Laurence Joseph MurphyLaurence Joseph Murphy was born in Scotland, the eldest of six boys, to Irish and Scottish parents. The family arrived in Adelaide, South Australia in 1960 as ten pound tourists. (Assisted immigration). He met his future wife Anne, while on a surveyig expedition to North Queensland with the Australian Army and they were married in 1969. They moved to Anne's hometown of Cairns, Queensland in 1972, and thus began a lifelong interest in the history of the north of the continent. Their six children have moved on to greener pastures and they now live in retirement with a dog, various native animals, including possums, kangaroos and a tribe of rock wallabies, on a rural property south of Townsville, Queensland. His home, built on a hilltop on 100 acres of land, has views over to Cleveland Bay and Mount Elliot, both of which figure largely in the story of Jimmy Morrill. Read More Read Less