Murray Farquhar
Murray Farquhar OBE (7 July 1918 – 3 December 1993) was an Australian jurist. He was the Chief Stipendiary Magistrate of New South Wales between 1971 and 1977.[1] Farquhar was born in Broken Hill, New South Wales. He attended Broken Hill High School and served in the Australian Army in the Second World War. After his military service, he studied law, practiced as a solicitor, and was appointed a magistrate in 1962. He was appointed Chief Stipendiary Magistrate in 1971.[1]
He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (Military Division) in January 1967.[2]
A Royal Commission conducted by
In March 1991, Farquhar was acquitted of receiving stolen paintings. He had a fatal heart attack on 3 December 1993 while on trial for conspiracy to obtain stolen passports.[7]
Popular culture
Murray Farquhar was played by John Clayton in the docudrama The Day of the Roses; and by John Wood in the drama series Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities.
References
- ^ ISBN 1-74114-516-3.
- ^ It's an Honour. Retrieved 2 December 2015
- ABC News Australia. 20 August 2001. Archived from the originalon 17 March 2009.
- OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ Brown, Malcolm (1 January 2004). "Doc descended into underworld". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 March 2009.
- ^ "Turning 40". Four Corners. ABC News Australia. 20 August 2001. Retrieved 16 March 2009.
- ISBN 978-0-522-85870-9
Further reading
- Farquhar, Murray (c. 1986). Nine words from the grave: the real story as revealed by Murray Farquhar. Sydney: M. Farquhar (self published). ISBN 0-9588504-0-2.