The 8th of June, 2026 - Day 4 of Eileen and Marion Murray’s ‘Justice Ride’ across northern New South Wales. The Murray sisters’ aim is to bring attention to the ongoing epidemic of Aboriginal Deaths in Custody in ‘Australia’ and to demand justice for their brother, Eddie Murray, who they say was murdered by police in the small cotton farming town of Wee Waa in 1981.
On the fourth day, The Justice Ride stopped off at Walgett, where a banner was again displayed in front of the local police station there.
Walgett, on Gomeroi country, was a town also visited by the 1965 Freedom Ride, led by Charlie Perkins, and where there is now a park commemorating these historic events. Back in ‘65, the Walgett RSL was infamous for barring Aboriginal people from entry, including Black Diggers who had fought in Australia’s foreign wars, such as WWII. Perkins and the other Freedom Riders held a protest outside the Walgett RSL during their visit and were jeered at and spat on by local patrons entering the club.
This evening, Eileen and Marion Murray spoke with Leonie Mason at the Walgett RSL. Leonie Mason is the sister of Mark Mason Senior, who, in 2010, was capsicum sprayed, tasered and eventually shot dead by police in his Collarenebri home. A police investigation cleared all the officers involved of any fault or charges. Mark Mason Senior’s family are still fighting for justice.
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