Hugh Davis NormanPrint Page 
A monument commemorates Hugh Davis Norman, founder member and President of the Broome Pearlers Association and former Mayor of Broome 1909-1910. Hugh Norman was the father of Broome pearler, Edgar de Burgh Norman.
Hugh Norman was a partner in the pearling business of Robison and Norman which operated a pearling fleet out of Broome. In 1900, Robison and Norman opened a store in Broome.
Location
| Address: | Hamersley & Weld Streets, Bedford Memorial Park, Broome, 6725 |
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| State: | WA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -17.962605 Long: 122.239333 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Industry |
Dedication
Hugh Davis Norman sailed into Roebuck Bay in the schooner "Mist" in 1887, seeking a safe and suitable site to establish a pearling base and headquarters in the north west of Western Australia for the firm Robison & Norman. He landed on the western shore of Dampier Creek and from 1890 the town of Broome grew.
H.D.Norman was a founder member and a President of the Pearlers Association, Mayor of Broome 1909 and 1910, received the Commission of the Peace from Governor Bedford in 1908, was a patron of the race club, a prominent cricketer and keen golfer, past Master of Roebuck Lodge No 50. W.A.C Delegate of the Pearlers Association to London, Paris and Berlin 1914.
