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Selfe, Norman (1839 - 1911)
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Engineer and Educator
Born: 9 December 1839  Teddington, Middlesex, England.  Died: 15 October 1911  Normanhurst, New South Wales, Australia.
Norman Selfe, a founder of the Engineering Association of New South Wales in 1870, achieved a number of 'firsts' including an ice-making machine, a double-ended screw ferry, a lift and a concrete quay wall. He also designed a cantilever bridge for Sydney Harbour.
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Created: 20 October 1993
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Published by The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre on ASAPWeb, 1994 - 2007
Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project, 1999-2006 by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
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