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A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE LIFE OF HOPELAND SCHOOL 1924-1994 Johnson, Jan & Mead, Sue A history of Hopeland School for the children of Group Settlements 43,45,46 and 47. It traces the history of the school buildings and contains the names of pupils and teachers in the school from 1924 to its closure in 1978.
No
Johnson, Jan & Mead, Sue;
0 64620 949 3
 
A CENTENARY HISTORY OF THE AUSTRALIAN NATIVES ASSOCIATION Menadue, John E. Australian Natives Association, a history.
Yes
Horticultural Press, 1971;
0 95996 910 1
 
A CENTURY OF SCRIPPING McIlwraith, John Eyres Reed Limited, stockbroker, a history of the first 100 years.
 
Eyres Reed, 1996.  
A COLONY DETAILED: The First Census of WA 1832 Berryman, Ian
(Editor)
Numerical Listing with notes on the persons recorded. Notes on deaths in the Colony from inception until 1832 census. People who arrived but cannot be accounted for in the census and detail about them. Ship arrivals giving details - April 1829 and July 1832, name of the Ship, the Captain, where it originated the voyage and arrival date.
 
Creative Research, 1979;
0 90846 902 0
Ronnie Bates
A CRY IN THE WIND Austen, Tom Conflict in Western Australia 1829-1929. Charts the thorny path of racial conflict over WA's first 100 years of settled history.
Yes
Darlington Publishing Group, 1998;
0 95871 062 7
 
A FAITHFUL PICTURE: The letters of Eliza and Thomas Brown at York in the Swan River Colony 1841-1852 Cowan, Peter
(Editor)
Describing the Swan River Colony in its second decade of existence, the letters were written for the most part by Eliza Brown to her father, William Bussey of Oxfordshire
No
Fremantle Arts Centre Press;1977;
0 909 144 08 7
 
A FINE COUNTRY TO STARVE IN Bolton, G.C. Describes the impact of the 1930's depression on Perth and the West Australian hinterland.
Yes
UWA Press, 1972;
0 85564 061 8
Christine Hearne
A HISTORY OF KING EDWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN, SUBIACO, WESTERN AUSTRALIA 1916-1966 Cohen, Bertram Clarence & Hutchinson, R.L. King Edward Memorial Hospital, Perth - a history.
 
King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women, 1966  
A HISTORY OF TOODYAY Thomas, Alf Thornley A history of the Shire of Toodyay, published for the Toodyay Road Board 1949 (with a list of Ratepayers).
No
Sands & McDougall, 1949  
A LINE ON KALAMUNDA Harper-Nelson, John
(Compiler & Editor)
Intended to give readers an appreciation that there is much of interest in the Kalamunda area.
Yes
The Nine Club; Artlook;1978;
0 908 112 08 4
Christine Uphill
A PLACE TO MEET Bignell, Merle A history of the Shire of Katanning.
Yes
University of WA Press, 1981;
0 85564 202 5
Anne Wheel
A PLEASANT PASSAGE Richardson, Henry The journals of Henry Richardson, Surgeon Superintendent aboard the convict ship, Sultana. (Index held at Battye Library)
Bruce Graham
F.B.L. - 1990
910.4 GRA
(Battye Library)
Fremantle Arts Centre Press, 1990;
0 94920 670 9
 
A RICH ENDOWMENT Spillman, Ken Government and mining in Western Australia 1829-1994. Commemorated the centenary of the Dept. of Minerals and Energy.
Yes
UWA Press, 1993;
1 87556 023 8
 
A STORY OF A HUNDRED YEARS: Western Australia, 1829-1929 Colebatch, Sir Hal
(Editor)
A centennial history of WA.
Bruce Graham
F.B.L. - 1991
994.1 STO
(Battye Library)
Govt. Printer, 1929  
ABORIGINAL PERTH AND BIBBULMUN BIOGRAPHIES AND LEGENDS Bates, Daisy
(ed. P. J. Bridge)
A collection of her writings on the now extinct Aboriginals of the Perth & South West area. Customs, beliefs, biographies.
 
Hesperian Press;
0 85905 135 8
 
ABORIGINES OF NEW NORCIA, 1845-1914 Green, Neville & Tilbrook, Lois
(Compilers)
Volume VII of the Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians
Yes
UWA Press, 1994;
0 85564 295 5
 
ABORIGINES OF THE ALBANY REGION, 1821-1898 Green, Neville Volume VI of the Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians
Yes;
UWA Press, 1989;
0 85564 294 7
 
ABORIGINES OF THE SOUTHWEST REGION, 1829-1840 Hallam, Sylvia & Tilbrook, Lois
(Compilers)
Volume VIII of the Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians
Yes
UWA Press, 1990;
0 85564 296 3
 
AGNEW Palmer, Alex Agnew, a history.
 
Hesperian Press;
0 85905 267 2
 
ALBANY: A Panorama of the Sound from 1827 Garden, Donald S. A history of the settlement of the Port of Albany, set in the social and political fabric of WA.
Yes
Thomas Nelson, Melb. Vic, 1977;
0 17005 167 6
Christine Hearne
ALL IN MY STRIDE Harris, Richard John Gilmour's story, Changi to world champion. Biography of West Australian Japanese POW survivor and WA's most decorated veteran athlete.
 
Hesperian Press, 1999;
0 85905 260 5
 
ALL MEN BACK Bee, William Arthur The experience of W. Bee as a sailor on HMAS Perth, sunk by the Japanese and as POW on the Burma Railyway and in Japanese coal mines. Appendix lists the crew of the HMAS Perth and their fate, includes maps of POW campsites.
 
Hesperian Press, 1998;
0 85905 254 0
 
ALONG THE CANNING Carden, F.G. A history of the Shire of Canning District, Western Australia.
Yes
Shire of Canning, 1968  
ALPHABETICAL INDEX TO THE 1954 LIST OF CANCELLED GOLD MINING LEASES WHICH HAVE PRODUCED GOLD Bridge, Peter All old leases in WA with ore and gold production and some dates listed by name of lease or mine.
 
Hesperian Press, 1972;
0 85905 005 X
 
ANZAC SQUADRON, The Ashworth, Norman A history of the 461 squadron RAAF, 1942-1945.
Yes
Hesperian Press, 1994;
0 85905 198 6
 
AN EMPTY LAND - Pioneers & pioneering in Australia Kirwan, Sir John Pioneers with a WA emphasis.
Yes
Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1936  
AN ISLAND UNTO ITSELF Marchant, Prof. L.R. The biography & history of W. Dampier, his times and exploration in West Australia 1688-1699.
(In Progress)
Hesperian Press;
0 85905 120 X
Indexer -
Val Ward
AND IF HER DROUGHTS ARE BITTER Linke, Gladys The story of Carnegie Station and the Linke family.
 
