Eion James Jerrome "Gus" Murray
- Born: 13 Jul 1899, Lake Bolac
- Marriage: Dorothy Violet "Dolly" Peters on 2 Jun 1926 in Lake Bolac
- Died: 18 Dec 1974, St Kilda at age 75
- Buried: 20 Dec 1974, Springvale Botanical Cemetery
Cause of his death was Drowning.
General Notes:
After his mother Catherine died in 1907, his father John was unable to look after 7 year old Eion who was then brought up by Neil and Merran Graham in Lake Bolac. Eion married Dolly in 1926, and moved to Melbourne where he became a Policeman nicknamed "Gus" by his colleagues at St Kilda and Prahran (after a Melbourne gangster!). Between the birth of his daughters (June 1932, Gwenda 1935), he was posted to Casterton. Eion wanted to move to Casterton - probably with higher rank, responsibility and income, and better able to provide for his family during the Great Depression - however his wife Dolly wanted to stay in Melbourne, which caused dysharmony in their marriage. In the 1946 Casterton floods, Eion led a daring rescue at Daley's farm at the junction of the Glenelg and Wannon Rivers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SnXhkwWWjs&t=54s http://glenelglibraries.vic.gov.au/historictreasures/stories/the-floods-of-casterton This was reported as the most dramatic event of the flood, for which Eion was awarded the Royal Humane Society's silver medal - introduced in 1775 to award those who have put their own lives at risk to save the life of another, entailing extreme personal danger, a long and arduous rescue, and returning to a dangerous situation. After compulsory retirement from the police force at age 55, Eion moved back to Melbourne with his family in the mid-1950's, and worked in the Government Lands Department.
Eion married Dorothy Violet "Dolly" Peters on 2 Jun 1926 in Lake Bolac. (Dorothy Violet "Dolly" Peters was born on 7 Feb 1902 in Brim, near Horsham, died in 1981 in Boronia, Melbourne and was buried on 28 Jul 1981 in Springvale Botanical Cemetery.)
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