Brian Murray (governor)

Rear Admiral Sir Brian Stewart Murray KCMG, AO, KStJ (December 26, 1921 – 1991) was Governor of Victoria from March 1982 until 1985.

Murray was a retired Royal Australian Navy admiral married to a former nun. He was nominated by Victorian Premier Liberal Lindsay Thompson. Labor Premier John Cain demanded his resignation in 1985 after Murray accepted a free trip to the United States with his wife from Continental Airlines. They retired to a vineyard at Murrumbateman, outside Canberra. cite news
title=His Excellency regrets
first=Damien
last=Murphy
publisher=The Sydney Morning Herald
date=14 August 2004
url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/08/13/1092340463353.html?from=moreStories
accessdate=2008-03-03 ]

It was however during his incumbency that there was some modernising of the role and functions within Government House. On 18 April 1984, the Governor announced that Queen Elizabeth had approved a change in his flag: “From this day, the Governor's Personal Standard will be the State Flag of Victoria with the blue of the flag being replaced by gold. The new Standard will be flown at Government House and on vehicles conveying the Governor. The old Standard used by all Victorian Governors has been, since 1870, the Union Jack with the Badge of the State emblazoned in the centre thereof”. cite press release
title=Governor's Standard
publisher=Governor of Victoria
date=18 April 1984
url=http://www.governor.vic.gov.au/4A25671B00145208/webpages/govflag
accessdate=2008-03-03 ]

When Sir Brian died he was accorded the honour of a state funeral complete with Royal Australian Navy escort and full Navy honours.Fact|date=March 2008

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