Hesperian Press;
0 85905 228 1
 
AND SOME FOUND GRAVES Aspinall, John Aspinall, John - transcribed diary. He came from New Zealand & travelled through Coolgardie in 1895-96. His lonely grave is near Laverton.
 
Hesperian Press, 1993;
0 85905 186 2
 
ANGELS OF GERALDTON, The Angel, Gary Angel family of Geraldton and South Australia. Includes family trees in the index.
Yes
Lamb Printers, 1991;
0 64605 540 2
Janice Hayes
AS I REMEMBER THEM Stewart, Noel Reminiscences of the author written as a tribute to women in the public eye in Perth from about 1910 to 1939. Includes details of many of the activities and voluntary organisations in which they were engaged.
(Completed)
Christine Uphill
Artlook Books, 1987:
0 86445 080 X
Christine Uphill
ASIAN IMMIGRANTS TO WESTERN AUSTRALIA, 1829-1901 Atkinson, Anne
(Compiler)
Volume V of the Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians
Yes
UWA Press, 1988;
0 85564 287 4
Kathy Robinson
AUSTRALIA TWICE TRAVERSED Giles, Ernest A narrative compiled from the journals of five exploring expeditions into and through central South Australia and Western Australia from 1872 to 1876 by Ernest Giles.
Yes
Hesperian Press, 1995;
0 85905 206 0
 
AUSTRALIAN ROLL OF HONOUR, NATIONAL HONOURS & AWARDS 1975-1996, The Taylor, Alister National Honours and Awards, in some cases has names of a persons older Ancestors.
Yes
Roll of Honour Publications, 1997;
0 90857 857 1
Ronnie Bates
AUSTRALIA'S FIGHTING SONS OF THE EMPIRE Compilation Portraits and biographies of Australians in the Great War.
(Completed)
Christine Uphill
Palmer & Ashworth, 1920 Shyama Peebles
BACK TO THE GOLDFIELDS: Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie, 1892 to 1940 Bingley, A.N.
(Albert Norris)
Gold mines and mining, Kalgoorlie, Coolgardie and Boulder.
(In Progress)
Hesperian Press & Mobil Oil Australia, 1988;
0 85905 121 8
Indexer -
Julie Clift
BAREFOOT IN THE CREEK Burton, L.C. Group Settlement, an account of a childhood In Margaret River.
No
UWA Press for the C. & J. Staples SW Region Pub. Fund, 1997;
1 875560 83 1
 
BATTLING FOR GOLD Marshall, J. John Marshall, adventurer, journalist, public figure and Digger's leader on the Coolgardie-Kalgoorlie goldfield wrote of early days on the fields.
(Completed)
Christine Hearne
Hesperian Press;
0 85905 040 8
Christine Hearne
BECKONING WEST, The Smith, Eleanor Trotman, H.S - His story and the Canning Stock Route.
Yes
Hesperian Press;
0 85905 251 6
 
BECOMING BODDINGTON Ferrell, John A history of the early settlement of Boddington and surounding district from the 1860's. Some early settlers mentioned are BATTS, FARMERS, FAWCETTS, POLLARD and many others.
Yes
Shire Of Boddington, 1992;
0 646 07347 8
0 646 07348 6 (paperback)
Beryl Dickson
BELOVED TEACHER Murray, Keith O. (Keith Owen) Biographical novel, tells of the life of Dorothy Murray, a pioneer teacher at Lake Hinds near Wongan Hills (1913-16). With accompanying photographs. (First published 1995)
 
Access Press, 1996;
0 86445 102 4
 
BEYOND BOUNDARY FENCES McDonald, G.J.C. The early Murchison goldfields characters, aboriginals, bushmen and outlaws.
(Completed)
Christine Uphill
Hesperian Press;
0 85905 207 9
Christine Uphill
BICENTENNIAL DICTIONARY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIANS, PRE-1829-1888, The; (Volume I. A-C) Erickson, Rica
(Compiler)
Based on biographies submitted by the public for the Dictionary of Western Australians (published 1979) with additional material submitted later and extracted from various Church records and other sources.
Yes
UWA Press, 1988;
0 85564 270 X
Barbara Paramor

Janice
Hayes
BICENTENNIAL DICTIONARY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIANS, PRE-1829-1888, The; (Volume II. D-J) Erickson, Rica
(Compiler)
Based on biographies submitted by the public for the Dictionary of Western Australians (published 1979) with additional material submitted later and extracted from various Church records and other sources.
Yes
UWA Press, 1988;
0 85564 273 4
Barbara Paramor

Janice
Hayes


Kathy Robinson
BICENTENNIAL DICTIONARY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIANS, PRE-1829-1888, The; (Volume III. K-Q) Erickson, Rica
(Compiler)
Based on biographies submitted by the public for the Dictionary of Western Australians (published 1979) with additional material submitted later and extracted from various Church records and other sources.
Yes
UWA Press, 1988;
0 85564 276 9
Barbara Paramor

Janice
Hayes


Kathy Robinson
BICENTENNIAL DICTIONARY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIANS, PRE-1829-1888, The; (Volume IV. R-Z) Erickson, Rica
(Compiler)
Based on biographies submitted by the public for the Dictionary of Western Australians (published 1979) with additional material submitted later and extracted from various Church records and other sources.
Yes
UWA Press, 1988;
0 85564 277 7
Barbara Paramor

Janice
Hayes


Kathy Robinson
BICYCLE AND THE BUSH, The Fitzpatrick, Jim Bicycle history and its effect on the Australian outback, many WA names and photo's.
Yes
Hesperian Press;
0 85905 250 8
 
BLAZING THE WESTERN TRAILS Gomm, Leslie J. Kennedy, William, pathfinder, preacher and pioneer - his life and work.
No
Baptist Home Mission, 1991;
0 64606 413 4
 
BODY AND SOUL - An Aboriginal View Piele, Anthony R. Aboriginal concepts of medicine. Piele spent many years at Balgo. Kukatja people. Kimberley.
 
Hesperian Press, 1997;
0 85905 233 8
 
BOWYANGS & BOOMERANGS O'Reilly, M.J.
'Mulga Mick'
Mulga Mick's account of life in WA, NT, SA and TAS and his mining of gold, wolfram, opals and osmiridium. Swagging, Afghans, camels, mica mines and life from the 1890's in the Australian bush.
(Completed)
Val Ward
Hesperian Press;
0 85905 063 7
Val Ward
BRAND ON HIS COAT, The Erickson, Rica
(Editor)
The biographies of WA transportees of the 19th century.
 
