WAY '79 - Publications

Publications

Among the books released was the WAY '79 Sesquicentenary Celebrations Series, 14 volumes on a range of Western Australian topics, possibly the most ambitious publishing venture in the state's history. The Women's Committee for the 150th Anniversary Celebrations produced the volume Reflections; Profiles of 150 Women who helped make Western Australian History. The West Australian contributed Swan River Colony—96 pages of images selected from its newspaper archives The Education Department produced an Atlas of Human Endeavour'' to provide schools with an up-to-date, cartographically represented list of achievements by the state and its people.

An editorial panel, all connected with the University of Western Australia released a 437-page Who is Who in which the candid aim was to change as little as possible what people wrote about themselves. The result was an engaging compendium of academic and political networks of the day which sadly omitted such eminent persons as Sir Paul Hasluck, Sir Norman Brearley, building magnate John Roberts and hallowed Australian Rules footballer Bill Walker.

However Parliament was provided with a report of the events of the year The various committees formed did produce ephemeral material - such as the list from the Commerce Committee of the names of those plaques on St Georges Terrace and the Premier's Department and the Anniversary Board arranged for the New Year proceedings to be kept on record