Historical Encyclopedia of Western Australia

The Historical Encyclopedia of Western Australia is a volume emanating from the Centre for Western Australian History at the University of Western Australia. The project was started in 2003, and developed further after the celebration of the 175th anniversary of the state in 2004.[1] The University of Western Australia Press published the volume in mid June 2009.[2]

Context

The two earlier comparable projects were J.S Battye's Cyclopedia of Western Australia in 1912, and Tom Stannage's 1981 collection A New History Of Western Australia.[3]

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.[4] The volume was also short-listed in the Western Australian Premier's Book award.[5]

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.[2]

Editorial Advisory Board
  • Reginald Appleyard
  • Jan Gothard
  • Jenny Gregory
  • Ed Jaggard
  • Ronda Jamieson
  • Lenore Layman

Contemporaneous volumes in Australia

In her introduction Jenny Gregory places the publication with others from other states[6]: -

  • Wakefield Companion to South Australian History 2001[7]
  • Companion to Tasmanian History 2005
  • Encyclopedia of Melbourne 2005[8]

Publishing details
  • Gregory, Jenny; Gothard, Janice; Gregory, Jenny; Gothard, Jan (2009), Historical encyclopedia of Western Australia, University of Western Australia Press, ISBN 978-1-921401-15-2
  • Batt, Anne, 1942- (2009), Historical encyclopedia of Western Australia : index, University of Western Australia Press, ISBN 978-1-921401-15-2CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

See also

References
  1. Gregory in the introduction (p.viii) claims the origins were from the 1990s and Professor Ken Jackson's 'Visions of the City' symposium in 1992
  2. "'Historical Encyclopedia of Western Australia' edited by Jenny Gregory and Jan Gothard". University of Western Australia. June 2009. Archived from the original on 15 September 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
  3. Stannage, C.T. (1981) A New history of Western Australia Nedlands, W.A : University of Western Australia Press, ISBN 0-85564-181-9
  4. "UWAP author receives prestigious national teaching award". News | The University Of Western Australia. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  5. "Two wins for UWAP titles at the WA Premier's Book Awards". News | The University Of Western Australia. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  6. page ix, part of the IntroductionGregory, Jenny; Gothard, Janice; Gregory, Jenny; Gothard, Jan (2009), Historical encyclopedia of Western Australia, University of Western Australia Press, ISBN 978-1-921401-15-2
  7. Prest, Wilfrid, 1940-; Round, Kerrie; Fort, Carol S. (Carol Susan); Wakefield Press (2001), The Wakefield companion to South Australian history, Wakefield Press, ISBN 978-1-86254-559-5CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. May, Andrew; May, Andrew, 1963-, (editor.); Swain, Shurlee, (editor.) (2005), The encyclopedia of Melbourne, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-84234-1CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
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