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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

Early Years

Author
Book Title
Published by
Ogle, Nathanial
The Colony of Western Australia
1839 Facsimile NSW 1977
O’Brien, J. & Statham Drew, P.
On We Go The Wittenoom Way
Perth 2009
Pashley, A.R.
A Colonial Pioneer The Life and Times of J.N.Drummond
Reynolds, P.
Edmund Stirling: Swan River Pioneer
Perth 2010
Shann, E.O.G.
Cattle Chosen
OUP 1926 reprinted UWAP 1978
Statham Drew, Pamela
James Stirling; Admiral and Founding Governor
UWAP 2003
Statham Drew, Pamela
James Stirling and the Birth of Swan River Colony
Perth 2004
Statham, Pamela
Swan River 1829-1850. Chapter 5 in Stannage, C.T. (ed) A New History of Western Australia
UWAP 1981
Statham, Pamela
The Tanner Letters: Pioneer Saga of Tasmania & Swan River 1831-1845
UWAP 1981
Statham, Pamela
The Role of the Commissariat in W.A.'s Early Economic Development
Australian Economic History Review. Vol.24. March 1984
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