Peter Murphy

Dear Mick.
Thank you for your letter and your request for some information about Peter’s life. I have enclosed two photos of Peter.

The weekend that you are organizing for your 40th sounds great. It should be wonderful to catch up with everyone.

Mick, it was lovely to speak with you on the phone. Peter had often talked about you all and even though I never met you, I felt I knew you. And I agree with what you said during our phone conversation: “They had the pick of the crop!”
Wishing you a happy and successful re-union,

Fondest regards and best wishes,

Robyn Murphy.


Peter Francis Murphy:

· Born: Dec 7 1940
· Primary School Dominican Sisters Mayfield
· Secondary School: Hamilton Marist Brothers, School Captain 1957
· Tertiary Education:
§ Newcastle Uni (then UNSW) B.Sc. 1964, B.Ed.Studies 1979
· Marist Novitiate 1966
· Married to Robyn 1967
· Family Six children All now Uni graduates.
§ Mark Lawyer
§ Richard Civil Engineer
§ Luke Doctor
§ Tamara Pharmacist
§ Sonya Chartered Accountant
§ Dominic Information Science
§ There are now 9 grandchildren. Peter only got to see two.
· Career:
· Teaching:
o Maths Master Springwood High 1970
o Deputy Oberon High 1978
o Deputy Warners Bay
· Principal Singleton High 1983 – 1998
· Died 5th November 1999

(I spoke to the secretary at Singleton to get Robyn’s number. She said how wonderful Peter was and how loved by all the people there. Peter got cancer and fought it for several years before being forced to retire at 57. He died at 59.

I didn’t know he had died and was really saddened to hear. Mick Prest (editor!)