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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2016-04-06 human Ailie Smith; Ken McInnes updated 2026-05-13 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005501b.htm person Fernie Norman AACR2 18 June 1898 25 May 1977 Place of Birth Leederville, Western Australia, Australia Place of Death Claremont, Western Australia, Australia Engineer

Published Technical Papers:

* 1930. Fernie, N. "Water Supplies from Rock Catchments in the W.A. Wheat Belt", 'The Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia', Vol.2, 1930, p.198.
* 1935. Fernie, N., Keating, R.J. "Continuous Welding of Exposed Mains, as Applied to the Goldfields Water Supply", 'The Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia', Vol.7, 1935, p.409.
* 1949. Fernie, N. "The Wundowie Charcoal Iron Wood Distillation Project", 'The Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia', Vol.21, 1949, p.25. (Abstract).

Associated Engineering Works:

* 1935. Restoration of the 328-mile (528 km) water-supply pipeline to Kalgoorlie. (District Engineer)

1920 1920 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Western Australia 1920 1920 Career event - Junior Member (JrIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1923 1923 Education - Bachelor of Engineering (BE), University of Western Australia 1924 1924 Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1930 Career position - District Engineer, Goldfields Water Supply Department 1935 1935 Award - R W Chapman Medal, Institution of Engineers Australia 1936 1936 Education - Master of Engineering (ME), University of Western Australia 1941 1941 Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1943 1943 Career position - Chairman, Western Australia Division, Institution of Engineers Australia 1943 1945 Career position - Member of the Senate, University of Western Australia 13 Sep 1968 13 Sep 1968 Career event - Fellow (FIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Members were designated Fellows on this date.] R. W. Chapman Medal, Institution of Engineers, Australia (1935 - )

Awarded the Medal 1935, with co-author Reginald John Keating, for the paper "Continuous welding of exposed mains, as applied to the Goldfields Water Supply" Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, vol.7, no.12, Dec 1935, pp.409-420, and presented before a General Meeting of the Perth Division of The Institution on 24th June 1935.

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 Fernie, Norman (1898-19771231)

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 'Fernie, Norman', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Fernie, Norman Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource Section: Engineering Heritage : Biographies Engineering Heritage : Biographies Engineering Heritage Australia 2024 Engineering Heritage Australia : wiki website Journal Article: Twentieth Annual Report [1939] Institution of Engineers Australia Twentieth Annual Report [1939] 1940 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia MacLean, E. S. 12 2 47-64 Book Section: Fernie, Norman (1898-1977), engineer Hartley, Richard G. Fernie, Norman (1898-1977), engineer Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1996 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 14: 1940 - 1980 Di-Kel John Ritchie 155-156 Journal Article: Continuous welding of exposed mains as applied to the Goldfields Water Supply Fernie, Norman; Keating, Reginald John Continuous welding of exposed mains as applied to the Goldfields Water Supply 1935 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 7 12 409-420