The human history of Western Australia, as of all Australia, stretches back some 60,000 years. It is often assumed that European colonisation was very recent relative to the rest of Australia, but in fact it was contemporary with the first penal colony in Queensland, and while a South Australian settlement was still a gleam in London's eye. Albany was first settled in 1826 and the Swan River settlement (later to become Perth) in 1829. It was also the first part of Australia to be even seen by Europeans: the Portuguese back in the early 1600s. The first 60 or 70 years of European settlement were very difficult, but when the gold rushes came in the late 1800s, WA was set on the path of mineral wealth that still drives its economy today. This history looks back over all these developments and sums them up in a concise and very accessible package.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Business & Professional Publishing
ISBN-10
1921874643
ISBN-13
9781921874642
eBay Product ID (ePID)
113835221
Dimensions
Height
198mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Warriewood
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Author(s)
Russell Earls Davis
Date of Publication
20/02/2012
Subject
Regional History
Imprint
Business & Professional Publishing
Country of Publication
AU
Genre
Regional History
Author Biography
Russell Earls Davis graduated in Law at Sydney University and practiced as a solicitor in Sydney. He later entered the ministry of the Anglican Church, moved to Western Australia, and spent 28 years as chaplain at the prestigious Hale School, teaching history. His first book on Australian history, Bligh in Australia, was published in 2010.
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