Historical Encyclopedia of Western Australia

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Historical Encyclopedia of Western Australia
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Editors Jenny Gregory
Janice Gothard
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
SubjectWestern Australian history
Genre Encyclopedia
Publisher UWA Publishing
Publication date
2009
Pages1046
ISBN 978-1-921401-15-2
OCLC 405500003
Website UWA Research Repository

The Historical Encyclopedia of Western Australia (HEWA) from the Centre for Western Australian History at the University of Western Australia was published in June 2009. [1] Although work on it started in 2003, the idea within the university for an historical encyclopedia of Western Australia dates to the early 1990s. [1] :viii

Contents

Context

Two comparable earlier works are Cyclopedia of Western Australia by James Battye in 1912–1913, [2] and A New History of Western Australia by Tom Stannage in 1981. [3]

In its introduction, [1] :vii the encyclopedia suggests it

provides an outstanding reference for researchers, teachers, students and the general public that will enable them to locate information about significant events, institutions and places, themes and topics in the history of Western Australia.

Jenny Gregory

Following publication of the encyclopedia, an index, alphabetical list of entries and a list of errata known at the time was published in 2010 to complement the encyclopedia. [4] :vii Hardcopies of the encyclopedia were sold at the State Library of Western Australia, advertised in part as follows. [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.

Papers relevant to the preparation and composition of the work were deposited in the State Library of Western Australia in the 2000s. [6]

In 2010 the encyclopedia was shortlisted for the Western Australian Premier's Book Award. [7]

Contemporaneous volumes in Australia

In her introduction, Gregory places the publication with others from other states: [1] :ix

  1. Oxford Companion to Australian History (1998),
  2. Wakefield Companion to South Australian History (2001), [8]
  3. Companion to Tasmanian History (2005), and
  4. Encyclopedia of Melbourne (2005). [9]

Publishing details

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References

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  3. C. T. Stannage, ed. (1 December 1981). A New History of Western Australia. Nedlands: UWA Publishing. ISBN   0-85564-181-9. OCLC   963830667. Wikidata   Q125995168.
  4. Anne Batt (2009). Historical Encyclopedia of Western Australia – Index (PDF). Crawley: UWA Publishing. ISBN   978-1-921401-15-2. OCLC   1058065211. OL   45266821M. Wikidata   Q81506116. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  5. "'Historical Encyclopedia of Western Australia' on sale at SLWA Shop". State Library of Western Australia. 3 July 2009. Archived from the original on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 13 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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