The Historical Encyclopedia of Western Australia (HEWA) from the Centre for Western Australian History at the University of Western Australia was published in June 2009. Although work on it started in 2003, the idea within the university for an historical encyclopaedia of Western Australia dates to the early 1990s.
Two comparable earlier works are Cyclopedia of Western Australia by James Battye in 1912âÂÂ1913, and A New History of Western Australia by Tom Stannage in 1981.
In its introduction, the encyclopaedia suggests it
Following publication of the encyclopaedia, an index, alphabetical list of entries and a list of errata known at the time was published in 2010 to complement the encyclopaedia. Hardcopies of the encyclopaedia were sold at the State Library of Western Australia, advertised in part as follows.
Papers relevant to the preparation and composition of the work were deposited in the State Library of Western Australia in the 2000s.
In 2010 the encyclopaedia was shortlisted for the Western Australian Premier's Book Award.
In her introduction, Gregory places the publication with others from other states: