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Charles Herbert Murray (21 September 1899 – 26 June 1950) was the Anglican Bishop of Riverina in Australia from 1944 until his death in the 1950 Australian National Airways Douglas DC-4 crash in Western Australia. Also killed was Norman Blow, Dean of Newcastle.[1][2]
Murray was educated at Wesley College, Melbourne, Trinity College, University of Melbourne and Christ Church, Oxford.[3] He was ordained in 1923 and was a curate at St Dunstan's Camberwell and then priest in charge of Christ Church, Brunswick. He was Rector of Christ Church, North Adelaide from 1933 to 1938 and then Vicar of Christ Church, South Yarra until his appointment to the episcopate.[4] He was consecrated a bishop on 2 February 1944 at St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney.[5]
References
- ^ CSU Regional Archives Archived June 12, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "New Australian Bishop", The Times, 20 November 1943, p. 3.
- ^ Who was Who 1897-1990 (London, A & C Black, 1991) ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory1947-48 Oxford, OUP,1947
- ^ Consecration details Archived 2013-04-10 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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