William Chapman Norman b. 1837

  • Artist (Photographer)
A photographer, watchmaker, jeweller, flour miller and sawyer who worked in his father's business in Portland and Hamilton in Victoria and later in Mount Gambier in South Australia from about 1860 until he moved to Naracoorte. He was a photographer in Naracoorte from at least 1878 until his death in 1905.
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Citations

  • Davies, Alan & Stanbury, Peter (1985), 'The Mechanicla Eye in Australia : photography 1841-1900’, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, Vic.

  • Statton, J. (1986), 'Biographical Index of South Australians 1836-1885’, Adelaide, SA.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Periods active
  • 1854 - 1905
  • 1864 - 1870
Other occupations
  • Proprietor of a photographic studio (ANZSIC code: 6991)
  • Jeweller (ANZSIC code: 2591)
  • Watchmaker (ANZSIC code: 2419)
  • Proprietor of a photographic studio (ANZSIC code: 6991)
  • Jeweller (ANZSIC code: 2591)
  • Watchmaker (ANZSIC code: 2419)
Arrivals
  • c.1854 (Portland, Victoria.)
  • c.1850 (South Australia.)
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Place Norfolk, England, UK London, England, UK
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