University of WA Press, 1983;
0 85564 223 8
 
BRIDE SHIPS, The: Experiences of Immigrants Arriving In Western Australia, 1849-1889 Erickson, Rica UK immigrants to WA in the 1800's who became settlers. An important social history.
(Yes)
Reproduced
Hesperian Press, 1992;
0 85905 162 5
Janice Hayes
BRUCE ROCK: The Story of a District Ewers, John K. Bruce Rock.
(In progress)
Bruce Rock District Road Board, 1959; Indexer -
Jenny
Buckingham
BUILDING A STATE Le Page, J.S.H. The story of the Public Works Department of Western Australia 1829-1985
Yes
Water Authority of Western Australia, 1986;
0 72446 862 5
 
BULLWINKEL Manners, Norm The first full biography of Sister Bullwinkel, sole survivor of a group of Australian nurses murdered by the Japanese on Banka Island in 1941. Machine gunned and starved, she survived to return to high office in Australian nursing.
 
Hesperian Press;
0 85905 265 5
(In preparation)
 
BUT WESTWARD LOOK - Nursing in WA 1829-1978 Hobbs, Victoria Nursing in WA, a history.
Yes
UWA Press, 1980;
0 85564 179 7
 
CALVERT'S GOLDEN WEST: Albert Frederick Calvert, A Biography And Bibliography Blackburn, Geoff The enigmatic Calverts and their role in WA history with full bibliography. Discovery and exploration. Explorers. Calvert, Albert Frederick. Calvert, John. Scientific expeditions.
(In Progress)
Hesperian Press, 1997;
0 85905 241 9
Indexer -
Steve Wellburn
CAMELS AND THE OUTBACK Barker, Herbert M. Camels and WA desert travel. A good read and information about Afghans & Aboriginal people.
Yes
Hesperian Press, 1995;
0 85905 182 X
First pub. 1964
 
CANNING STOCK ROUTE Gard, Ronele & Eric Canning Stock Route - travellers guide for a journey trhough history, with photographs.
Yes
Western Desert Guides, 1991;
0 73164 433 6
 
CHALLENGE & THE CHANCE, The: The Colonisation and Settlement of North West Australia 1861-1914 Forrest, Kay The colonisation and settlement of North West Australia 1861-1914 focusing on black-white relationships, and the changing attitudes and moralities of white Australians when they too became indigenous. Colonisation. Aborigines.
(Yes)
Reproduced
Hesperian Press, 1996;
0 85905 217 6
Christine Uphill
CHASING THE WEIGHT 1886-1912 Cammilleri, Frederick Kimberley in 1886 to Pilbara, Ashburton, Murchison, Kalgoorlie, Greenbushes and Donnybrook. Pioneer prospector, Cammilleri was the first man to dig and peg on the Golden Mile lodes.
(Completed)
Amanda Lovitt
Hesperian Press, 1986;
0 85905 085 8
Amanda Lovitt
CHILDREN'S FRIEND SOCIETY, The Blackburn, Geoff Juvenile migrants to Western Australia, South Africa and Canada 1834-1842
Yes
Access Press, 1993;
0 94979 573 9
Marilyn Carter
CLAREMONT A HISTORY Bolton, Geoffrey and Gregory, Jenny Claremont, a history.
Yes
UWA Press, 1999;
1 876268 38 7
 
CLAUDE DE BERNALES: The magnificent miner Colebatch, Hal De Bernales was controversial. But in WA, his mining industry helped keep the State afloat. His origins, rise, fall and legacy.
 
Hesperian Press, 1996;
0 85905 200 1
 
COLONY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, The: A Manual for Emigrants 1839 Ogle, Nathaniel Published in 1839 to draw the attention of the English public to the advantages of the Swan River Colony. Geographical description, colonisation, the aboriginal people, colonial government, land system, natural history, agriculture & industry & religious institutions.
Some indices - Assignment of Lands
James Fraser, London, 1839;
John Ferguson P/L, 1977;
0 909134 07 3
Christine Uphill
(Assignment of Lands only)
COLOURFUL TALES OF THE WESTERN AUSTRALIAN GOLDFIELDS King, Norma Traces the fortunes of towns, companies, mines, families and individuals on the Western Australian goldfields from boom-time to depression.
(In progress)
Rigby, 1980;
0 7270 1127 8
Indexer -
Christine
Uphill
COME IN BILLY NAIRN Nairn, John Nairn family, who arrived in WA in 1829.
Yes
North Stirling Press, 1980;
0 95975 274 9
 
CONQUEST AND SETTLEMENT Blackburn, Geoff The history of the 21st Regiment of Foot and its role in WA history. Accounts of the suppression of the native uprisings of the 1830s and appendices on the men as soldiers & settlers, extensive biographical details and genealogical charts.
 
Hesperian Press, 1999;
085905 254 0
 
CONVICTS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA, 1850-1887 Erickson, Rica & O'Mara, Gillian Volume IX of the Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians
Yes
UWA Press, 1994;
1 87556 044 0
Janice Hayes
COOLGARDIE GOLD Gaston, Albert The discovery of gold at Coolgardie. Gaston recalls the dust that was ever present, willy-willies, flies and ants, tinned dishes, shakers, water-bags, condensers, salt lakes, 'tinned dog', camel teams, Coolgardie safes and crowded bars. Eastern goldfields. Gold mines and mining.
Bruce Graham
F.B.L.- 1991
994.16 GAS
(Battye Library)
Hesperian Press, 1984;
0 85905 041 6
 
COSSACK GOLD Owen, W.L.
(William Lambden)
Gold, pearling, aboriginals, diamonds, murder and madness in the great but empty North. Life of the North West from the 1880s to the 1930s. The chronicles of an early goldfields Warden.
 
