Further information
- Full-size author photograph
- Book by this author: Land of Vision and Mirage: A History of Western Australia since 1826
Other publications
- Alexander Forrest : his life and times. (1958)
- Dick Boyer, an Australian humanist. (1967)
- A fine country to starve in. (1994)
- Britain's Legacy Overseas. (1973)
- Spoils and spoilers : Australians make their environment 1788-1980. (1981)
- History of Royal Perth Hospital. (1982)
- It had better be a good one : the first ten years of Murdoch University. (1985)
- John Ramsden Wollaston : the making of a pioneer priest. (1985)
- The Oxford history of Australia. Volume 5, 1942-1988 : the middle way. (1990)
- Who owns Australia's past?. (1993)
- Daphne Street. (1996)
- Claremont: a history. (1999)
- Edmund Barton: The One Man for the Job. (2000)
- The Fuss That Never Ended: The Life and Work of Geoffrey Blainey. (2003)
- May it please Your Honour : a history of the Supreme Court of Western Australia 1861-2005. (2005)
Geoffrey Bolton
Geoffrey Bolton AO is an eminent historian, author of 13 books and former Chancellor of Murdoch University.
A graduate of both the University of Western Australia and Oxford University, Bolton has lectured around the world and held chairs at several universities. He was General Editor of the five-volume Oxford History of Australia.
Named Western Australia’s 2006 Australian of the Year, Bolton resides in Perth.
University information
CRICOS Code: 00126G
