Historical Encyclopedia of Western Australia

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

Historical Encyclopedia of Western Australia

Editors	Jenny Gregory Janice Gothard
Language	English
Subject	Western Australian history
Genre	Encyclopedia
Publisher	UWA Publishing
Publication date	2009
Publication place	Australia
Pages	1046
ISBN	978-1-921401-15-2
OCLC	405500003
Website	UWA Research Repository

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

• Jenny Gregory; Janice Gothard, eds. (2009). Historical Encyclopedia of Western Australia (PDF). Crawley: UWA Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921401-15-2. OCLC 405500003. OL 45266821M. Wikidata Q5773872.
• 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.

See also

• Australian Dictionary of Biography
• Dictionary of Australian Biography
• J S Battye Library
• Western Australia Post Office Directory
• State Records Office of Western Australia

References

1. Jenny Gregory; Janice Gothard, eds. (2009). Historical Encyclopedia of Western Australia (PDF). Crawley: UWA Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921401-15-2. OCLC 405500003. OL 45266821M. Wikidata Q5773872. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
2. James Battye, ed. (1912). Cyclopedia of Western Australia. Adelaide: Hussey and Gillingham. OCLC 220346033. Wikidata Q5198924.
3. C. T. Stannage, ed. (1 December 1981). A New History of Western Australia. Nedlands: UWA Publishing. ISBN 0-85564-181-9. LCCN 82101009. OCLC 963830667. OL 3517729M. 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)
6. Gothard, Janice, (associated name.); Gregory, Jenny (Jennifer Anne), 1946-, (associated name.); University of Western Australia, (associated name.); Centre For Western Australian History, (associated name.) (1989), Papers regarding the Historical encyclopedia of Western Australia, retrieved 5 February 2023{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
7. "Two wins for UWAP titles at the WA Premier's Book Awards". The University of Western Australia. 2 September 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
8. Prest, Wilfrid; Round, Kerrie; Fort, Carol Susan (2001). The Wakefield Companion to South Australian History. Wakefield Press. ISBN 978-1-86254-559-5.
9. May, Andrew (2005). May, Andrew; Swain, Shurlee (eds.). The Encyclopedia of Melbourne. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-84234-1.