Hesperian Press, 1984;
0 85905 043 2
 
CUNDERDIN-MECKERING: A Wheatlands History Stokes, Joseph Placid Born at Northam of a Cunderdin farming family, the author traces the history of the Shire from the days when it was the home of the Balardong tribe to the 1980's period of well established farmers.
Yes
Hyland House Publishing Pty Ltd, 1986;
0 908090 98 6
 
CYCLOPEDIA OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA Battye, James Sykes A concise history of early Western Australia with biographical data on over 950 pioneers and their families. First published 1912-13.
Yes
(partial)
Hesperian Press, 1985;
0 85905 072 6
 
DAUGHTERS OF MIDAS, The King, Norma The history of women on the goldfields from an author with a rich personal knowledge of and insight into goldfields life.
(Yes)
Reproduced
Hesperian Press, 1998;
0 85905 124 2
Christine Uphill
DEAREST ISABELLA: The Life and Letters of Isabella Ferguson 1819-1910 Joske, Prue  
 
UWA Press for C&J Staples, South West Region Publications Fund Committee, 1989;
0 85564 262 9
 
DESERT RAILWAY, The Adam-Smith, Patsy A good record with lots of photos of the building of the Trans Australia Railway.
 
Rigby, 1974;
0 85179 675 3
 
DESERT SCHOOL Green, Neville Teaching in the Warburton Ranges of WA.
No
Fremantle Arts Centre Press, 1983;
0 94920 686 5
 
DISMAL TRADER, The Liveris, Leonie B. The undertaker business in Perth, 1860-1939.
Yes
A.F.D.A. (W.A.), 1991;
0 64605 582 8
 
DO NOT YIELD TO DESPAIR Donaldson, M. & Elliot, I.
(Editors)
The bush diaries of Frank Hann 1895-1908, Townsville, QLD to Kimberley, eastern Pilbara, Parkers Range south and the Laverton-Wiluna area to Oodnadatta.
Yes
Hesperian Press, 1988;
0 85905 226 5
 
DOLLYPOT Bridge, P. J.
(Editor)
A collection of prospectors and miners stories. Humour, hard luck, life, people and poetry of the goldfields from the Kimberley to Ravensthorpe.
No
Hesperian Press, 1987;
0 85905 100 5
 
DRAWN TO MT. MAGNET: Wanners, dolly pots, shears Day, Lorna & Morrissey, Karen The history of Mt. Magnet. Lists many of the early residents.
Yes
Shire of Mount Magnet, 1995;
0 646 23546 X
Shirley Brown
DUMBLEYUNG AND DISTRICTS: Short Stories Various A collection of stories and anecdotes - not a complete history.
Yes
Leaderpress, 1999;
0 646377 68 X
Anne Wheel
DUPEROUZEL FAMILY IN AUSTRALIA, The Mitchell, Lynette Ann Duperouzel family, a family history starting in France and winding their way through England to Western Australia as a convict and tracing the generations to today.
Yes
Blakir Pty Ltd, 1994;
0 646 18825 9
Judy Decker
DURING THE PASSAGE OF TIME Green, Robert H.N. Green, Wilks, Crudace, Griffin, Jacobs families and others. Lived in Kalgoorlie, Norseman, Coolgardie, Manjimup, East Kirup etc. Author's family story from arrival from UK to VIC, SA,TAS and WA.
No
Access Press, 1986;
I 094979 520 8
Dianne Haywood
EAGLES NEST, The: Larkinville, the Golden Eagle and the Great Depression Bridge, Peter J. An in depth look at Larkinville in the 1930s. Includes a systematic collection of reports of the goldrush, descriptions of 'Larkinville City', details of all nuggets known to be found there including the Golden Eagle, well indexed biographies of many of the prospectors and an examination of the prospecting schemes and political efforts to counteract the depression.
(Yes)
Reproduced
Hesperian Press, 1999;
085905 274 5
Christine Uphill
EASTWARD TO THE AVON Giblett, Ronald A. Giblett Family of Northam, from family documents collected and researched by the author.
Yes
R. Giblett, [1993?];
0 64613 089 7
Janice Hayes
ECHOES OF THE PAST Verschuer, Mavis Albany, a collection of life stories of elderly Albany citizens many who pioneered the Goldfields & Great Southern. Family histories and old photographs.
 
Vanguard Service Print, 1978.  
ELIZABETH & BOB Wellburn, Elizabeth The story of a Group Settlement family from Group 65 in the Pemberton area, Western Australia during the years 1924-1935.
(Completed)
Steve Wellburn
Jorgensen Printers, 1984. Steve Wellburn
ELSEWHERE FINE Dimer, Karl Dimer family history. The Nullabor, Nanambinia Station, early pastoral pioneering.
Note: Sound recording of a speech by the author to Esperance Historical Society in 1973 held by Battye Library.
 
Karl Dimer, 1989;
0 95886 579 5
 
ENTOMBED MINER, The Austen, Tom Bonnie Vale, account of the rescue of Modesto Varischetti in1907
Yes
St. George Books, 1986;
0 86778 027 4
 
ERNEST GILES: Explorer and Traveller, 1835-1897 Ericksen, Ray A Biography of Western Australia's greatest explorer.
Yes
Hesperian Press, 1997;
0 85905 240 0
 
ESPERANCE YESTERDAY & TODAY 1964 Rintoul, John  
 
Service Print Co., 1964  
EXCELLENT CONNECTIONS Barker, Anthony J & Laurie, Maxine A History of Bunbury 1836-1990.
Yes
City of Bunbury, 1992;
0 64607 126 2
 
EXPEDITIONS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA 1837-1839 Grey, George, Sir Journals of two expeditions of discovery in North-west and Western Australia, during the years 1837, 38, and 39. Grey's party suffered shipwreck, starvation and thirst on their long travels from the Kimberley to Perth. (Two volumes).
Bruce Graham
F.B.L. - 1991
919.41 GRE
(Battye Library)
Hesperian Press, 1984;
0 85905 046 7
 
FATE OF THE ARTFUL DODGER Buddee, Paul Parkhurst (Prison) boys transported to Australia and New Zealand 1842-1852
Yes
St. George Books, 1984;
0 86778 017 7
Sharon McBride
FIELDS, The Templeman, Ian
McDonald, Bernadette
Coolgardie Goldfields 1892-1912, reproduced early photographs. (Pictorial work).
 
Fremantle Arts Centre Press, 1988;
0 94920 639 3
 
FIFTY YEARS AFLOAT Cameron, Hugh The memoirs of a ferryman and boatbuilder on the Swan River and Rottnest run.
 
