Historical Encyclopedia of Western Australia
Encyclopedia
The Historical Encyclopedia of Western Australia is a volume emanating from the Centre for Western Australian History at the University of Western Australia
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The the project was started in 2003, and developed further after the celebration of the 175 anniversary of the state in 2004.
The University of Western Australia Press
published the volume in mid June 2009.
Cyclopedia of Western Australia
in 1912, and Tom Stannage
s 1981 collection "A New History Of Western Australia'.
Some time after the actual publication of the volume - an index was announced The volume was also short listed in the Western Australian Premier's Book award
University of Western Australia
The University of Western Australia was established by an Act of the Western Australian Parliament in February 1911, and began teaching students for the first time in 1913. It is the oldest university in the state of Western Australia and the only university in the state to be a member of the...
.
The the project was started in 2003, and developed further after the celebration of the 175 anniversary of the state in 2004.
The University of Western Australia Press
University of Western Australia Press
UWA Publishing, formerly known as the University of Western Australia Press, is a Western Australian publisher established in 1935. It produces a range of non-fiction and fiction titles, introducing cookbooks into its list in 2008.-History:...
published the volume in mid June 2009.
Context
The two earlier comparable projects were J.S Battye'sJames Battye
Dr. James Sykes Battye was the first chief librarian of the Victoria Public Library in Perth, Western Australia. He was a leading historian, librarian and public figure of the State...
Cyclopedia of Western Australia
Cyclopedia of Western Australia
Cyclopedia of Western AustraliaEdited by James Battye - was the pre-eminent written summary of Western Australia's development and context prior to World war one.-Publication details:*Battye, J.S...
in 1912, and Tom Stannage
Tom Stannage
Charles Thomas "Tom" Stannage AM is a prominent Western Australian historian and academic. He edited the major work A New History of Western Australia, which was published in 1981....
s 1981 collection "A New History Of Western Australia'.
It will become the outstanding reference for researchers, teachers, students and the general public throughout Australia enabling them to locate information about significant events, institutions, people and places, themes and topics in the history of Western Australia.
Some time after the actual publication of the volume - an index was announced The volume was also short listed in the Western Australian Premier's Book award
The Historical Encyclopedia of Western Australia has more than 300 contributors and through this collaboration has become the "People’s Encyclopedia" – a gift to the people of Western Australia from the historians of Western Australia.
Publishing details
- Jenny Gregory and Jan Gothard (editors) Historical Encyclopedia of Western Australia Crawley, UWAP Press ISBN 978-1-921401-15-2
See also
- Australian Dictionary of BiographyAustralian Dictionary of BiographyThe Australian Dictionary of Biography is a national, co-operative enterprise, founded and maintained by the Australian National University to produce authoritative biographical articles on eminent people in Australia's history....
- Cyclopedia of Western AustraliaCyclopedia of Western AustraliaCyclopedia of Western AustraliaEdited by James Battye - was the pre-eminent written summary of Western Australia's development and context prior to World war one.-Publication details:*Battye, J.S...
- Dictionary of Australian BiographyDictionary of Australian BiographyThe Dictionary of Australian Biography, published in 1949, is a reference work by Percival Serle containing information on notable people associated with Australian history. With approximately a thousand entries, the book took more than twenty years to complete...
- J S Battye LibraryJ S Battye LibraryThe J S Battye Library is an arm of the State Library of Western Australia...
- Western Australia Post Office DirectoryWestern Australia Post Office DirectoryWestern Australia Post Office DirectoryAnnual directories of people and businesses, in the state of Western Australia.-Duration:The Western Australian Directory published by H. Pierssene between 1893-1895....
- State Records Office of Western AustraliaState Records Office of Western AustraliaThe State Records Office of Western Australia is the Western Australian government authority with responsibility for identifying, managing, preserving and providing access to the State's archives...