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WA Premier's Book Awards WA History Shortlist 2011

Vite Italiane: Italian Lives In Western Australia
Susanna Iuliano

$49.95 – Paperback book / Univ West Aust Pr

Since the 1880s, Italians have enriched the state with their hard work, traditions and culture. From the farmers of the South-West to the miners of Kalgoorlie and the fishermen of the northern coast, Vite Italiane contai... Buy or find out more 


The Forgotten Explorers: Pioneer Geologists Of Western Australia 1826-1926
John Glover

$40.00 – Paperback book / Hesperus Press

Who were the great Australian explorers? Most people immediately think of men like Burke and Wills, Giles, Sturt, Grey, Stuart, Leichhardt, Kennedy and Eyre: and it is true that, besides their achievements, all of these ... Buy or find out more 



The Australind Journals Of Marshall Waller Clifton 1840-1861
Phyllis Barnes

$95.00 – Hardcover book /

Marshall Waller Clifton, Fellow of the Royal Society and Royal Geographical Society, and former Secretary of the Royal Navy’s Victualling Board, was Chief Commissioner for the small agricultural colony of Australind. Thi... Buy or find out more 


From The Barracks To The Burrup: The National Trust in Western Australia
Andrea Witcomb

$69.95 – Hardcover book / Univ Nsw Pr

Published to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the National Trust in Western Australia, this beautifully designed book contains never-before-published images and draws from a new oral history archive with testimonies... Buy or find out more 



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