WA History

Old Perth map screen grab
Mapping historical photos from the State Library collection
SLWA on ABC Radio
Dr Kate talks to Associate Professor Andrew Woods about Old Perth which maps historical photos from the State Library's collection.
140780PD Tom Price - from hotel ca 1970
Small towns & regional cities
Tom Price is a mining town situated in the Pilbara region. The town is located inland on the edge of the Hamersley Range.
Cyril Burcham teaching children in caves at Gogo Station c1957
Aboriginal stories
The first remote school in Western Australia, located inside a limestone cave.
John Portman with his camera c1959
Around one million images make up the Pictorial Collection including photographs, postcards, slides, albums, glass negatives, illustrations and art works.