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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes updated 2026-05-06 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000135b.htm person Selfe Norman AACR2 9 December 1839 15 October 1911 Place of Birth Teddington, Middlesex, England Place of Death Normanhurst, New South Wales, Australia Engineer Educator Consulting engineer 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.

Technical Papers presented to the Engineering Association of New South Wales:

* May 1871. "Compound Engines: Their History and Progress";
* Oct 1873. "Some Remarks on the Connection Between Labour-saving Machinery and Education Question, with a Description of a Coal-getting Machine";
* Sep 1875. "Steam Launches";
* Oct 1876. "Scheme for the Water Supply of Sydney";
* Mar 1886. "Compressed Air and its Applications";
* May 1886. "Our Colonial Built Harbour Steamers";
* Aug 1887. "Railway Brakes";
* Apr 1888. "Our Harbour Steamers";
* Feb 1889. "The Pumping Machinery for the Water Supply of Sydney and Irrigation";
* Sep 1889. "Operation of Power Companies and Power Transmission by Compressed Air";
* Sep 1891. "Railway Brakes";
* Jul 1892. "Notes on the Comparative Advancement Made in Marine Engineering and High Duty Pumps during the Past 50 Years";
* Jun 1893. "Relative Position of the Architect, Engineer, and Builder in Modern Works";
* Oct 1894. "The Rise and Progress of Lift Construction in N.S.W.";
* Mar 1898. "Boiler Settings for Refrigerating and Other Houses";
* Apr 1900. "Sydney and Its Institutions as They Are and Might Be, from an Engineer's Point of View";
* Aug 1902. "Some Remarks on an Australian Marble Cutting Machine";
* Jun 1906. "A Century of Bridge Building and the Great Sydney Bridge Competitions, with a Description of the Foundations of the Accepted Design";
* Apr 1908. "A Comparison on the Strengths of the Principal Compression Members in Three Notable Bridges".

7 Dec 1880 7 Dec 1880 Career event - Member (MInstCE), Institution of Civil Engineers, London 15 Aug 1882 15 Aug 1882 Career event - Member (MIMechE), Institution of Mechanical Engineers, London Dare, Henry Harvey (1867 - 1949)

Norman Selfe MInstCE endorsed Henry Dare's nomination for MInstCE in 1911.

 Engineering Association of New South Wales (1870 - 1919)

Norman Selfe was a founder of the Engineering Association of New South Wales.

 Arnot, Arthur James (1865 - 1946)

Norman Selfe MInstCE endorsed Arthur Arnot's nomination for MInstCE, 1907.

 P. N. Russell and Company (1855 - 1875)

Norman Selfe was the engineer for P. N. Russell and Company

 Sydney Ice Company (1860 - 1862)

Norman Selfe was the engineer behind the Sydney Ice Company, 1860-1862.

 Shellshear, Walter (1856 - 1939)

Norman Selfe MInstCE endorsed Walter Shellshear's nomination for AssocMInstCE 1882, and MInstCE 1892.

 Barraclough, Samuel Henry Egerton (Henry) (1871 - 1958)

Norman Selfe MIMechE supported Henry Barraclough's nomination for MIMechE 1907.

 Cutler, Arthur Edward (1863 - 1935)

Norman Selfe, MInstCE endorsed Arthur Cutler's nomination for AssocMInstCE 1900

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 Selfe, Norman (1839-1911)

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 'Selfe, Norman', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Selfe, Norman Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: 19th Century torpedoes: an annotated bibliography Cahill, Dennis 19th Century torpedoes: an annotated bibliography Melbourne eSchoarship Research Centre, The University of Melbourne 2015 Edited Book: Anything is possible: 100 Australian engineering leaders Engineers Australia Anything is possible: 100 Australian engineering leaders Barton, A.C.T. Institution of Engineers, Australia 2019 Book Section: Selfe, Norman (1839-1911), engineer and educationist Murray-Smith, S. Selfe, Norman (1839-1911), engineer and educationist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1976 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 6: 1851 - 1890 R - Z Bede Nairn 100-101 Journal Article: The machinery employed for artificial refrigeration and ice-making Selfe, Norman The machinery employed for artificial refrigeration and ice-making 1896 Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 30 xxxii-lxxiii Journal Article: Annual address to the Engineering Section Selfe, Norman Annual address to the Engineering Section 1899 Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 33 i-x Journal Article: Annual address to the Engineering Section: A century of Australian engineering. Selfe, Norman Annual address to the Engineering Section: A century of Australian engineering. 1900 Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 34 i-xlviii Journal Article: A Pioneer Refrigerating Engineer Selfe, N. A Pioneer Refrigerating Engineer 1899 Ice and Refrigeration April Resource: Mechanical Engineer Records, 1847-1938 Institution of Mechanical Engineers, London Mechanical Engineer Records, 1847-1938 ancestry.com Resource: Civil Engineer Membership Forms, 1818-1930 Institution of Civil Engineers, London Civil Engineer Membership Forms, 1818-1930 ancestry.com Journal Article: Norman Selfe [Read before the Society, May 26, 1925] Watson, James H (Captain) Norman Selfe [Read before the Society, May 26, 1925] Sydney Royal Australian Historical Society 1925 Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Australian Historical Society 11 4 247-250 Journal Article: Discussion on Mr. W. Shellshear's paper, "On the modern tendency of railway practice" Shellshear, Walter; Wells, W. S.; Selfe, N.; Cruickshank, W. D. Discussion on Mr. W. Shellshear's paper, "On the modern tendency of railway practice" 1889 Minutes of proceedings of the Engineering Association of New South Wales 4 68-69 Book Section: Chapter 7: Harbour works Rich, Norman Chapter 7: Harbour works Crows Nest, New South Wales Engineers Australia 1989 Sydney: from settlement to city: an engineering history of Sydney Don Fraser 151-168 Norman Selfe - Records Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales Norman Selfe - Records ML MSS 3864 1872 - 1948 Family records 1872-1948 including papers regarding plans for a bridge over Sydney Harbour 1899-1909, various reports and letters regarding engineering projects 1872-1901, 1868-1909 and personal material [9 boxes, ML MSS 3864]. 9 boxes