Fonds Acc4646 - Captain Ralph Murray fonds

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Captain Ralph Murray fonds

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  • Textual record
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  • Sound recording

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  • Source of title proper: Title based on provenance of the fonds

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CA PCA Acc4646

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  • 1885, 1990-2002 (Creation)
    Creator
    Murray, Ralph J.

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12 p. of textual records
3 photographs
1 audiocassette

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Murray, Ralph J. (b. 1943)

Biographical history

Ralph Murray, the son of Earl Murray and Alberta Muttart, was born in 1943 and grew up on the family farm in North Carleton, Prince Edward Island. In 1961 he started working on the Canadian National ferries crossing between Borden, P.E.I. and Cape Tormentine, New Brunswick. He served as a Captain from 1980 until 1997, at which time the ferry service was discontinued and Mr. Murray began his retirement.

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The fonds consists of copies of newspaper articles concerning Captain Murray's personal life and career and historic events in the history of the PEI ferry service such as the carrying of the Olympic torch in 1987 and the last trip of the John Hamilton Gray on 24 April 1997. There is also a poster of the four vessels of the PEI fleet taken on 28 April 1997 in the shadow of the new Confederation Bridge. Photographs include two of Capt. Murray, one of Alexander (Sandy) Muttart an ice-boat hauler and great grandfather of Ralph Murray and one from 1885 which shows the mail being hauled by sled to shore from the iceboat. There is also a photograph of Captain Murray and an audiocassette of an interview with him on 8 October 1993, the day the Confederation Bridge agreement was signed. The audiocassette also contains two songs written by Captain Murray

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  • English

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Originals were returned to the donor

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NO RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS

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PERMISSION FOR USE AND REPRODUCTION IS REQUIRED FROM THE PUBLIC ARCHIVES AND RECORDS OFFICE; QUESTIONS REGARDING COPYRIGHT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER

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Located in oversize

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  • English

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