Users are warned there may be words and descriptions (from historical texts) that may be culturally sensitive and which might not normally be used in certain public… Read more “Laverton and Ngaanyatjarra Lands 6 – 10 August 2018”

The State Library of WA and Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s charitable Foundation are pleased to announce Yamaji Art as the preferred applicants to the Fellowship in the… Read more “Yamaji region Indigenous Creative Fellowship”

On this day 100 years ago, ‘Sir John [Forrest] died on a ship docked off Sierra Leone, on the west coast of Africa.’ Click on this link… Read more “Sir John Forrest Centenary”

After a long trip out on the Canning Stock Route and in Wiluna the project team arrived to the city lights of Kalgoorlie on the 7 June… Read more “Mount Margaret, Laverton and Kalgoorlie 7 to 13 June 2018”

From 26-30 May, State Library staff, Bill Gannon and Rod Schlencker travelled from Wiluna via the Canning Stock Route to Windich Spring, Pierre Spring, the Weld Spring/Palatji… Read more “Wiluna to the Carnegie Homestead, via the Canning Stock Route and Glenayle Station 26 – 30 May 2018”

The From Another View project team arrived in Wiluna on 23 May 2018 after an overnight stop in Meekatharra. The load on the ute still intact, the… Read more “Wiluna 23-24 May 2018”

The From Another View team headed to Wiluna to set up a pop-up exhibition at the old hospital site near the Tjukurba Art Gallery.  Bill Gannon and… Read more “Pia Wadjarri, Mt Gould, Mt Bartle and Mt Russell 21-23 May 2018”

The From Another View project team visited Geraldton, opened a pop-up exhibition at the Museum of Geraldton and conducted a Storylines session at the Geraldton Regional Library.

Artist Bill Gannon and surveyor Rod Schlencker, visited the State Library to see the original diaries of John and Alexander Forrest’s 1874 expedition from Geraldton to Adelaide.… Read more “Forrest’s Exploration Diaries now online”

Here is a sneak peak. Keep a look out on the State Library of Western Australia catalogue.