GEM OF TIME RECIPIENT - WILLIAM de BURGH 2006

William (Bill) de burgh's support of the J S Battye Library of West Australian History is well known to the historical community in Western Australia. Formerly a President of the Royal Western Australian Historical Society and a member of the Friends of Battye Library (Inc.), Bill has contributed greatly with advice to researchers and to the writing of Western Australian history and family history over many years.

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His personal knowledge of, and research through the Battye Library, into Western Australian history make him a valuable member of the community. For his work and contribution to the Shire of Gingin, Bill was made a Freeman of the Shire in 1979.

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Bill has written widely on Western Australian history and is the author of several highly regarded works. Among them are The Breakaways, a history of the de Burgh family; histories of the Cowalla homestead; Neergabby: a history of the Moore River and Lower Gingin Brook; The Old North Road, which tells the story of the old stock route between Perth and Geraldton, and Phoebe Ruth Lefroy: her life and letters.

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Friends of Battye Library would like to add to your many honours, Bill, by listing you as a "Gem of Time" - a list that will last to acknowledge the contribution of outstanding men and women to the recording, collection and preservation of Western Australia's history.