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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

Maritime and Whaling

Author
Book Title
Published By
Australian Maritime Association
Australian Shipping
1989
Appleyard, Professor Reg
Port Plans: Stirling to O'Connor
Fremantle Studies Volume 7
Blainey, G.
The Tyranny of Distance
Sun Books 1966
Broeze, Frank
An Island Nation
Allen & Unwin 1998
Broeze, Frank
Mr. Brooks and the Australian Trade
MUP 1993
Broeze, Frank
WA until 1869 - A Maritime Perspective
Colwell, Max
Whaling Around Australia
Rigby 1969
Colwell, Max
Ships and Seafarers in Australian Waters
Lansdown Press 1973
Dickson, R.
To King George III Sound for Whales
Dickson, R.
They Kept this State Afloat: Shipbuilders of WA
Douglas, L. et al
Maritime Albany remembered
Drake Brockman, H.
Voyage to Disaster
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