Hesperian Press, 1996;
0859052133
 
FLIGHT OF DIAMONDS Tyler, W., Major The 1942 Japanese attack on Broome and the loss of $12m in diamonds still unrecovered. Illustrations of Japanese, Dutch, US and Australian personnel involved in the disaster.
(in progress)
Hesperian Press, 1987;
0 85905 105 6
Indexer -
John Linton
FOOTPRINTS ACROSS OUR LAND Crugnale, Jordan
(Compiler)
Western Desert women, Lumu Nungurrayi ... [et al.]. Short Stories.
Name Index
Magabala Books, 1995;
1 87564 115 7
 
FORCED LABOUR FOR THE WEST: Parkhurst Convicts "Apprenticed" in Western Australia 1842-1851 Gill, Andrew The story of the juvenile convicts from Parkhurst Prison who were transported to Western Australia and apprenticed to early pioneer families.
(Yes)
Reproduced
Blatellae Books, 1997;
0 9593472 5 9
Sharon McBride
FRANCE AUSTRALE Marchant, Leslie Ronald French explorations and attempts to found a penal colony and strategic base in south Western Australia 1503-1826.
Yes
Artlook Books, c1982;
0 86445 104 0
 
FROM BRIDGE FARM TO TURNER COTTAGE McKay, Isobel E. History of the Turner family of Serpentine and of the restoration of Turner Cottage by the McKay family. Elizabeth Turner was the daughter of Henry & Elizabeth Martin who arrived in WA per "Simon Taylor" in 1842.
No
I.E. McKay c.1988;
0 73163 508 6
 
FROM CAPTAINS TO COLONELS Grant, James Ritchie Western Australian Defence Force from 1861 to 1901, a photogrpahic account.
 
John Burridge Military Antiques, c1991;
0 95989 425 X
 
FROM CONVICT TO GENTLEMAN Bursill, Jack (John Desmond) Bursill, William, 1803 to 1872 and his wife Hannah, a history of his life and times, a record of his family : from Campbelltown to Coolgardie, the story of Timothy Bursill and his wife Jane.
 
J. Braby, c1994  
FROM SUSSEX TO THE SOUTH LAND Spice, Mary Saul and Sarah Spice and some of their descendants, their story. They arrived in WA per "Hooghly" in Feb 1830, Upper Swan & later Bindoon areas.
Yes
M. Spice, 1991;
0 64611 394 1
Sharon McBride
FROWNING FORTUNES Burton Jackson, J.L.; Petchell, Bill; Higham, Malcolm Discovery of the Williams River district by Thomas Bannister and the land grants problem in the 1830's.
Yes
Hesperian Press, 1993;
0 85905 118 0
 
FRUIT OF THE COUNTRY, The Bignell, Merle A history of the Shire of Gnowangerup, including part of south coast - before the Shire was split.
Yes
University of WA Press, 1977;
0 85564 125 8
Anne Wheel
GATHER NO MOSS Linklater, William
& Tapp, Lynda
Biography of NT bushman Billy Miller Linklater with much detail of early characters.
 
Hesperian Press, 1997;
0 8590 523 2 X
 
GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELS IN CENTRAL AUSTRALIA FROM 1872 TO 1874 Giles, Ernest Giles earliest expeditions - a companion volume to Australia Twice Traversed.
 
Corkwood Press, 1995;
0 64624 262 8
 
GHOSTS IN KHAKI Cody, Les The history of the 2/4th Machine Gun Battalion, 8th Australian Division, A.I.F., formed in Northam in 1940 of 950 recruits from across the State.
 
Hesperian Press, 1997;
0 85905 235 4
 
GINGIN: 1830 to 1960 Udell, Hazel Outlines the settlement and economic and social development of the Shire including Beermullah and the Town of Gingin and traces the families of the earliest settlers.
Yes
Shire of Gingin & Wescolour Press, 1980;
0 9596765 1 1
Christine Uphill
GIRL FROM GOLDEN GATE Ingram, Shirley Y. Detailed accounts of pre-war life on the goldfields, in Perth and Sydney and in the nursing profession in both cities.
 
Access Press, c1997;
0 86445 115 6
 
GLITTERING YEARS, The: Kalgoorlie and Boulder 1907-1928 Bennett, Arthur L. The author lived in Kalgoorlie 1907-1928 and spent 7 years on the literary staff of the 'Kalgoorlie Miner'. Glimpses of the people, places and history of Kalgoorlie and Boulder.
Yes
St. George Books, 1981;
0 86778 021 5
Christine Uphill
GOLD & GHOSTS
(VOLUMES I & II)
De Havelland, David W. Prospectors' guide to metal detecting and history of the Australian Goldfields. Maps and photographs.
Yes
Hesperian Press, c1985;
0 8590 5077 7
 
GOLD AND TYPHOID: Two Fevers Whittington, Vera Social history of WA, 1891-1900
Yes
UWA Press, 1988;
0 85564 274 2
 
GOLD AT PEAK HILL Heydon, Philip Robert The discovery of gold in 1892 by Wilson and partners, the history of the town of Peak Hill and its characters.
(Yes)
Reproduced
Hesperian Press, 1991;
0 85905 153 6
Christine Uphill
GOLD IN THE BLOOD Doughty, James Larkinville, Wiluna & Nullagine. Stories of prospecting and people.
No
Rigby, 1977;
0 72700 457 3
 
GOLD IN THE GASCOYNE McDonald, Rhonda McDonald family, gold mines and mining, Gascoyne, Mangaroon
(In progress)
R. McDonald, 1985;
0 95901 350 4
Indexer -
Loellen Clark
GOLD ON THE MURCHISON Heydon, Philip Robert Cue and Day Dawn - their history, people and progress. With photographs, anecdotes and material from their own newspapers.
Yes
Hesperian Press, 1986;
0 85905 066 1
Ronnie Bates
GOLD STEALERS, The Purdue, Brian The murders of Pitman & Walsh by Coulter and Treffene in 1926.
 
Hesperian Press  
GOLDEN DAYS Raeside, Jules The early goldfields and the men who shaped the politics of mining. First published 1929.
 
Hesperian Press, 1996;
0 85905 204 4
 
GOLDEN DESTINY Webb, Martin Jack & Audrey The centenary history of Kalgoorlie-Boulder and the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia.
Yes
City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, 1993;
0 64614 254 2
 
GOLDEN GRAIN AND THE SILVER FLEECE, The Eaton, Frances A history of Quairading from 1859-1930.
No
F. Eaton, 1979;
0 95955 680 X
 
GOLDEN QUEST, The Bligh, Arthur Charles Vassell The roaring days of WA gold rushes and life in the pearling industry. Memoirs of the author. First published 1955.
 
