Alexander Collie: Colonial Surgeon, Naturalist &
Explorer
Gwen Chessell
2008
978 0 980296 53 2 $39.95 Pb
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The first book-length biography of the remarkable Scottish
pioneer, Alexander Collie, who made a pivotal contribution to
Western Australia’s early colonisation.
Drawing on Collie’s long and lively correspondence with
his brother, Gwen Chessell’s meticulous research provides
new insights into the mind of a nineteenth-century world
traveller and humanist.
 Behind the News: A Biography of Peter Russo
Prue Torney-Parlicki
2005
978 1 920694 498 $39.95 Pb  Add to
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Commentator, linguist and Asia expert Peter Russo (1908-85), was
one of the most controversial figures in 20th Century Australian
journalism. While living in Japan in the late Thirties, Russo
developed a close association with some of the country’s
political leaders, earning him the enmity of Australian security
officials.
After returning to Australia in 1941, Russo continued to inflame
passions with his outspoken views in defense of Japan and over
the next four decades used his regular columns and radio
broadcasts to educate Australians about regional geo-politics -
reserving his most ardent criticism for Western intervention
against anti-colonial movements throughout Asia and American
foreign policy throughout the quagmire that became the Vietnam
War.
Behind the News: A Biography of Peter Russo is the first
full-length biography of this pioneering Australian media
commentator.
James Stirling:
Admiral and Founding Governor of Western Australia
Pamela Statham-Drew
2005
978 1 876268 948 $59.95 Hb Add to
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2003 Western Australian Premier's Book Awards (Shortlisted)
2004 National Biography Award (Shortlisted)
Man of action, naval officer, able administrator, skilled
diplomat – James Stirling’s distinguished and
multi-faceted career carried him to the four corners of the world
in the service of the British Empire.
Seven years in the making, Statham-Drew’s new biography of
Stirling documents his life’s journey: from his Scottish
childhood through to being the Founding Governor of the Swan
River Colony and, ultimately, Stirling’s promotion to
Admiral and British Naval Chief in East Asia – all set
against a post-Napoleonic backdrop of colonial opportunism, wars,
British naval superiority and shifting political alliances.
‘Pamela Statham-Drew has filled one of the great gaps in
Western Australian history by writing this biography of the
founding Governor, Sir James Stirling... Her masterpiece... adds
new insight into our early history.’ - Geoffrey
Bolton
‘It will deservedly become the standard reference on James
Stirling.’ - The Canberra Times
‘This well-written study is a powerful instance of how a
well-established genre can offer much that is new.’ -
Journal of Maritime Research
 Jean Beadle:
A Life of Labor Activism
Bobbie Oliver
2007
978 0 980296 52 5 $24.95 Pb Add to
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UWA presents the first-ever biography of Jean Beadle
(1867-1942)–a tireless advocate for women's and children's
rights. Historian Bobbie Oliver surveys the life and legacy of
one of Australia's great unsung civic heroines, revealing a
feisty and courageous proto-feminist who was the founder of Labor
Women's Organisations in Fremantle and the Eastern Goldfields, as
well as one of the Western Australia's first female Justices of
the Peace and a keen writer and orator.
Richard Spencer:
Napoleonic Naval Hero and Australian Pioneer
Gwen Chessell
2005
978 1 920694 404 $45 Hb Add to
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Remembered today as the first Government Resident of the
fledgling settlement of Albany on the south coast of Western
Australia, Captain Sir Richard Spencer (RN) was both a pioneer
settler and, in his early years, a decorated hero under Lord
Nelson’s command during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Wars.
Gwen Chessell’s meticulously researched biography recreates
Spencer’s time at Strawberry Farm in Albany and explores
the intrepid mariner’s long and successful career in the
Royal Navy.
 Ride the Whirlpool:
Selected Speeches of Lieutenant General Sanderson AC, Governor of
WA, 2000-2005
Lieutenant General John Sanderson
2005
978 1 920694 65X $49.95 Hb Add to
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Ride the Whirlpool is a collection of forty speeches by
former Governor of Western Australia, Lieutenant General John
Sanderson, in which Lieutenant General Sanderson reflects on
issues pertaining to the betterment and sustainability of
Australian society within the twin contexts of our respect for
human rights and democratic process.
Highlighting the Lieutenant General’s impassioned search
for a shared vision for a future that embraces and unifies the
entire Australian community, Ride the Whirlpool provides
unique insights into the opinions and world-views of one of our
most esteemed citizens.
‘I have seized on the metaphor of the boat in the whirlpool
to emphasize the point that the chaos into which we are moving is
a natural thing, far more natural than linear stability and
order. We ride the whirlpool in many forms in nature, and we
evolve personally and socially to do so.’ –
Lieutenant General Sanderson, Leadership in a Complex
Non-linear Environment - Advancing Western Australia’s
Leaders Forum, February 2002
 Sir Ronald Wilson:
A Matter of Conscience
Antonio Buti
2007
978 0980296 41 9 $39.95 Pb Add to
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This biography is the first comprehensive biography of former
High Court Justice, President of the Human Rights and Equal
Opportunity Commission, Chancellor of Murdoch University, W.A.
Inc. Royal Commissioner and President of the Uniting Church of
Australia, the late Sir Ronald Wilson. Sir Ronald Wilson: A
Matter of Conscience makes an important contribution to
legal and political biography, one that will be of immense public
significance and interest, containing, as it does, great insights
into this highly complex, thoughtful and talented Australian.
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