Aubrey Murphy (mayor)
A.F.C. Murphy | |
|---|---|
| Blue Mountains Mayor | |
| In office 1954–1956 | |
| In office 1957–1960 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1886 Orange, New South Wales |
| Died | 1960 Katoomba, New South Wales |
| Education | Newington College |
Aubrey Frederick Carlile Murphy MBE (1888–1960) was an Australian political figure from the 1930s until the 1950s. His early state political involvement in New South Wales was with the political extension of the New Guard and was inclined towards fascism. Later, in local government, he recognised the important role of tourism in the Blue Mountains and supported the creation of a monument to celebrate Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth in a Mount Rushmore style rock sculpture at Blackheath.[1] In 1959 he claimed that such a project “would lure thousands more tourists to the Blue Mountains”. The following year he was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours list for his service as Mayor.[2]
Early life[edit]
He was born in 1888 in Orange, New South Wales, to Charlotte and Stephen Murphy.[3] Murphy attended Newington College commencing in 1902.[4]
NSW politics[edit]
He was a candidate for the Centre Party in the May 1935 New South Wales state elections unsuccessfully contesting the seat of Concord.[5]
Local government[edit]
He served on two occasions as mayor of the Blue Mountains City Council in the 1950s,[6][7] including during the Royal visit to Australia of Queen Elizabeth in 1954.[8][9] Murphy was re-elected at the end of that year.[10] He died in Katoomba, New South Wales, in 1960.[11]
References[edit]
- ↑ Across the Blue Mountains Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ↑ MURPHY, Aubrey Frederick Carlile – It's An Honour. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ↑ BDM MURPHY, Aubrey Frederick Carlile Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ↑ Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) pp142
- ↑ 1935 Election - Party % Votes by District Archived 23 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine – NSW Elections. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ↑ "IMMENSE INTEREST IN BLUE MOUNTAINS MAYORAL ELECTION". Lithgow Mercury. New South Wales, Australia. 16 December 1953. p. 3. Retrieved 4 December 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ Past and Current Elected Mayors Archived 21 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine – Blue Mountains City Council. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ↑ Blue Mountains Local Studies (1954), The Royal Visit, Echo Point, 12 February 1954, retrieved 4 December 2017
- ↑ The Royal Visit to the Blue Mountains 1954, "the sight of a white gloved hand in the distance..." Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ↑ "Blue Mountains Mayor Re-elected". The Sydney Morning Herald (36, 494). New South Wales, Australia. 8 December 1954. p. 4. Retrieved 4 December 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ BDM MURPHY, Aubrey Frederick Carlile Retrieved 5 January 2016.
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