HISTORY and CONSERVATION
Publications from the Western Australian Museum
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MATTHEW FLINDERS & HIS SCIENTIFIC GENTLEMEN Wege, Juliet; George, Alex; et al, eds
HC 192pp 1120g RRP: $59.95 |
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THE CAT HAS NINE LIVES Robins, Fred
Pb 189pp 395g RRP: $19.95 |
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Country: Visions of Land and People in Western Australia Edited by Andrea Gaynor, Mathew Trinca and Anna Haebich Reflects on the unique character of people's experiences in WA landscapes. It explains some of the major environmental changes of the past two centuries and considers their cultural meaning. Format: PB 273pp 605g ISBN: 0 7307 5812 5 Price: $27.45 |
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A Nyoongar Wordlist from the South West of Western Australia Compiled by Ross Chadwick and Peter Bindon This publication assembles several separately published word lists from South-West Australian Aboriginal languages and dialects. It is not a dictionary but a basic world list. Two listings in alphabetical order are provided: one of Aboriginal words and one of an equivalent English word or phrase. Format: A5, PB, 496pp, 650g ISBN 0 7309 5026 3 Price $23.95 |
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Japanese Swords and Fittings in the Western Australian Museum George Trotter This catalogue describes the swords and fitting from the Cool Collection which were collected in pre-war Europe. The swords are subdivided chronologically. Format: A4, PB 131pp, b/w & colour, 635g ISBN 07 7309 2623 0 Price $21.95 |
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My Albany - memories and stories John A. Genoni Author John A. Genoni has lived in Albany, Western Australia, for over eighty years. His main hobbies of historical research and short stories have been combined in this book of over fifty fascinating stories about early Albany, based on research, interviews and personal experiences.
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Albany Who & What Since early times the highways, byways and places of civilisation, along with the not so civilised, have been named in the memory of someone or something. Too often, memory has gone with the years, leaving only the names This book sets out to preserve the who and the what of some names in the Albany districts of Western Australia. Format A5 PB 61pp b/w photos 150g |
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The Stolen Generations - separation of Aboriginal children from their families "Until as recently as the late 1960s Aboriginal children of mixed descent in Western Australia were systematically removed from their families...." This book covers the tragic story about Aboriginal children from 1829 through to what has been achieved today. The book is richly illustrated with early black and white images. |
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The Foundations of Fremantle - exploring the early history of Western Australia's Port City |
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Voyage of Discovery to Terra Australis by Willem de Vlamingh in 1696-97 Phillip Playford This account of Vlamingh's expedition by award-winning author Phillip Playford includes accounts from Vlamingh's personal journal lost after it was translated into French in the early eighteenth century. The author recently rediscovered this translation, which has shed new light on Vlamingh and his voyage of discovery. This book was short-listed for the WA Premier's Book Awards 1999. Format HC 114pp 385g ISBN 0 7307 1221 4(pbk) Price $38.45 (incl GST) |
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In Old Kalgoorlie R. Pascoe and F. Thomson Beautiful and fascinating photos of the gold mining town, the work life, the social life, the buildings and the people; taken from original glass negatives from the JJ Dwyer collection 1890s to 1930s. Format 212pp 1110g ISBN 0 7309 2503 X Price $32.95 |
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Conservation and Care of Collections (1998) |