Hesperian Press, 1984;
0 85905 042 4
 
GOLDEN WEST AND HOW IT WAS DISCOVERED, The Greaves, Richard
(Dick)
The discoverer of the Yilgarn goldfield in 1887. A detailed account of the discovery and its results for Greaves and his partners. First published 1903.
(Completed)
Val Ward
Hesperian Press;
0 85905 009 2
Val Ward
GOLDFIELDS JOURNAL OF WILLIAM DIAPER 1851-1853, The
(Alias Cannibal Jack
Emilsen, William
(Editor)
Discovered hidden behind a mirror in a theological college. Wtitten in an ink made of charcoal & urine on old & foxed paper, this book is one of the most facinating personal accounts of the great goldrush.
 
Hesperian Press, c1999;
0 85905 262 1
 
GOLDFIELDS SPORT - A Century of Heroes, Heroines and Happenings Terrell, John Pictures and biographies of Goldfields Sporting people
 
J. Terrell, 1993;
0 64612 560 5
 
GRANDFATHER WAS A POLICEMAN: The Western Australian Police Force 1829-1889 Bentley, Mollie Traces the early WA Police force from inception to the 1890's with an emphasis on the men who served in it.
Yes
Hesperian Press, 1993;
0 85905 143 9
Christine Uphill
GRANDMA! Where did I come from? (Book One) Bates, Veronica Maude Genealogy and Family History of the PRICE, de GUERIN, CHESSON, SLATTERY, GILROY and BROWN families from France, the Channel Islands, NSW and WA. Includes the families of Cardinal Gilroy and Rottnest Island Lighthouse Keepers.
(Completed)
Ronnie Bates
Veronica Maude Bates
0 9578003 0 4
Ronnie Bates
GRANDMA! Where did I come from? (Book Three) Bates, Veronica Maude Family History and Genealogy of the Cavanough, Livingstone and Dick Families.
(Completed)
Ronnie Bates
Veronica Maude Bates
0 9578003 2 0
Ronnie Bates
GRAVEL RASH: 100 Years of Goldfields Football Everett, Les A history of Australian Rules Football in the Goldfields.
Yes
Goldfields Football League, 1996;
0 64628 136 4
 
HANNANS CLUB, The: The First Hundred Years King, Norma Hannans Club, Kalgoorlie - a history.
Yes
The Club, 1996;
0 64627 909 2
 
HE RODE ALONE Brockman, Julius Adventures of pioneer Julius Brockman from his diaries, edited by Joan Brockman. Brockman & Drake-Brockman history.
No
Artlook Books, c1987;
0 86445 051 6
 
HEADS AND TAILS Sheehan, Danny & Lamotte, Wayne Kalgoorlie Two-up School and the characters who went there.
Yes
Wescolour Press, c1985;
0 95894 430 X
 
HEBREW, ISRAELITE, JEW Mossenson, David History of the Jews of Western Australia.
Yes
UWA Press, 1990;
0 85564 314 5
 
HERITAGE OF PINES: A History of Cottesloe Marchant James, Ruth Cottesloe, a history. Index includes landmarks (Ocean Beach Hotel, Pages Bathing Boxes etc) as well as people and streets. It also includes several pencil sketches of the area.
Yes
Town of Cottesloe Council, 1977;
0 95964 040 1
Sue Winter
HEROES HAVE WINGS Firkins, Peter The stories of RAAF aces in the great air battles of WWII, most told for the first time, by one of Australia's best known military historians.
Yes
Hesperian Press, 1993;
0 8590 517 9 X
 
HISTORY OF ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL Bolton, G.C. & Joske, Prue  
Yes
Royal Perth Hospital, 1982;
0 95970 391 8
 
HISTORY OF SCHOOLS IN THE SHIRE OF BRUCE ROCK 1911-1988 Buller, Violet Bruce Rock. Schools.
(In progress)
Bruce Rock Tourist Committee, 1989. Indexer -
Jenny
Buckingham
HISTORY OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN WA 1829 - 1979, The Bourke, D. F. Catholic Church in WA 1829-1979.
Yes
Archdiocese of Perth, 1979;
0 95965 051 2
 
HISTORY OF THE MERREDIN DISTRICT, The Law, F.A.  
 
Merredin Road Board, 1961  
HISTORY OF THE NORTH WEST OF AUSTRALIA, The Battye, James Sykes Kimberley, Gascoyne and Murchison districts. Details of some 230 early NW settlers, their families and 100 stations.
Yes
Hesperian Press, 1985;
0 85905 057 2
 
HISTORY OF WEST AUSTRALIA Kimberley, W.B.
(Compiler)
A narrative of WA's past, together with biographies of her leading men - published in 1897. An historical narrative "the first yet published on Western Australia".
 
F.W. Niven, 1897  
HOME FIRES, The Splivalo, Anthony Internment camps; Internees; Italians in Australia; Rottnest Island; World War I.
(In progress)
Fremantle Arts Centre Press, 1982;
0 90914 453 2
Indexer -
Colleen Kaygun
HORSES HORSES HORSES Lee, Flora Stuart
(Editor)
A celebration of the part played by horses in the development of Australian life in the days before tractors, cars and trucks.
(Completed)
Sharon Kehoe
Hesperian Press, 1989;
0 85905 125 0
Sharon Kehoe
HOUSE OF NORTHBOURNE PARKERS: Pioneers of Western Australia 1830-1983 Sewell, Barbara Brief history of Stephen & Sussanah Parker who arrived in the Swan River colony aboard "Hooghly" 1830 with six children. Includes all family members to 1983, direct descendants only are indexed.
Partial
B. Sewell, 1983;
0 95924 930 3
0 95924 931 1 (paperback)
 
HOW THE WEST WAS LOST McLeod, Donald William The native question in the development of Western Australia.
(In Progress)
D.W. McLeod, 1984. Indexer -
Sharon Kehoe
IN AUSTRALIAN TROPICS Searcy, Alfred Adventurous life as a customs officer in the N.T. in the 1880's. Experiences of the North, buffalo and crocodile hunting, the natives. Chinese, history of the early settlements etc.
 
