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