- Ken Spillman
Ken Spillman (born 1959) is a writer and professional historian based in
Perth, Western Australia . He has a prolific set of histories of sporting clubs, localities and government instituitions.His earlier major publication was concerning the history of
Subiaco, Western Australia - and he returned for a follow-up history some 20 years later.Tied in with writing and research of the Subiaco book - he also conducted interviews which are now part of the Battye Library oral history collecction.He has also written children's books with comedian
Jon Doust .Works
This list is a sample of works.Includes two books with Jon Doust.
* (1985) Identity prized : a history of Subiaco Nedlands, W.A : University of Western Australia Press for the City of Subiaco ISBN 0855642394
* (1988) Custodians and champions : the story of the City of Perth Surf Life Saving Club Perth, W.A : The Club. ISBN0731642570
* (1993) A rich endowment : government and mining in Western Australia 1829-1994 Nedlands, W.A : University of Western Australia Press for the Dept. of Minerals and Energy in association with the Centre for Western Australian History, the University of Western Australia, ISBN 1875560238
* (1997) A club for all seasons : the story of the Wembley Athletic Club 1926-1996 / by Andy Collins and Ken Spillman. Wembley, W.A. : The Club, 1997. ISBN 0646323555 (pbk.
* (1998) Diehards : the story of the Subiaco Football Club Subiaco, W.A. : Subiaco Football Club, 1998-2000. ISBN 0646358340 (pt. I) ISBN 0957818505 (pt. II)
* (1999) Blue : a novel / South Fremantle, W.A. : Fremantle Arts Centre Press, 1999. ISBN 1863682449 (pbk.)
* (2003) Life was meant to be here : community and local government in the Shire of Mundaring Mundaring, W.A. : Shire of Mundaring, ISBN 0959277625
* (2005) Hands to the plough : the Shire of Victoria Plains since 1945 . Calingiri, W.A. : Shire of Victoria Plains..ISBN 0646455877
* (2006) Tales of a singular city : Subiaco since the 1970s . Subiaco, W.A. : City of Subiaco. ISBN 0959001662
* (2006) Raising Edith : the transformation of a new generation university : Edith Cowan University 1995-2005 Mount Lawley, W.A. : Edith Cowan University. ISBN 0729806189External links
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