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....
Contains her diary and a biography by Miriam Howard-Wright with details of their life on Wongawol Station, Eileen’s bush cookery book, obituaries and details of the graves at CSR Well 40.
Stephen Montague Stout was one of the 10,000 convicts sent to WA in the 1850s. His charm and intelligence made him both liked and disliked. He became a renowned photographer, journalist, and...
The Hall’s Creek goldfields diary of Henry Berand. Henry emigrated from Prussia to Australia around 1852, following the Gold Rushes. Around 1887, he and his family migrated to the Kimberle...
A social history of 19th Century Western Australia told through the 315 recorded suicides, reaching across from towns like Fremantle, Perth, Guildford, and even to the distant deserts.
The story of the NT pioneer family who arrived in 1927 to work on the Oodnadatta to Alice railway, and eventually became prominent figures in the Centralian community.