016 1936 - 1975 Letters to Murray with addresses and articles written by him and a copy of the Students Handbook, Queensland Agricultural High School and College 1936 [MS 5016].