Corporate Body

Western Australian Natural History Society (I) (1891 - 1898)

From
1891
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
To
1898

Summary

The Western Australian Natural History Society was founded in 1891, the first such society on Western Australia. Explorer and Premier of Western Australia, John Forrest was the foundation President. Early enthusiasm, which saw the establishment of a nature reserve of several thousand acres near Pinjarra, was not sustained and the Society lapsed.

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Journal Articles

  • Bevan, A. W. R., 'History and roles of the Royal Society of Western Australia', Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia, 97 (2014), 1-12. Details
  • Withers, P. C., 'A brief history of the journals, crests, medal and seal of the Royal Society of Western Australia and previous societies, 1897 - 1997', Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia, 81 (1998), 1-4. Details

Helen Cohn

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