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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
Suburban & Regional
Author | Book Title | Published By |
|---|---|---|
Appleyard, R. & Couper, D. | A History of Trayning | UWAP 2009 |
Archer, A. W. | Ravensthorpe Then and Now | |
Arthur, P. L. & Bolton, G. | Voices from the West End; Stories People and Events that shaped Fremantle | WA Museum 2011 |
Austen, Tom | The Streets of Old Perth | Perth 1988 |
Bain, Sister M. A. | Ancient Landmarks: A History of the Victoria District of WA 1839-1894 | UWAP 1975 |
Barker, A. & Laurie, M. | Excellent Connections: Bunbury | Bunbury 1991 |
Battye, J.S. | History of the North West of Australia | |
Bignell, Merle | A Place to Meet: a history of the shire of Katanning, Western Australia | UWAP 1981 |
Bignell, Merle | The Fruit of the Country: a history of the shire of Gnowangerup, Western Australia | WA UWAP 1977 |
Black, D., Holman, J. & Northover J. | Pioneers of the Preston: The Story of T. G. Chapman & S. Gardiner | 2nd Edition Perth 2010 |
Bolton, Geoffrey | Daphne Street – A Community Biography | Fremantle 1996 |
Bourke, Michael | On the Swan: A History of the Swan District | UWAP 1987 |
Braid, E. & Forbes, E. | From Afar a People Drifted : The Story of Koorda, a Wheatbelt Settlement | E Forbes 1997 |
Bridge, P. & Teague, A. (Eds) | The Early Days of the Yilgarn | Hesperian Press 2008 |
Buchanan, Bruce | Chittering – Exploration to Shire | Shire of Chittering 2000 |
Buchanan, Bruce | Wannamal: a history | Curtin Printing Services 1997 |
Bull, M. | White Feather – The story of Kanowna | |
Bunbury, Bill | Rabbits and Spaghetti: Captives and Comrades, Australians, Italians and the War, 1939-1945 | Fremantle Arts Centre Press 1995 |
Burt, J. | The Kimberley | |
Burton, V. | General History of Broome | Broome 2000 |
Carden, F. | Along the Canning | Canning 1965 |
Carter, Jennie & Bevan | Settlement to City: A History of the Armadale District | Armadale 2011 |
Carter, Jennie & Bevan | Bassendean: A Social History | Bassendean 1986 |
Chitty, Wally | Toodyay: the good old days | Hesperian 2004 |
Clack A. C. (Tony) | A Bathing House on the Avon: A History of Bathing and Swimming in York | York Society 1999 |
Clack A. C. (Tony) | Glorious Apostle: A History of the Catholic Church in York | York 2009 |
Clack A. C. (Tony) | Origins of the York Town Hall | York Society 2011 |
Clack A. C. (Tony) | The Photographs of Edward Tours Hamersley | York Society 2001 |
Clement, C. Gresham, J. & McGlashan, H | Kimberley History: People, Exploration and Development | Kimberley Society 2012 |
Clement, Cathy | Old Halls Creek | |
Crab, Dawn | The Way to St Werburgh’s | First published 1974 – reprinted 1991 Albany Advertiser |
Cresswell, G.J. | The Light of Leeuwin: Augusta – Margaret River Shire History | |
Daubney, A. | Pemberton – Family Stories | |
Daubney, A. (Ed) | Northcliffe – I Remember When | |
Dench, P. & Gregg, A. | Carnarvon & Apollo | Perth 2010 |
Downey, H.S.G. | Mosman Park | UWAP 1971 |
Dowson, John | Old Fremantle | Fremantle 2003 |
Dowson, John | Fremantle Port | Fremantle 2011 |
Dowson, John | Old Albany | National Trust 2009 |
Dowson, John | Fremantle – The Immigration Story | |
Eaton, Francis | A History of Quairading 1859-1930: The Golden Grain & the Silver Fleece | Perth 1979 |
Edwards, H. | Port of Pearls- Broome | |
Erickson, Rica | The Victoria Plains | Lamb Patterson 1871 |
Erickson, Rica | Old Toodyay and Newcastle Toodyay | Toodyay 1974 |
Ewers, John | The Western Gateway: 100 years of Local Government in Fremantle WA | Fremantle 1948 |
Garden, Donald | Albany: A Panorama of the Sound from 1827 | Nelson 1977 |
Garden, Donald | Northam, an Avon Valley History | Oxford University Press, Melbourne c1979 |
Glossop, V. | Bunbury’s first settlers | |
Glover, Rhonda | Plantagenet: Rich and Beautiful: A History of the Shire of Plantagenet WA | UWAP 1979 |
Gordon, D. L. | The West Pilbara | |
