Western Australia an atlas of human endeavour
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Western Australia - an atlas of human endeavour was an atlas published at the time of WAY '79 by the Board of Management of Way 79, and it had a foreword by Charles Court
who was personally involved in a number of the projects that were conducted by the organisation.
It was an atlas that included extensive usage of historical geography, and both editions included gazetteers and bibliographies - at some divergence from the Sesquicentenary Celebrations Series
editions that lacked indexes and adequate reference materials.
It was originally published for the 1979 celebrations, and a second edition that dropped the dates in the title, was published in 1986.
Charles Court
Sir Charles Walter Michael Court, was a Western Australian politician, 21st Premier of Western Australia and member for the seat of Nedlands for the Liberal Party for nearly 30 years.-Early life:...
who was personally involved in a number of the projects that were conducted by the organisation.
It was an atlas that included extensive usage of historical geography, and both editions included gazetteers and bibliographies - at some divergence from the Sesquicentenary Celebrations Series
Sesquicentenary Celebrations Series
The Sesquicentenary Celebrations Series is a series of books published by University of Western Australia Press for the 150th Anniversary Celebrations of Western Australia in 1979 - widely promoted as 'WAY 1979' at that time....
editions that lacked indexes and adequate reference materials.
It was originally published for the 1979 celebrations, and a second edition that dropped the dates in the title, was published in 1986.
Publication details
- First Edition: Jarvis, Neil (Co-ordinator and editor) Western Australia : an atlas of human endeavour 1829-1979 produced for the Education Committee, WAY 79, by the Education and Lands and Surveys Departments of Western Australia. Perth : Government Printing Office.
- Second edition: Jarvis, Neil (editor) 1986 Western Australia, an atlas of human endeavour Perth, W.A : Dept. of Lands and Surveys in association with the Education Department of Western Australia, ISBN 0730900827
See also
- Sesquicentenary Celebrations SeriesSesquicentenary Celebrations SeriesThe Sesquicentenary Celebrations Series is a series of books published by University of Western Australia Press for the 150th Anniversary Celebrations of Western Australia in 1979 - widely promoted as 'WAY 1979' at that time....