Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1905, Christchurch

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

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

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Murrey, John Robert , Sheepfarmer, Kurow. Mr. Murrey was born in County Kerry, Ireland, in 1852. He was educated at Dollar Institution, Clackmananshire, Scotland, and served a five years' apprenticeship in practical engineering. In 1875 he arrived at Port Chalmers by the ship “Auckland,” and for five years was a shepherd at Queenstown, Lake Wakatipu, and subsequently for fifteen years in the Kurow district. In 1893 Mr. Murrey commenced sheepfarming at Ben Lomond, where he had a grazing run of 2887 acres, on which he depastured 2200 sheep, but he sold his interest in March, 1903. Mr. Murrey was married, in 1889, and has three daughters.