Hi Sparratt
yes Sue, It happened. I have learned quite a lot doing this research. These people were not committed to one person in a marriage. Both male and female had other wives and husbands. Children were born as and when. So often there appear to be cross numbers unless the various partners can be established.
After the missionaries arrived they were caught between two cultures. But even the new-commers were in instances caught up in this.
Some adopted both and some the old established way. It makes following any line extremely difficult.
Re the electoral rolls: 1926
got two females Murray: Alice Murray Cumeroogunga Moama.
Alice Margaret Murray Meninya St. Moama
Harry James Murray Cumeroogunga, Moama
Gladys Nichols Cumeroogunga, Moama
Herbert Howard Nicholls Cumeroogunga, Moama
1939: Murray, Francis Frederick Balranald, labourer
Murray, Sydney John, The Island, Balranald, Station Hand. [this is the person of the opossum story above]
Murray, William , Bottle Neck , Balranald, Labourer [would be their father William Walter]
Murray, Elizabeth Veronica, Shamrock Hotel, Balranald. School Teacher.
Still no death record in either name.
Essnell
Now I also found on My Heritage a story in the Rivereina Recorder, [ Balranald, Mouleamein ,NSW]
date 5th May 1926.
frederick Murray makes an application to the local council to have the road that ran diagonally through his farm closed. it was on the StockRoute between Balranald and Swan Hill. he proposed thet this could be exchanged for one on the South boundary of his property.
outcome reported next meeting. after inspection... it was approved.
Any way this is out Fredericlk known there as Fred Murray. even though on Elect rolls as Francis Frederick in1939
I have looked for a later marriage but even that seems to not have happened.
