Historical Encyclopedia of Western Australia facts for kids

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. Although work on it started in 2003, the idea within the university for an historical encyclopedia of Western Australia dates to the early 1990s.

Context

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

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 The volume was also short listed in the Western Australian Premier's Book award

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.

Publishing details

Jenny Gregory and Jan Gothard (editors) Historical Encyclopedia of Western Australia Crawley, UWAP Press ISBN 978-1-921401-15-2

Online index

http://www.hewa.uwa.edu.au/index