Norman Chaffer Explained

Norman Chaffer OAM, FRZS, RAOU (1899 – 22 November 1992) was an Australian businessman, a bird photographer and an amateur ornithologist. He was a pioneer of colour cinematography and won many awards. He was a member of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (RAOU), President 1954–1955, and made a Fellow of the RAOU in 1991. He authored In Quest of Bowerbirds (Rigby, 1984) which was illustrated with his photographs. He was a recipient of the Medal of the Order of Australia.^{[1] [2]}

External links

• Obituary (.pdf file)

Notes and References

1. Keast, Allen. (1994). Obituary. Norman Chaffer OAM, FRZS, FRAOU, 1899–1992. Emu 94: 62.
2. Robin, Libby. (2001). The Flight of the Emu: a hundred years of Australian ornithology 1901–2001. Melbourne University Press: Carlton.