Corporate Body

Western Australian Naturalists Club (1924 - )

From
1924
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Functions
Citizen science, Natural history and Naturalists' society
Website
https://www.wanaturalists.org.au/

Summary

The Western Australian Naturalists Club, established in 1924, is one of Australia's oldest such organisations. Membership is open to anyone interested in the natural history of Western Australia and the conservation of its flora and fauna. From the beginning excursions have been a central part of the Club's program. The Club has a number of branches and special interest groups, including for young naturalists. Since 1947 the Club has published The Western Australian naturalist. Other publication include a newsletter and a series of handbooks. The Serventy Memorial Lectures were inaugurated in 1989 to recognise the significant contributions to the Club of members of the Serventy family.

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Books

  • Erickson, Rica, History of the Western Australian Naturalists' Club (1924 - 1974) (Nedlands, W.A.: Western Australian Naturalists Club, 1974), 53 pp. Details
  • Western Australian Naturalists Club, Natural history specimens : a handbook for naturalists, prepared by members of the Western Australian Naturalists' Club (Perth: Western Australian Naturalists Club, 1961), 51 pp. Details

Journal Articles

  • Erickson, R., 'History of the Western Australian Naturalists' Club', Western Australian Naturalist, 9 (6) (1964), 122-145. Details

See also

  • Glauert, L.: with illustrations by Olive Seymour, A handbook of the snakes of Western Australia (Perth: Western Australian Naturalists Club, 1950), 48 pp. Details
  • Kenneally, Kevin (coordinator), The natural history of the Wongan Hills (Perth: Western Australian Naturalists Club, 1977), 108 pp. Details
  • Semeniuk, V., Kenneally, K. F. and Wilson, P. G., Mangroves of Western Australia (Perth: Western Australian Naturalists Club, 1978), 92 pp. Details
  • Serventy, V. N., 'Announcement [on the purpose of the The Western Australian naturalist]', The Western Australian naturalist, 1 (1) (1947), 24. Details
  • Watson, J. A. L., The dragonflies (Odonata) of south-western Australia (Perth: Western Australian Naturalists Club, 1962), 72 pp. Details

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