Edwin Greenslade Murphy (1866 - 1939)

Born 12 Dec 1866 in Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia

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Died 9 Mar 1939 at age 72 in East Perth, Western Australia

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Biography

Edwin Greenslade Murphy was born on December 12, 1866 in Castlemaine, ^[1] Victoria, Australia. He was the son of Edward Murphy and Helen Greenslade.
His birth was registered the following year in 1867 ^[2].

He grew up in Victoria. and later, went to Westem Australia
when the gold rush started at Coolgardie^[3].

When quite young, Dryblower showed that he had a good voice and eagerly joined up with church choirs. Although, he often admitted that he was a young outlaw. ^[4].

Edwin's marriage to Emma Eleanor Lowndes was registered in the Jul-Aug-Sep quarter of 1895 in the Hackney district ^[5][6]
Edwin's Find a Grave page, (refers ^[6] ADB), they married on 25 September 1895^[7].

Edwin was a writer and journalist, He had two books of verses:
Jarrahland Jingles and Dryblower's Verses published ^{[3] [6]}.

His best-known song was This Bit of the World Belongs To Us,
which was written when the American Fleet visited Australia^[3].

Later he Joined the staff of the Kalgoorlie Sun. About 1900 he joined the Sunday Times, Perth and stayed with them up to the time of his death in 1939 ^[3][8].

Murphy had been ill for about a year when he died in 1939. He was survived by a widow and three married sons—Messrs. Harry M. Murphy, Edwin H. Murphy and Charles C Murphy. ^[8]. He was buried at Karakatta Cemetery^[9].

This exuberant raconteur was thickset and ginger haired with an aggressive turned-up nose; he was drawn by a cartoonist in 1907 with full drooping moustache, thumbs stuck boastfully in his waistcoat, straw boater and tight stove-pipe trousers. He died of cancer at East Perth on 9 March 1939, survived by his wife and three sons of his five children; 'Dryblower' was buried in the Anglican section of Karrakatta cemetery, having left an estate of £288. . . more from ADoB, and photo . . ^[6]

His wife Emma Eleanor passed away in 1958 in Daglish, Western Australia ^[10].

People - LifeTree

Benjamin Edward Strange (1868-1930)

Ivor Treharne Birtwistle OBE (1892-1976) - (Scouts)

Sunday's Big Hike - National Park By Dryblower. (1932,) and photo ^[11]

The Institute of Australian Culture: - (and works)

Edwin Greenslade Murphy - W®

Sources

1. ↑ Western Australia Department of Justice - Birth, Deaths and Marriages. Registration: 100464/1939 @ Perth; Name: Edwin Greenslade Murphy; Age at Death: 71 in East Perth in 1939; accessed 28 Mar 2024
2. ↑ Birth Index (Victoria Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 28 Mar 2024). Index entry for Edwin Greenslade MURPHY, Year: 1867; Parents: Edward and Ellen GREENSLADE; Place: THE LODDON Reg. Number: 1197/186
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3}
   "Dryblower" Murphy Dead (1939, March 10). The Daily Telegraph
   \ (Sydney, NSW : 1931 - 1954), p. 2. Retrieved February 27, 2023
4. ↑ "DRYBLOWER" MURPHY DIES (1939, March 9). The Daily News
   \ (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1955), p. 13. Retrieved February 27, 2023
5. ↑ "England & Wales Marriage Index" : FreeBMD Entry Information
   (accessed 28 March 2024), for Murphy, Edwin Greenslade.
   GRO Reference: 1895 Jul-Aug-Sep in Hackney Volume 1b Page 1081.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3}
   Arthur L. Bennett, Murphy, Edwin Greenslade (Dryblower) (1866–1939), Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, \ published first in hardcopy 1986, accessed online 29 April 2023.
7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #69704947 (has image) (accessed 28 March 2024)
   Memorial page for Edwin Greenslade “Dryblower” Murphy (12 Dec 1866-9 Mar 1939), citing Karrakatta Cemetery and Crematorium, Karrakatta, Nedlands City, Western Australia (plot: Anglican LB-0068); Maintained by The Silent Forgotten (contributor 46537737).
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} LATE MR. E. G. MURPHY (1939, March 11). Kalgoorlie Miner
   \ (WA : 1895 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved February 27, 2023
9. ↑ KB00061185 Karrakatta Cemetery, Burial
10. ↑ Western Australia Department of Justice - Birth, Deaths and Marriages. Registration: 101382/1958 @ Perth; Name: Emma Eleanor Murphy; Age at Death: 83 in Daglish in 1958; accessed 28 Mar 2024
11. ↑ SCENERY AND SONGS (1932, July 10). Sunday Times
    \ (Perth, WA : 1902 - 1954), p. 12 (First Section). Retrieved March 28, 2024