Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1897, Wellington

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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Mr. Duncan McMurrich, Chief Engineer of the s.s. “Mararoa,” was born in 1854, at the Vale of Laven, Dumbartonshire, Scotland, where he was educated. He served his apprenticeship with Messrs. Denny and Company, the celebrated ship-builders. Joining the Union Company in 1877, as fourth engineer of the s.s. “Rotorua,” he was promoted, in 1880, to the position of chief engineer, which office he has held on a considerable number of the Company's vessels. Mr. McMurrich is married, and has four sons. He belongs to the Marine Lodge of Freemasons, No. 942, Dunedin, E.C.