Portrait of the Brandon University Bocats men's hockey team. Front Row (L to R): Vern Mott, Avie Hutchinson, Rich Little, Jeff Taylor, Mike Johnston, Hal Burton, Denis Dohie, Brunno Rogger, Rod Winkler, Dan Jackson. Middle Row (L to R): Gary Kaluzniak, Glen Williamson, Darry Stevens, Terry Arksey (Student Manager), Andy Murray (Coach), Doug Steeves (Ass’t Coach), Tim Morrison, Kit Harrison, Brad White. Back Row (L to R): John Swan, Derek Kobernyk, Rick Hopfner, Doug Hedley, John Tresoor, Kelvin Melnyk, Bill Rose, Terry Garden.
Portrait of the Brandon University Bocats men's hockey team. Front Row (L to R): Jeff Burke, John Goran, Terry Wilkstrom, Kaye Bradley, Larry Gillis, Don Cassils, Blaine Bechtold. Back Row (L to R): Bob Walberg, Jim Ferguson, Jack Richardson, Brian Boyle, Perry Robinson, Andy Murray, Gord Lane, Doug Gillies, Greg Thompson, Barry Gooden, Harvey Shaw, Doug Wotton, Larry Budzinski.
Portrait of the Brandon University Bocats men's hockey team. Front Row (L to R): Andy Murray (Coach), Kent Coey, Kevin Melnyk, Glen Williamson, Brad White, Ralph Bradbury, Doug Steeves (Ass’t Coach). Middle Row (L to R): Terry Fishley, Bill Rose, Randy Kalnyk, Avie Hutchinson, Kit Harrison, Tim Morrison, Rob Smith, Jack McTaggert, Tom O’Hara. Back Row (L to R): Don Hurton, Mike Johnston, Darry Stevens, Bob Basiuk, Jeff Taylor, Doug Hedley, Chuck Naish, Terry Arksey (Manager). Missing: Gord Kaluzniak, Lee Gilbert, Gary Kaluzniak, Randy LeClair, Murray Menzies.
Portrait of the Brandon University Bocats men's hockey team. Front Row (L to R): Vern Mott, Avie Hutchinson, Rich Little, Jeff Taylor, Mike Johnston, Hal Burton, Denis Dohie, Brunno Rogger, Rod Winkler, Dan Jackson. Middle Row (L to R): Gary Kaluzniak, Glen Williamson, Darry Stevens, Terry Arksey (Student Manager), Andy Murray (Coach), Doug Steeves (Ass’t Coach), Tim Morrison, Kit Harrison, Brad White. Back Row (L to R): John Swan, Derek Kobernyk, Rick Hopfner, Doug Hedley, John Tresoor, Kelvin Melnyk, Bill Rose, Terry Garden.
Portrait of the Brandon University Bocats men's hockey team. Front Row (L to R): Tim Morrison, Rich Little, Gary Kaluzniak, Vern Mott, John Swan, Brad White, Bill Rose. Second Row (L to R): Doug Hedley, Scott Wray, Gary Clark, John Tweedle, George Birger (Director of Athletics), Rod Winkler, Robert Thome, Vaughan Karpan, Kit Harrison. Third Row (L to R): Brunno Rogger, Rick Hopfner, John Tresoor, Darren Gusdal, Richard Lochhead (Ass’t Trainer), John Olver, Kelvin Melnyk, Howard Hole, Dan Jackson. Fourth Row (L to R): Larry Gillis (Ass’t Coach), Grant Slessor (Student Manager), Dave Kowall (Manager), Andy Murray (Coach), Tom O’Hara (Ass’t Coach), Terry Arksey (Student Manager), Rich Piche (Ass’t Coach). Missing: Scott McLeod.
Murray's Garage opened in 1932 by Melvin Earl Murray. The business was later renamed Murray's of Neepawa in 1964.
Custodial History
See Fonds level description for custodial history
Scope and Content
Murray's Garage opened in 1932 by Melvin Earl Murray. Before it's opening in 1932 the building was used as a truck and storage facility, the business opened for automotive sales after Earl Murray had recieved a contract by General Motors in 1932. The first sale of a vehicle occurred in 1933 when a customer from Winnipeg bought a Pontiac vehicle. During the first few years of operation Earl Murray served as the Office Manager, Parts Manager, and Salesman. In 1934 an additional contract with the International Harvester Co. giving license to the additional sale of farm equipment. This new expansion resulted in the hiring of other staff to handle Parts and Service while the sales of the farm machinery remained Earl's responsibility.
The business aquired many contracts over the course of its existence as such new propoerties were aquired to allow for this expansions and new additions were added to the original building. When the new addition was near completion an explosion occured which resulted in 100% loss of the original building as well as all the contents it enclosed. Luckily, the fire department was able to save most of the new addition. A sizable loan was required for the buisness to rebuild after this disaster. Once the business was open again, car sales, need for parts, and service volume increased resulting in the complete recovery of the buisness.
In 1940 due to the war the purchase of new vehicles was limited to emergency service, it was at this time that General Motors added the Cheverolet-Oldsmobile to their contracts. Shortly after this a tornado hit the building causing substantial damage however it was soon repaired and business resumed.
Earl's son, Gerald, had worked in the business since his return from the war in 1945. He schooled in in Flint Michigan at a General Motors Business Institute to assist his father with the business. In 1960 Gerald took a course in Detroit Michigan in a Post Graduate School of Modern Merchandising and Management. After his completion of this course Gerald moved back to Neepawa and took of the position of Sales Manager at his fathers garage. The business was later renamed Murray's of Neepawa in 1964 when Earl handed the keys to the business over to his son Gerald.
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Description by Jillian Combs. Information from Manitoba Hisotrical Society,
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