Hesperian Press, 1984;
0 85905 067 X
 
IN THE HANDS OF PROVIDENCE Peasley, William J. Carnegie, David, his desert journeys.
Yes
St. George Books, 1995;
0 86778 056 8
 
IN TIME FOR LUNCH: Diary & Journal of Douglas E.Darbyshire Darbyshire, Douglas E. Includes a list of female emigrants on SS Cornwall 1898.
(Completed)
Christine Hearne
Fremantle Arts Centre Press, Library Board of WA, 1991;
0 94920 697 0
Christine Hearne
ITALIAN ROOTS IN AUSTRALIAN SOIL Gentilli, Joseph Italian Migration to Western Australia 1829- 1946
Yes
Italo-Australian Welfare Centre, 1983;
0 95919 470 3
 
JOURNAL OF THE CALVERT SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION, 1896-7, The Calvert, Albert Frederick Journal of the fateful expedition, and the search led by L. Wells, on which two men died of thirst.
(In Progress)
Hesperian Press, 1993;
0 85905 184 6
Indexer -
Steve Wellburn
JOURNALS OF SEVERAL EXPEDITIONS MADE IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA Cross, Joseph
(Compiler)
Expeditions during the years 1829, 1830,1831 & 1832 with maps.
No
UWA Press for RWAHS, 1980 (Facs);
0 85564 187 8
 
JUST A CENTURY AGO: A History of the Shire of Cue Heydon, Philip Robert  
Yes
Hesperian Press for the Shire of Cue, 1987;
0 85905 110 2
 
KALGOORLIE CALEDONIAN SOCIETY INC: Centenary 1896 to 1996 Willis, A.D. (Editor) A Centenary history of the Society.
 
The Society, 1996  
KANGAS Terrell, John History of "Kangas", the Kalgoorlie City Football Club.
 
Kalgoorlie City Football Club 1998  
KANOWNA'S BARROWMAN - JAMES BALZANO - The Early History of Kalgoorlie's Goldrushes Compton, C.
& Manners, R .
(Editors)
The diary of Balzano's wheelbarrow journey through the 1890's goldrushes is a unique record, detailing the men and women he met, their successes and tragedies, his own life and experiences.
Yes
Hesperian Press, 1993;
0 85905 176 5
 
KIMBERLEY SCENES Various
Clement, C.
& Bridge, P.J.
(Editors)
A magnificent collection of reminiscences of the early days of the Kimberley; the gold rush, droving and police work in the NT with 100 illustrations of the period.
(Yes)
Reproduced
Hesperian Press, 1991;
0 85905 145 5
Christine Uphill
KNIGHTS OF THE BOOMERANG Basedow, Herbert Episodes from a life spent among the native tribes of Australia.
 
Hesperian Press

(in preparation)
 
KULIN SHIRE: Chronicles of the 20th Century Gervas, Stan Kulin, Dudinin, Pingaring, Holt Rock, Jitarning. Lots of photographs and personal and local history.
Yes
Shire of Kulin, 1999;
0 64637 867 8
0 95775 260 1
 
KUNANALLING: The story of a Western Australian goldfields town Bounsell, S.R.  
(In progress)
S.R. Bounsell, 1988 Indexer -
Peter Savage
KWINANA "THIRD TIME LUCKY" Russell, Laurie Traces two unsuccessful attempts followed by a subsequent triumph in developing an area south of Fremantle and extending eastwards inland from Cockburn Sound to the Armadale district boundary.
Yes
Town of Kwinana (?), 1979.  
LADY BUSHRANGER Studdy-Clift, Pat Story of Elizabeth Hickman 'Wild Australian' circus performer, who became the 'Lady Bushranger' in the Blue Mountains, clashing with police until her eventual imprisonment and death in 1936.
 
Hesperian Press, 1996;
0 85905 223 0
 
LAND OF GOLD Price, Julius Mendes Goldfields of WA - narrative of a journey in the autumn of 1895.
Yes
Hesperian Press, 1981;
0 85905 030 0
 
LAW PROVIDES, The Morrow, Edgar After WWI, patrols through the NW Kimberleys and Murchison chasing cattle spearers, killers and tracking lost men gave him a view of the north recorded by few others.
(Completed)
Christine Uphill
Hesperian Press, 1984;
0 85905 060 2
Christine Uphill
LEAN YEARS, The McRobb, Millie Group Settlers in the Bridgetown area and written by a "groupies" daughter.
(Completed)
Dot Wells
South West Printing & Pub. Co., [1984?] Dot Wells
LEAVES FROM A PROSPECTOR'S DIARY Tregurtha, James Edmund WA prospecting reminiscences 1890s - 1930s. J.E.T. with Billy Frost opened up many areas. Desert expeditions, then Klondyke and New Guinea.
(In progress)
Hesperian Press, 1996;
0 85905 212 5
Indexer -
Shyama Peebles
LEGAL EXECUTIONS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA Purdue, Brian Details of all executions in W.A. and also those sentenced to death and reprieved.
Partial
Foundation Press, 1993;
1 87577 800 4
 
LIFE LINES: Australian women's letters and diaries 1788-1840 Clarke, Patricia & Spender, Dale Diaries and Letters of women across Australia (including W.A.) who wrote of how the new land made different people of them.
Yes
Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd, 1992;
1 86373 124 5
Judy Decker
LIFE STORY OF J.J. SIMONS FOUNDER OF THE YOUNG AUSTRALIA LEAGUE, The Courtney, Victor The story of John Joseph Simons who founded the YAL in WA, because he believed that the future of our country depended on its youth.
(In progress)
Young Australia League Inc., 1961. Indexer -
Christine Hearne
LIGHT OF LEEUWIN, The Cresswell, Gail J. Augusta-Margaret River Shire, a history.
Yes
Augusta-Margaret River Shire History Group, c.1990;
0 73169 444 9
 
LITTLE BUT GREAT ... THE SAGA OF THE SILVER CHAIN Stewart, Noel History of the Silver Chain Nursing Association 1905-1965
(In progress)
Henry Greig, 1965. Indexer -
Lyn Todd
LONDONDERRY - The Golden Hole Sprake, Austin G. Coolgardie & Londonderry, people and places. The 1890's share fiasco that shattered London and WA.
Yes
Hesperian Press, 1991;
0 85905 160 9
 
LONELY GRAVES OF WA AND BURIALS AT SEA Coate, Yvonne & Kevin A listing of all the known bush and other graves outside registered graveyards together with details of the owner, also with maps & appendices for those who were buried at sea.
Yes
Hesperian Press, c1986;
0 85905 098 X
Janice Hayes
LONGEST FENCE IN THE WORLD, The Broomhall, Frank H. A history of the No. 1 Rabbit Proof Fence from its beginning until recent times.
No
Hesperian Press, 1991;
0 85905 147 1
 
