| Norman Jolly | |||
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| Full name | Norman William Jolly | ||
| Born | (1882-08-05)5 August 1882 Mintaro, South Australia | ||
| Died | 18 May 1954(1954-05-18) (aged 71) Adelaide, South Australia | ||
| Original team | Prince Alfred College | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1899–1900 | Norwood | 14 (0) | |
| 1901–1902 | Sturt | 24 (25) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 1900–1902 | South Australia | 4 | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1902. | |||
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| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
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Norman William Jolly (5 August 1882 – 18 May 1954) was afirst-class cricketer andforester. He wasSouth Australia's firstRhodes Scholar.
Norman William Jolly was born on 5 August 1882 inMintaro,South Australia, the son of storekeeper Henry Dickson Jolly and Annie (née Lathlean).[1] He attendedPrince Alfred College and theUniversity of Adelaide, graduating with aBachelor of Science (BSc).
In 1904, Jolly was the first South Australian to be chosen for aRhodes Scholarship,[2] attendingBalliol College, Oxford. After graduating B.A. fromOxford with a first in natural science in 1907, Jolly studied under (Sir)William Schlich, and briefly in Europe, to obtain the Oxford diploma of forestry.
Jolly was also a leading sporting figure in Adelaide. He played in theSouth Australian Grade Cricket League, rowed in the Adelaide university eight and played for theNorwood Football Club andSturt Football Club in theSouth Australian National Football League (SANFL), representingSouth Australia three times.[3] While living in England in 1907, Jolly played onefirst-class cricket match, forWorcestershire againstOxford University. Batting at number 11, he scored eight and onenot out, and from behind the stumps he picked up three catches, the first being that of Oxford captainEgerton Wright.
Jolly joined theIndian Forest Service inBurma in 1907 but returned to Australia in 1909 to teach atGeelong Church of England Grammar School. In July 1910 he was appointed inaugural headmaster ofPerth Modern School in Western Australia,[4] but resigned in September[5] to take up a position of instructor in forestry for the South Australian Department of Woods and Forests, where he founded the first course in Australia in higher forestry training. From 1911 to 1918, he was Director of Forestry inQueensland, and then became Commissioner of Forests inNew South Wales.[6] In 1925 he became the first Professor in Forestry at Adelaide University.[7]
Jolly retired in 1933 as his health was impaired.[8] He died on 18 May 1954 aged 71 inAdelaide.[9]
In 1957, a memorial grove of trees (Eucalyptus microcorys) and a cairn were established on Moonpar Forest Drive,Nymboi Binderay National Park,Dorrigo, New South Wales, commemorating Jolly's contributions to teaching and practice of forestry.[8]
The Norman Jolly Medal was founded by theInstitute of Foresters of Australia (IFA) after Jolly's death and is the highest and most prestigious honour for outstanding service or contribution to forestry in Australia.[10]
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