Murray Davey Tyrrell
AM (10 February 19212 October 2000) was an Australian winemaker.
He was prominent in the development of the wine industry in the
Hunter Valley
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of
New South Wales
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, and for many years was regarded as the leading promoter and spokesperson for the wine industry there.
In the
1986 Australia Day Honours, he was appointed a Member of the
Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is an honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, on the advice of the Australian Gove ...
(AM) for "service to the wine industry and to tourism".
He served in armed force during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
and then later worked as cattleman.
In 1959 he took over the Tyrell's family winery.
References
Further reading
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https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/734664 an interview with Murray Tyrrell by Mel Platt
1921 births
2000 deaths
Members of the Order of Australia
Australian winemakers
People from Cessnock, New South Wales
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