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Norman Selfe (with beard) and Edmund Wolstenhom...

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Norman Selfe (with beard) and Edmund Wolstenhome on velocipede invented by Selfe c1870s

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Deer family collection

The Deers are descendents of Norman Selfe's brother Harry Selfe. While much of the material in the family collection relating to Norman Selfe and his sister Maybanke Anderson is now held in the Mitchell Library, some, including the photographs of Norman Selfe used in the Dictionary, remain with the family. These photographs appear in the Dictionary with the permission of the Deer family.

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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Selfe, Norman

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Engineer, designer and activist, whose visionary plans for Sydney's harbour crossing and education system were not realised until after his death.

Wolstenholme, Edmund

Timber merchant and accountant who deserted his wife Maybanke, and was divorced by her in 1892.

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