Royal Western Australian Historical Society

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Royal Western Australian Historical Society has for many decades been the main association for Western Australians to collectively work for adequate understanding and protection of the cultural heritage of Perth and Western Australia.

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The society was founded in 1926. [1] [2] [3] The Royal Charter adding the word 'Royal' to the organization name occurred in 1963. [4] With membership including local historians and writers, it preceded the Western Australian branch of the National Trust and the History Council of Western Australia by decades.

Based in Nedlands it holds many important objects and archives relative to Western Australian history.

The RWAHS is a constituent member of the Federation of Australian Historical Societies. [5]

A significant number of Western Australian historians, writers and public figures have been involved with the society.

Early days

Early Days is the official journal and is published annually. It is one of the more lasting legacies of the society - a regular run of articles with a wide range of subjects concerning West Australian history.

Notable members

Affiliated societies

The organisation has developed a network of over 70 affiliated historical societies from across Western Australia. [7] Since 2010 the society has annually awarded a Merit Award to one of its affiliates. The inaugural award went to the Carnamah Historical Society for being a "dynamic, but very different society." [8] The Esperance Bay Historical Society was the 2011 recipient "for its contribution to preserving local history". [9] Other notable affiliated societies include Toodyay Historical Society, Augusta Historical Society.

Other publications

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References

  1. ↑ "THE STATE'S HISTORY". The West Australian . Vol. XLII, no. 7, 570. Western Australia. 4 September 1926. p. 11. Retrieved 2 June 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ Western Australian Historical Society (1927), Constitution, The Society, retrieved 2 June 2023
  3. ↑ Ronald Wright; The Western Australian Historical Society; Worker Print, Perth (1949), Journal and Proceedings: The W.A. Historical Society. Full title: The Western Australian Historical Society Journal and Proceedings Vol IV 1949., The book contains various aspects of Western Australia's history , retrieved 2 June 2023
  4. ↑ "A Brief History of the RWAHS" (PDF). Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "FAHS Constituents". Federation of Australian Historical Societies. Retrieved 22 August 2013
  6. ↑ "In memoriam - The Honorable Sir James Mitchell, G.C.M.G., our late president [Obituary]", Journal and Proceedings, 4 (pt.3): 31, 1951, ISSN   1837-8285
  7. ↑ "Affiliated Societies". Royal Western Australia Historical Society. Retrieved 13 April 2012
  8. ↑ "FAHS Newsletter No. 32 - December 2010". Australian Federation of Historical Societies Archived 17 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 29 March 2012
  9. ↑ "Historical society wins State award". The West Australian Regional Newspapers. Retrieved 13 April 2012
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