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Crawley Campus:
The Planning and Architecture of The University of Western Australia

Ronald J. Ferguson
1993
978 1 875560 270 $21.95 Pb

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A signed, limited edition, Crawley Campus provides a beautifully illustrated look at the architecture of The University of Western Australia.

A Landscape for Learning:
A History of the Grounds of The University of Western Australia

George Seddon and Gillian Lilleyman
2006
1 920694 51X $64.95 Hb Add to cart

A Landscape for Learning provides a unique insight into the development of gardening and landscape architecture within the University’s picturesque riverside setting here in Perth.

Set against a background of events within the wider community, Landscape for Learning recounts the growth of one of the state’s most celebrated institutions in tandem with the development of gardening and landscape architecture within Western Australia. The book also beautifully documents the extraordinary wealth of diverse and precious flora to be found on what is arguably Australia’s most scenic tertiary campus.

A Press in Isolation

Edited by Criena Fitzgerald
2005
978 1 920694 595 $45.00 Hb Add to cart

Celebrating seventy years of publishing excellence, UWA Press holds an influential and respected place in the cultural life of Western Australia. From its small and humble beginnings as a textbook publisher, A Press in Isolation contains essays from leading Natural History, Botany, Literary Studies, History, Economics and Economic History scholars in charting the development of one of Australia’s most successful University publishing houses.

Convict Fremantle

Michal Bosworth
2004
978 1 920694 331 $24.95 Pb Add to cart

Michal Bosworth takes the reader on a fascinating historical journey through the Dickensian world of 19th Century Fremantle, exploring the harsh lives and living conditions of the many thousands of convicts who were transported to the Swan River Colony after 1850.

Kimberley: Australia’s Unique North West

Jocelyn Burt
2004
978 1 920694 153 $22.95 Pb Add to cart

Jocelyn Burt's striking photographs and travel stories celebrate the grandeur and beauty of the Kimberley Region’s spectacular gorges, vast plains, boab trees, lush waterholes and great rivers.

Land of Vision and Mirage: Western Australia since 1826

Geoffrey Bolton

978 0980296 402 $34.95 Pb

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Finally a concise, clear and informative history that puts Western Australia on the map.

Lauded historian Geoffrey Bolton vividly narrates this long-awaited short history of Western Australia. From 1826 to the present, Land of Vision and Mirage covers the social, cultural, political and economic development of the most geographically isolated area in the world.

While being both informative and analytical, the author’s wry observations about Western Australia’s unique history will stimulate public debate.

Marking the Land

Edited by Brian Dibble and Jim Evans
Photographs by Richard Woldendorp
2005
978 1 920694 463 $29.95 Hb Add to cart

Trust everyone, but brand your calves.
It always rains and spoils a good drought.
Most of the time, crow low and roost high.
Never say die till a dead horse kicks you.

Marking the Land is a humorous collection of colorful bush sayings collected by editors Brian Dibble and Jim Evans from newspapers, advertisements, songs, books, colleagues and friends – all beautifully complemented by stunning outback visuals by award-winning photographer Richard Woldendorp.

The South West:
From Dawn Till Dusk

Rob Olver

2002
978 1 876268 859 $29.95 Pb Add to cart
978 1 876268 840 $45.00 Hb Add to cart

The South West: From Dawn Till Dusk takes the reader on a photographic journey through the diverse landscapes to be found between Mandurah and Albany in Western Australia’s southwest.

‘...some of the most stunning photographs of the South West.' - The Mandurah Telegraph

‘...captures the region’s diverse range of beauty with more than 125 colour photographs.’ – The Adelaide Advertiser

‘This descriptive, well photographed and generously laid out book devotes ample space to thoughtful full colour photography...an approachable format that will help guide experienced visitors and newcomers.’ - Subiaco Post

About WA

Crawley Campus: The Planning and Architecture of The University of Western Australia

A Landscape for Learning: A History of the Grounds of The University of Western Australia