A little-known migrant group near Busselton in the south west of Western Australia who arrived between 1906 and 1909.
Historical essays on native murderers in the North of Australia. Ewan Patterson was a Queensland journalist and publisher whose work, like that of many writers, is almost forgotten. This col...
Pioneers, prostitutes, pub keepers, Aboriginals, all the women who are part of the history of the North. An important, and until now, rare book that is essential for all interested in WA his...
A first hand account of the Coolgardie gold rush, the suffering of the prospectors, great gold discoveries, his own long march with typhoid fever, desert tribes, the constant search for wate...
Published for the Moora Historical Society.
Hesperian Press takes particular pride in resurrecting this remarkable work from undeserved and disgraceful obscurity. Frederick Irwin’s book, the first large scale study of Western Austra...
A chronicle of church interaction with Pilbara Aboriginal society, 1945-1995.
The real life adventures of gold stealing on the Golden Mile told via his mate, ‘Slippery Wiley.’ Close escapes, Mafia Black Hand gangs, telluride, illicit gold buying, underground mazes...
The South West timber industry relied upon steam engines of many types. Mills, whims, trains, haulers, traction engines, all were part of the bush scene, now looked upon in a romantic light....