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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker updated 2024-10-16 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002458b.htm person Murphy Herbert Dyce AACR2 Dyce-Murphy, Herbert 18 October 1879 20 July 1971 Place of Birth South Yarra, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Mornington, Victoria, Australia Antarctic explorer Herbert Dyce Murphy was an Antarctic explorer on the Mawson Expedition of 1911 to 1914. During the expedition he was one of the team's dog handlers, in charge of stores and was in command of the southern supporting party during 1912 and of winter quarters during Mawson's absence. But this was not all Murphy did. He studied in England, sailed the Arctic on a Norwegian whaling vessel, spent a year with army intelligence during World War I posing as a woman, worked as an orchardist and sheep farmer, and spent for three months of each year from 1920 to1965 working as an ice-master to a Norwegian whaling fleet in Antarctica where he was responsible for handling the mother-ship in the ice. The book Lady Spy, Gentleman Explorer: The Life of Herbert Dyce Murphy gives a good insight into this man's extraordinary achievements and life. Murphy Bay, George V Land, Antarctica, was named in his honour. 1900 1900 Education - Matriculated from Brasenose College, Oxford 1911 1913 Career position - In charge of Expedition stores, Cape Denison, Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1915 1915 Award - Polar Medal (Silver) 1920 1965 Career position - Ice-Master to the Norwegian whaling fleet in Antarctica 1926 1936 Career position - Mornington Shire councillor (Victoria) 1932 1933 Career position - President, Mornington Shire Council Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911 - 1914)

In charge of Expedition stores, Cape Denison 1911 - 1913

 Murphy, Herbert Dyce (1879-1971)

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 'Murphy, Herbert Dyce', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Murphy, Herbert Dyce Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Murphy, Herbert Dyce (1879-1971), gentleman adventurer and raconteur Murray-Smith, S. Murphy, Herbert Dyce (1879-1971), gentleman adventurer and raconteur Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1986 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 10: 1891 - 1939 Lat-Ner Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle 637-938 Book: Lady Spy, Gentleman Explorer: the Life of Herbert Dyce Murphy Rossiter, Heather Lady Spy, Gentleman Explorer: the Life of Herbert Dyce Murphy Melbourne Random House Australia 2001 Book: Mawson's remarkable men: the personal stories of the epic 1911-14 Australasian Antarctic Expediton Jensen, David Mawson's remarkable men: the personal stories of the epic 1911-14 Australasian Antarctic Expediton Sydeny Allen and Unwin 2015