▁to ▁ple urop neum onia ▁in ▁Australia ▁ended ▁the ▁vent ure . ▁In ▁December ▁of ▁that ▁year ▁Murray ▁re located ▁to ▁Rock ham pton , ▁selecting ▁around ▁ ▁of ▁land ▁and ▁growing ▁sugar c ane ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 2 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 1 8 7 3 , ▁Murray ▁married ▁Jane ▁Elizabeth ▁Hart ley ; ▁they ▁had ▁three ▁children , ▁but ▁Jane ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 7 . ▁On ▁ 3 ▁January ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁Murray ▁married ▁Margaret ▁McG av in , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁four ▁children ▁ ▁Political ▁life ▁John ▁Murray ▁was ▁an ▁early ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁G og ango ▁Div is ional ▁Board , ▁serving ▁as ▁chairman ▁on ▁three ▁occasions . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Queensland ▁for ▁Norman by , ▁supporting ▁Thomas ▁Mc Il w ra ith ' s ▁group . ▁He ▁res igned ▁from ▁parliament ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁to ▁contest ▁the ▁Australian ▁Senate , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁un success ful . ▁During ▁the ▁campaign ▁Murray ▁described ▁Labor ' s ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁balance ▁of ▁power ▁in ▁the ▁Australian ▁Parliament ▁as ▁" g overn ment ▁from ▁the ▁g utter ". ▁His ▁own ▁politics ▁were ▁largely ▁conserv ative , ▁although ▁he ▁long ▁pre var ic ated ▁on ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁separation ▁for ▁Central ▁Queensland . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁he ▁finally ▁declared ▁his ▁support ▁for ▁separation ▁and ▁decl ined ▁a ▁seat ▁in ▁the