Biographies
A large number of biographies and autobiographies of Western Australians are held. A small selection can be found below and others can be located in the State Library Catalogue.
A Rose By Any Other Name / by Rose Hancock
Rose Hancock writes about her life in the Philippines and with Lang Hancock.
A Fortunate Life / by A.B. Facey
Albert Facey describes his life, with an emphasis on his early life and his service in World War I.
My Place / by Sally Morgan
Sally Morgan talks about her childhood, passage through university, her marriage and her family history.
Commandant of Solitude : the Journals of Captain Collet Barker, 1828-1831 / by John Mulvaney & Neville Green
John Mulvaney and Neville Green show us life in the frontier settlement of Albany 1828-1831 through Captain Collet Barker's journals.
An All Consuming Passion : Origins, Modernity, and the Australian Life of Georgiana Molloy / by William J. Lines
Using Georgiana Molloy's letters and those of her neighbours, William Lines tells the story of Western Australian settlement and one woman's discovery of herself in her new world.
Dingo : the Story of Our Mob / by Sally Dingo
Sally Dingo, wife of Ernie Dingo, traces the Dingo family's experiences from the turn-of-the-century to 1997.
Beazley : a Biography / by Peter FitzSimons
Peter FitzSimons exposes the character behind Kim Beazley - his ambitions, his back-room manoeuvring, and previously uncharted realms of his political and private life.
Kabbarli : a Personal Memoir of Daisy Bates / by Ernestine Hill
Ernestine Hill writes about Daisy Bates - the Kabbarli or revered grandmother - who devoted her life to Indigenous people.
Wild Weeds and Wind Flowers : the Life and Letters of Katharine Susannah Prichard / by Ric Throssell
Ric Throssell, the son of Katharine Susannah Prichard, writes about his mother - a writer of internationally acclaimed novels, a foundation member of the Australian Communist Party and an ardent feminist.
The Chief : C.Y. O'Connor / by Merab Tauman
Merab Tauman tells the story of C.Y. O'Connor - his background and professional training in Ireland, his years of experience as an engineer in New Zealand and his period as Engineer-in-Chief in Western Australia.
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