Agent TypeOrganisationActivities & OccupationsWholesalersManufacturers, softgoodsHistorySoftgoods warehousemen, merchants and manufacturers in Adelaide and Melbourne, D.W. Murray was founded in 1853 and became one of Australia's largest softgoods wholesalers. Much of their expansion was effected by takeovers of other softgoods companies: Scott Dawson & Stewart of Brisbane and Townsville in 1897, L. Stevenson & Son Ltd of Melbourne and Launceston in 1899 and Henry Bull & Co of Sydney. In 1934 they merged with a major competitor, Goode, Durnut and Co Ltd. The business was wound up in 1971. Reginald Ernest Turner (1898 to 1988) worked for D & W Murray Ltd, becoming Managing Director.
![[1989.0076] Records of D & W Murray Limited](/img/placeholder.gif?1772742076 "[1989.0076] Records of D & W Murray Limited")