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One of his projects was Little Perfect, the pateneted rabbit burrow fumigator.
He was famous for it, it even got a mention in his obituary.
Known for being quiet and unassuming William Murphy was a resourceful man,
upon the advent of the motorcar it was assumed that the farrier and coachmaker
would fade into the background. Instead Bill came to the fore, the smithy
became a garage and the spoke shaver was replaced with a valve grinder.
He still made parts for gigs and wagons and possibly shoed the occasional
horse, but his interest turned to the horses under the bonnet.
Out of the realms of the workshop William Murphy was an avid cricketer,
playing for the Arrow Club. He was also the Superintendent of the Arrow
Fire Brigade for many years and to fill in the gaps he was a member of the
Lake County A & P Society and a supporter of all district sports clubs.
Josephine Trail described him as a "big, quiet man with a head of thick
black curls" and as a "lender of his skills and time to all.". William Murphy
farrier, inventor, fire-fighter, cricketer, mechanic. It would've been a
pleasure to know him. |
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