LORETO WA THE FIRST 40 YEARS 1897-1937 Stephenson, Joyce Loreto School, a history.
(In progress)
Hesperian Press, 1988. Indexer -
Marilyn Carter
LUCKY ROSS Ross, W.H. John Ross served on the "Sydney" and "Canberra". The autobiography of an R.A.N. officer 1934-1951.
(In Progress)
Hesperian Press, 1994;
0 85905 203 6
Indexer -
Judy Decker
MACEDONIANS IN AUSTRALIA, The Hill, Peter A Study of a migrant group whose name rings through history. A sympathetic and very readable book which can be read with interest by all Australians.
(In progress)
Hesperian Press, 1989;
0 85905 142 0
Indexer -
Shirley Curtis
MAITLAND BROWN: A View of Nineteenth Century Western Australia Cowan, Peter Maitland Brown, WA Pioneer, politician, explorer, magistrate, farmer and merchant is the central figure in a book that examines Western Australian life and history in the last half of the nineteenth century.
Yes
Fremantle Arts Centre Press, 1988;
0 949206 27 X
Janice Hayes
MAKING THE BEST OF IT Gardner, George S. & Alison Daubney [Editor] A biography of George Gardner presenting a snapshot of farm life and rural conditions in the Northcliffe area of Western Australia.
(Completed)
Mark Schipp
A. Daubney, 2000;
0 64639 666 8
Mark Schipp
MATES AND GOLD:
Reminiscences of the Early Westralian Goldfields 1890-1896
Sligo, Norman Kenneth The greatest of the WA 1890's gold rush reminiscences and the most popular among prospectors and those with an interest in how it was.
(Yes)
Reproduced
Hesperian Press, 1995;
0 85905 195 1
Christine Uphill
MATTHEW BLAGDEN HALE: The life of an Australian Pioneer Bishop Robin, A. de Q. Hale, Matthew Blagden, Bishop of Perth and founder of Perth Boys School. His life in WA and his early life in England.
Yes
Hawthorn Press, Melbourne, 1976;
0 7256 0167 1
Janice Hayes
MEEKATHARRA - End of the Earth Heydon, Philip Robert Meekatharra, a history of its people, mines, stations, bushmen, drovers and prospectors.
Yes
Hesperian Press, 1994;
0 85905 196 X
 
MEGISTI IN THE ANTIPODES Yiannakis, John A study of the Castellorizian Greek migration and settlement to WA, 1890-1990.
Yes
Hesperian Press, 1996;
0 85905 218 4
 
MEN OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   Representative of the public, professional, ecclesiastical, commercial and sporting life of Western Australia as existant (sic) in the years 1936-1937 (Sub-Title). Private Edition.
Yes
V.H. Colless, 1937  
MILE THAT MIDAS TOUCHED, The Casey, Gavin & Mayman, Ted Gold mines and mining, Kalgoorlie, eastern goldfields.
Bruce Graham
F.B.L. - 1991
994.16/KAL
(Battye Library)
Rigby, 1973;
0 85179 611 7
 
MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT AND PENAL SETTLEMENT AT KING GEORGE SOUND (Frederickstown) 1826-1831 Sweetman, John A detailed list of the personnel, military and convict, who first settled Albany.
(Completed)
Val Ward
Hesperian Press, 1989;
0 85905 022 X
Val Ward
MILLS OF JARRAHDALE, The Fall, V.G. A history of the mills and timbermen of Jarrahdale 1872-1972. Second edition sponsored by Alcoa of Australia.
No
V.G. Fall, 1972.  
MINGENEW Mingenew Historical Society A history and study of a wheatbelt town.
Yes
Hesperian Press, 1988;
0 85905 109 9
 
MINING IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA Prider, Rex T.
(Editor)
Mining in WA, a good background. Published for the 150th Anniversary celebrations in 1979.
Bruce Graham
F.B.L. - 1991
338.209941/MIN
(Battye Library)
UWA Press, 1979;
0 85564 153 3
 
MIRACLE OF FAIRBRIDGE Halls, Joan Fairbridge Farm School. The author was sent to Fairbridge from Barnardos girls home in 1932. Details the difficulties and determination that resulted in the Faribridge scheme.
(Completed)
Janine Hinton
Hesperian Press, 1999;
0 85905 264 8
Janine Hinton
MISFORTUNES OF PHOEBE, The Erickson, Rica Biography of Phoebe Morgan (1835-1889) who volunteered to sail to Australia and joined the goldrush in Victoria. Some of her children eventually settled in WA.
Yes
Hesperian Press, 1997;
0 85905 238 9
 
MOONDYNE JOE: The Man & The Myth Elliott, Ian Joseph Bolitho Johns - convict and escapee, bushranger, legend in WA and now a folk hero.
Yes
Hesperian Press, 1998;
0 85905 244 3
 
MORE LONELY GRAVES OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA Coate, Yvonne & Kevin New lists with death details:
A listing of known bush and other graves outside registered graveyards together with details of those buried at sea.
(Yes)
Reproduced
Hesperian Press, 2000;
0 85905 275 1
Christine Uphill
MOSTLY GOOD TIMES Smith, Enga & Bernard About the founding of a sheep station in the North West of Western Australia and of life in an isolated bush community. An account of life and living in the Gascoyne and of Walter Smith and Emily Turp of Towrana Station.
Names only

(In progress)
Hesperian Press, 1986;
0 85905 095 5
Christine Uphill

Indexer -
Judy Decker
MUNDARING - A History of the Shire Elliot, Ian Local historian, Ian Elliot , has produced a book which traces the progress of the area from the time of the earliest European sightings of the hills through to the residential expansion of the 1950's AND 60'S.
Yes
Shire of Mundaring, 1983;
0 95927 760 9
Neill Garland
MURDER ON THE RABBIT PROOF FENCE:
The strange story of Snowy Rowles & Arthur Upfield.
Walker, Terry Snowy Rowles was hanged on circumstantial evidence for the murders on the Rabbit Proof Fence.
 
Hesperian Press, 1993;
0 85905 189 7
 
MY FOURTH TOUR IN WA Calvert, Alfred Frederick One of the most magnificent books on the WA goldfields and bush. Hundreds of photos and sketches of people and places. Originally published in 1898.
 
Hesperian Press, 1989;
0 85905 033 5
 
MY LIFE'S ADVENTURE Kirwan, Sir John Biography and details of WA politics and history.
Yes
Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1936  
MY WAY: W.H. (Bill) Rourke's 50 years adventure in education Rourke, W.H. (Bill) Comprehensive history of teachers, schools and pupils in WA.
 
W.H. Rourke, 1980;
0 86767 000 2
 
NANNINE BY THE LAKE Heydon, Philip Robert Story of the first town on the Murchison goldfields. The finding of gold, controversy surrounding its discoverers and the life of the people and characters of the town.
Yes
Hesperian Press, 1990;
0 85905 137 4
 
NEDLANDS FROM CAMPSITE TO CITY Williams, A.E. Nedlands, a history from the