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Sydney Technical College, Ultimo c1890s

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Sydney Technical College, Ultimo c1890s

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State Library of New South Wales

[a116252 / PXE 711/252]

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Selfe, Norman

Engineer, naval architect, inventor, urban visionary and advocate of technical education, Norman Selfe was one of Sydney's most energetic and civic-minded citizens. His vision for Sydney included a harbour crossing decades before the Harbour Bridge was built, and an independent system of technical education long before the advent of TAFE. During his lifetime, his efforts were not successful, but many of his innovative ideas were later realised.

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Victorian architecture

Vocational education