Lady Margaret Forrest occupied a unique position as the extremely capable wife of arguably one of the most powerful Premiers in Western Australia’s history and as one of very few individua...
The newly discovered memoirs of this well-known prospector fill out his articles that were published as Gold Getting Days in 2005. A lively read of an adventurous life before WWI...
Peter Board describes his life as a British sailor, his experiences in country WA, bush town life, working on bush railways, and eventually being found by the Royal Navy, before returning to...
The history of the colonial land locations of Swan 16 (Woodbridge and Bushmead) and the involvement of prominent families like deBurgh, Brockman, Harper, Morrison, and others...
Born in 1912, WJ (Bill) de Burgh spent all his working life on his family’s two Moore River properties, Cowalla and Baramba.
Duke Stewart set out in 1896 to report on the conditions of the new Coolgardie goldfields by walking, meeting prospectors, and sharing their camps.
The first pastoral settlement of the Murchison, detailing a versatile life filled with achievements.
An epic dinghy voyage on the wild Kimberley coast in 1920, interwoven with tales of shipwrecks and murder.
Arthur Dunstan's reminiscences from 1895 to 1948, sharing his experiences as a teenager in Nannine and later adventures in football and mine management.
Two volumes in one, featuring Davidson's ethnographic work from 1936-1937 on Aboriginal rock carvings and paintings, along with decorative art from Tasmania and Australia.