Biographical entry Selfe, Norman (1839 - 1911)

Born
9 December 1839
Teddington, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Died
15 October 1911
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Educator, Engineer and Historian

Summary

Norman Selfe was an engineer and historian. He designed over 50 steamships and torpedo boats including the torpedo boats Acheron and Avernus, built for the New South Wales Government between 1878 and 1879 by the Atlas Engineering Co., Pyrmont.

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Chronology

1855
Life event - Emigrated to Australia from England

Published resources

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Journal Articles

  • 'Norman Selfe engineer and historian', History, 37226, pp. 12-13. Details

Sources used to compile this entry: Murray-Smith, S., 'Selfe, Norman (1839-1911)', in Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 6, Melbourne University Press, 1976. Also available at http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/selfe-norman-4554.

Prepared by: Rebecca Rigby