Murray Tyrrell

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Sir Murray Louis Tyrrell KCVO CBE (1 December 1913 - 13 July 1994) was an Official Secretary to several Governors General of Australia.

Born in Kilmore, he was educated at Orbost and Melbourne High Schools. He married Ellen (Nell) Greig on 6 May 1939. They had one son and two daughters. He was an Alderman of the Queanbeyan City Council 1976-1980.

In 1977 he was named the Australian of the Year.

He lived at 11 Blundell Street, Queanbeyan in an old heritage cottage still called Sir Murray Tyrrell's cottage.

Preceded by
Edward 'Weary' Dunlop		 Australian of the Year
1977


with Dame Raigh Roe

 Succeeded by
Alan Bond and
Galarrwuy Yunupingu

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