The 12th of June, 2026 - Day 8 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.
The eighth and final day of the Justice Ride saw Eileen and Marion meet up with other family members to hold a vigil and march through the streets of Wee Waa to commemorate the death of Eddie Murray. The march started at the local park before it made its way past The Imperial Hotel, which is where local police apprehended Eddie back in 1981.
The march then proceeded to the Wee Waa police station, where family say Eddie was murdered by police. Speeches were given and a vigil held. Speakers called for those responsible to be held to account, and for the ongoing spate of Aboriginal deaths in custody across the country to stop. An estimated more than 700 Aboriginal people have died in custody since the report of the Royal Commission was handed down in 1991. Eddie Murray’s case was a driving catalyst for the Royal Commission. Decades later, many of its recommendations have yet to be implemented. Eddie’s family is determined that his death does not remain in vain.
A solemn and emotional but unifying day for the family in memory of Eddie Murray, 45 years after the passing of a much loved son, brother and nephew and uncle.
It was a powerful end to The Justice Ride, and one full of determination for the future.
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