Join Now
FamilyHistoryWA (FHWA) is the largest family history society in Western Australia. We assist family historians to research family history in Western Australia, as well as all corners of the world.

Western Australian Interest Group

 

 

CONVENOR: Terri Usher

COMMITTEE: Glenys Hatch, Liana Fitzpatrick

MEETINGS: The first Saturday of February, May, August and November at 2pm
unless otherwise advised.
Book here

HAMILTON James b 1906 Photo c 1935.jpeg

(Image: James Hamilton 1906-1937 Timber worker, Jardee, Western Australia)
(image courtesy of Terri Usher's private collection)

 

 

The Western Australian Interest Group brings together people interested in exploring lesser-known aspects of Western Australia family history.
Open to members and non-members of FamilyHistoryWA, the group hosts meetings where people can share research, ideas, and resources.

 

The group focus includes immigration stories from early settlers and “Ten Pound Poms” to wartime arrivals,
as well as specialised topics such as Aboriginal history, migrant communities, institutional records, and occupations like military service, policing, nursing, and teaching.

The group also created the Bride Ship Girls project, a database recognising women who travelled to Western Australia aboard the Palestine between 1853 and 1868.