painter and cartoonist, was born in Edinburgh, where he had a successful career painting landscapes (acc. Moore) before migrating to Brisbane in 1887. Unable to make a living as a painter, he turned to commercial work and cartooning. He pioneered the collotype process in Queensland and was the first cartoonist on the Brisbane Boomerang , founded 1887, eg “For Heaven’s sake, hide our past!” 21 January 1888, 14; The “Noble” British Lion 28 July 1888. Others include several anti-Chinese, anti-imperial ones like “Australia wakes!” 25 February 1888. He was succeeded on the Boomerang by Monte Scott and A.J. Fischer from Sydney. Later, Murray drew cartoons for the Queensland Worker , e.g. What we want 1893 with a little girl (Queensland) walking on a raft (Labour Platform) with 'equal opportunity for all’ on her dress (ill King, 74). Mr. Speaker to the Rescue on the deadlock over the NSW/Qld border tariff, published 15 July 1893, frontispiece (signed 'E.H. Murray’).
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- Writers:
- Kerr, Joan
- Date written:
- 1996
- Last updated:
- 2007