Gregory, Jenny | City of Light Perth since the 1850’s | Perth 2003 |
Hasluck, A. & Lukis, M. | Victorian and Edwardian Perth | Sydney 1977 |
Heydon, P. R. | Meekatharra – End of the Earth | |
Heydon, P. R. | Westward to the Sea: reminiscences and history of the Carnamah district, 1861-1987 | Carnamah Historical Society 1988 |
Heydon, P. R. | Nannine by the Lake | |
Heydon, P. R. | Wiluna: Edge of Desert | |
Hutchinson, David | A Town Like No Other: The Living Tradition of New Norcia | Fremantle 1995 |
Iredall, N. | The Warren - Early Settlers | |
Jennings, Rodger | Busselton: - outstation on the Vasse, 1830-1850 | Shire of Busselton c1983 |
Jennings, Rodger | Busselton - A Place to Remember 1850-1914 | Shire of Busselton 2000 |
Johnson, Les | Albany Who and What | Western Australian Museum 2001 |
Kerr, A. | North Western Australia | UWA 1962 |
Langford, Stephen Dr. | The Leading Edge: Innovation, Technology and People in Australia’s Royal Flying Doctor Service | UWA Publishing, February 2016 |
Ludbrook, J. | The Big Q- Shire of Quarading | |
Marchant James, Ruth | Cottesloe: A Town of Distinction | Town of Cottesloe, 2007 |
Marchant James, Ruth | Fields of Gold: A History of the Dominican Sisters in WA | Doubleview, W.A. Dominican Sisters of Western Australia, 1999. |
Marchant James, Ruth | Heritage of Pines: A History of the Town of Cottesloe WA | Town of Cottesloe Council, 1977 |
Marchant James, Ruth | Cork to Capricorn: A History of the Presentation Sisters in WA 1891-1991 | Mosman Park, W.A. Congregation of the Presentation Sisters of Western Australia, 1996. |
McDonald, G. & Cooper, W.S. | The Gosnells Story | |
McLaren, G. & Cooper, W. | Beverley – Our Journey Through Time | Beverley 2002 |
Milne, B. | Crossroads A Journey through the Upper Gascoyne | |
Oldham R. & J. | Western Heritage | Perth 1961 |
Palmer, Alex | Yundamindra | |
Palmer, Alex | Paynes Find | |
Palmer, Alex | Yalgoo | Hesperian 1999 |
Parker, Frank | The Road to York: from Guildford to York Western Australia, an early history | Parker Print, 2006 |
Pendal, P. & Davey, K.C. | South Perth – The Vanishing Village | |
Peters, Nonja | Milk and Honey but no Gold: Postwar migration to WA | UWA Press 2001 |
Pitt Morrison, M. and White J. | Western Towns and Buildings | UWA Press 1978 |
Ralph, G.M. | Bullfinch & the Yilgarn Goldfield | |
Reece, R. & Pascoe, R. | A Place of Consequence: A Pictorial History of Fremantle | |
Rogers, A. | Wongan Hills: Work in Progress | |
Saggers, T. | Crossing the Kalgan – Bridges and Jetty | |
Spillman Ken | Hands to the plough: the Shire of Victoria Plains since 1945 | Calingiri, W.A : Shire of Victoria Plains |
Spillman, Ken | Identity Prized A History of Subiaco | UWAP 1985 |
Spillman, Ken | Life was meant to be here: community and local government in the Shire of Mundaring | Mundaring, W.A. : Shire of Mundaring, 2003 |
Spillman, Ken | Tales of a singular city: Subiaco since the 1970s | Subiaco, W.A.: City of Subiaco.
2006 |
Stanley, T. B. | History of St Peter's Church of England, Brunswick Junction | The author, c1953 |
Stannage, C.T. | Lakeside City The Dreaming of Joondalup | UWAP 1996 |
Staples A. C. (Charlie) | They Made Their Destiny: History of the Shire of Harvey 1829-1929 | Shire of Harvey 1979 |
Stokes, J.P. | Cunderdin – Meckering | |
Taggert, N. | Rockingham Looks Back | |
Talbot, L. | Nannup | |
Thomas, A. | Kalkarni The Brookton Story | Brookton 1993 |
Udell, H. | Gin Gin | |
Webb, A. | Kondidin, Kargarin, Hyden Community Time & Place | UWAP 1988 |
Webb, M. & A. | Golden Destiny : Kalgoolie- Boulder | Boulder 1993 |
Whitley E. S. & C. G. S. | HMS Sulphur | Hesperian Press 2010 |
Wright, K. & Wainwright, N. | Kununurra – From Dreams to Reality | |
de Burgh, W. | A Story of Cowella Coast Run 1873-1964 | |
de Burgh, W. | A Story of Swan Location 16 (Woodbridge Guildford) | Hesperian 2008 |
de Burgh, W. | Neergabby |
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