Western Australian Genealogical Society Inc.

The Swan River Pioneers Group have produced a series of research CD's which are an invaluable tool in your pioneer research. To purchase a copy of the CD's contact the Convenor/s via eMail:   This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

FIRST FAMILIES OF THE SWAN RIVER COLONY -This database which took over 2 years to compile gives a brief  biographical description of persons arriving into the Swan River Colony or who were born in the Colony up to 31st December 1838 (includes all of Western Australia)   Cost is $85 plus $5 postage

• THE PERTH GAZETTE & WESTERN AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL 1833 - compiled by Graham Bown our Projects Officer.  Newspapers have played a very important role in the history of Western Australia since 'The Fremantle Journal & General Advertiser' commenced in February 1830 as a single sheet of handwritten copy. This was eight months after the Colony was founded. It was edited and published by James A Gardner of Fremantle. Over the next three years, a number of newspapers were produced - 'The Western Australian Gazette & General Advertiser' 1830, 'The West Australian Gazette 1830 and 1831', 'The Western Australian Chronicle & Perth Gazette 1831, 'The Fremantle Observer, Perth Gazette and Western Australian Journal 1831, ' The Western Australian' 1831, and "The Western Australian Colonial News, 1832'.
  Lieutenant Governor Stirling imported a Stanhope Press from England. Charles MacFaull, who was on good terms with Stirling, was given permission to use this machine for the sum of 75pounds a year on his undertaking to publish Government notices as well as certain other departmental matters, and to supply 20 copies of each issue of 'The Perth Gazette and Western Australian Journal' to the Colonial Secretary.
  If you would like to purchase the CD the cost is $55 (plus $5 postage) and is available from the Convenor.
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   PASSENGER ARRIVALS & DEPARTURES SWAN RIVER COLONY 1826-1838 - Compiled by Graham Bown - this database contains the details of   approx 4,359 immigrants arriving into Western Australia with approximately 1,300 showing departure dates.
  This CD is available from the Convenor at a cost of $55 (plus $5 postage)
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• COLONIAL SECRETARY'S WA INWARD CORRESPONDENCE INDEX 1829-1832   Compiled by Graham Bown (Project Officer). The Colonial Secretary kept two registers of inward and outward letters. Inward Correspondence (Accession 36) contains many letters from private individuals, either collectively or individually, as well as from Government Officials, and contains a number of proclamations and instructions relating to the administration and structure of the Colony. Originally the letters were pigeon-holed at Government House in approximate date order, and later chronologically within subject or department headings. When the letters were aquired by the State Archives, they were bound into 906 volumes and consequently microfilmed in the order in which they were bound. Outwards Correspondence (Accession 49) was summarised into letterbooks, which were compiled in date order, and are also now held in the State Record Office.
  If you would like to purchase the CD -CSR Inward Correspondence 1829-1832 it is available from the group at a cost of $25 (plus $5 postage and is available from the Convenor. 
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