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Historical resources for Western Australian History
Pamela Statham Drew has compiled the following list of Books and Articles relating to the History of Western Australia.
If you know of any books or articles that could be added to the list please contact Pamela at nickdrew@bigpond.com
Biographies
Author | Book Title | Published By |
|---|---|---|
Bolton, G | Alexander Forrest: His Life & Times | MUP 1958 |
Buchanan, B. | The Journal of Gerald de Courcy Lefroy | Hesperian Press 2010 |
Bunbury, Bill and Jenny | Sounds of the Cockies, Perenjori: 100 years of stories | Shire of Perenjori, 2015 |
Cowan, Peter | Unique Position: A Biography of Edith Dirksey Cowan 1861-1932 | UWAP 1978 |
Cowan, Peter | A Faithful Picture the Letters of Thomas and Eliza Brown 1841-1852 | Fremantle 1977 |
Cranfield, R.E. | The Wittenoom Family in Western Australia | privately published; n.d. |
Crowley Frank | Big John Forrest 1847-1918 | UWAP 2000 |
Davis, R. | Eileen Joyce A Portrait | Fremantle 2001 |
Erickson, Rica | The Drummonds of Hawthornden | Lamb Patterson 1969 |
Erickson, Rica | The Dempsters | UWAP 1978 |
Hasluck, A. | Portrait with Background A Life of Georgiana Molloy | OUP 1955 |
Hasluck, A. | Thomas Peel | OUP 1965 |
Hazzard, M. | Australia’s Brilliant Daughter: Ellis Rowan: Artist, Naturalist, Explorer 1948-1922 | Richmond 1984 |
Hillman, B. (Ed) | The Hillman Diaries 1877-1884 | Perth 1990 |
Johnston, Ruth | The Tranby Hardys | Perth 1988 |
Joske, Prue | Dearest Isabella The Life and times of Isobella Ferguson 1819-1910 | UWA Press 1989 |
Lefroy, R.F.B. | A Varied and Versatile Life: FFB Wittenoom | Hesperian 2003 |
Love, M. | The Sherwood Papers: A Swan River Story | Dalkeith 1996 |
Love, M. | Georgiana Leake’s Wildflower Album: WA’s First Botanical Artist | RWAHS 2010 |
Nairn, J. | Walter Padbury His Life &Times | Padbury 1985 |
O’Brien, J. & Statham Drew, P. | On We Go: The Wittenoom Way | 2009 |
Pow, G. | Barefoot Bandit: The story of Tom Hughes, WA Bushranger. | Maylands 2003 |
Reynolds, Patricia | Edmund Stirling: Swan River Colony Pioneer: A biography of the editor of the Enquirer Newspaper (1812-1897). | Perth: Black Swan Press, 2010 |
Robin, A. de Q | Mathew Blagden Hale The Life of an Australian Pioneer Bishop | Melbourne 1976 |
Russo, G. | Lord Abbot of the Wilderness The life and Times of Bishop Salvardo | Melbourne 1980 |
Statham Drew, P. | James Stirling; Admiral and Founding Governor | UWAP 2003 |
Tauman, Mereb | The Chief: C.Y. O’Connor | UWAP 1978 |
Whittington, Vera | Sister Kate: A Life dedicated to Children in Need of Care | UWAP 1999 |
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