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THE WILLIAMS/LEE STEERE HISTORY PRIZE

Information about the Williams and Lee Steere essay prize for 2024 is now available below

Prizes awarded for 2023:

Winner: JMR Cameron, Before Gold: the Northampton Mineral District 1846-1880. A narrative account of mining in colonial Western Australia pre 1880 with a focus on the Northampton districts lead and copper. Hesperian Press, 2023.

Commendations

  • McLaren, Glen, Siren Song: a history of thoroughbred racing in Western Australia, Osborne Park, Racing and Wagering Western Australia, 2022.
  • Kalamunda and Districts Historical Society, Foothills Focus: an oral history of the early settlers in the Kalamunda Foothills, KSHS, 2022.