Western Australia Blue Books

Public service lists, or “Blue Books,” contain names of individuals who were employed by the government or otherwise involved in governmental activities. They include a wide range of employees: civil officers and colony officials, from members of Parliament to gaolers and meteorologists; members of the medical board; law officers, judges, sheriffs, and clerks of the courts; land agents and cattle inspectors; public works employees; ecclesiastical leaders; educational leaders; and even pensioners. If your ancestor had a job in any way connected to the government of Western Australia, the church, or in education, this database will be worth exploring.