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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2006-10-26 human Annette Alafaci updated 2025-12-09 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004850b.htm person Norrie James Smith AACR2 1820 1883 Place of Birth London, United Kingdom James Norrie studied medicine at St. Thomas' Hospital in London; science and principles of analytical chemistry at King's College in London and chemical training in the laboratory of John and Jacob Bell (founder of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain). Norrie was an early member of the Chemical Society of London and migrated to Australia in 1840. There he set himself up as an analyst, assayer and druggist. He also practised medicine and dentistry, and set up as a photographer and supplier of photographic materials. 1840 Career position - Worked as an analyst and assayer and established his own druggist business 1840 1840 Life event - Migrated to Australia (Sydney) 1844 1871 Career position - Carried out forensic work for the Government 1845 1845 Career position - Gave public lectures in chemistry. Norrie, James Smith (-1883)

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 'Norrie, James Smith', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Norrie, James Smith Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Examination of Nuts of Zamia spiralis Norrie, J.S. Examination of Nuts of Zamia spiralis Sydney Gibbs, Shallard & Co. 1871-1872 The New South Wales Medical Gazette 2 57-58 Journal Article: Analysis of Australian and New Zealand Coals Norrie, J.S. Analysis of Australian and New Zealand Coals Sydney Waugh 1858 The Sydney Magazine of Science and Art, contg. the proceedings of Aust. Hort.& Agric.Soc., and The Phil Soc. NSW 1 94 Journal Article: An improved compound magneto-electric machine; Bunsen's and Herspeth's gas burners; a Society of Arts microscope with 24 mounted objects; an improved portable stereoscopic camera; --all exhibits at meeting of the Philosophical society Norrie, J.S. An improved compound magneto-electric machine; Bunsen's and Herspeth's gas burners; a Society of Arts microscope with 24 mounted objects; an improved portable stereoscopic camera; --all exhibits at meeting of the Philosophical society 1860 The Empire, Thurs., May 17, 1860, page 8 8 Resource: Early Chemists of Sydney McKern, H. H. G. Early Chemists of Sydney 2006 Journal Article: An Explosion of Nitroglycerine in Sydney, 1866: a Window on Chemists and Chemistry in Mid-Nineteenth-Century Australia Collins, David J. An Explosion of Nitroglycerine in Sydney, 1866: a Window on Chemists and Chemistry in Mid-Nineteenth-Century Australia 2000 Historical Records of Australian Science 13 2 131-149 Journal Article: Presidential address Guthrie, F. B. Presidential address 1904 Journal and proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 38 1-21