A RARE AUSTRALIAN STERLING SILVER AND KANGAROO FOOT TABLE MESS LIGHTER PRESENTED BY SIR KEITH MURDOCH the swivelling globe shaped gimbal body on a curved and angular openwork stand with solid circular mount holding a kangaroo leg and foot support. Sir Keith Arthur Murdoch (12 August 1885 – 4 October 1952) was an Australian journalist and newspaper proprietor who was the founder of the Murdoch media empire. He amassed significant media holdings in Australia which after his death were expanded globally by his son Rupert.