Norman Jolly
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Norman William Jolly was born in Mintaro
, South Australia
. He attended Prince Alfred College
and the University of Adelaide
(B.Sc), and was awarded the first South Australian Rhodes Scholarship
(in 1904 - Balliol College, Oxford
). After graduating B.A. from Oxford with a first in natural science (1907) he studied under (Sir) William Schlich, and briefly in Europe, to obtain the Oxford diploma of forestry.
His sporting ability matched his intellectual brilliance: he played A-grade cricket, rowed in the Adelaide university eight and three times represented South Australia in Australian Rules football. In 1907 he played one first-class cricket
match, for Worcestershire
against Oxford University
. Batting at number 11, he scored 8 and 1 not out
, and from behind the stumps he picked up three catches, the first being that of Oxford captain Egerton Wright.
He joined the Indian Forest Service in Burma in 1907 but returned to Australia in 1909 to teach at Geelong Church of England Grammar School. In 1910, as instructor in forestry for the South Australian Department of Woods and Forests, Jolly founded the first course in higher forestry training in Australia. From 1911 to 1918, he was Director of Forestry in Queensland, and then became Commissioner of Forests in NSW. In 1925 he became the first Professor in Forestry at Adelaide University.
He died aged 71 in Adelaide
.
Mintaro, South Australia
' is an historic town in the eastern Clare Valley, about 128 km north of Adelaide, South Australia. The town lies at the south-eastern corner of the Hundred of Clare.-History:...
, South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
. He attended Prince Alfred College
Prince Alfred College
Prince Alfred College is an independent, day and boarding school for boys, located on Dequetteville Terrace, Kent Town, near the centre of Adelaide, South Australia...
and the University of Adelaide
University of Adelaide
The University of Adelaide is a public university located in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1874, it is the third oldest university in Australia...
(B.Sc), and was awarded the first South Australian Rhodes Scholarship
Rhodes Scholarship
The Rhodes Scholarship, named after Cecil Rhodes, is an international postgraduate award for study at the University of Oxford. It was the first large-scale programme of international scholarships, and is widely considered the "world's most prestigious scholarship" by many public sources such as...
(in 1904 - Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College , founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England but founded by a family with strong Scottish connections....
). After graduating B.A. from Oxford with a first in natural science (1907) he studied under (Sir) William Schlich, and briefly in Europe, to obtain the Oxford diploma of forestry.
His sporting ability matched his intellectual brilliance: he played A-grade cricket, rowed in the Adelaide university eight and three times represented South Australia in Australian Rules football. In 1907 he played one first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
match, for Worcestershire
Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire...
against Oxford University
Oxford University Cricket Club
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. Batting at number 11, he scored 8 and 1 not out
Not out
In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
, and from behind the stumps he picked up three catches, the first being that of Oxford captain Egerton Wright.
He joined the Indian Forest Service in Burma in 1907 but returned to Australia in 1909 to teach at Geelong Church of England Grammar School. In 1910, as instructor in forestry for the South Australian Department of Woods and Forests, Jolly founded the first course in higher forestry training in Australia. From 1911 to 1918, he was Director of Forestry in Queensland, and then became Commissioner of Forests in NSW. In 1925 he became the first Professor in Forestry at Adelaide University.
He died aged 71 in Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
.
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- N. B. Lewis, 'Jolly, Norman William (1882 - 1954)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 9, Melbourne University Press, 1983, p. 504.
- Australian Forestry School
- Commonwealth–state relations