INTRODUCTION -
Western Australia has a rich and varied folklore but if you have read any books on Australian folklore you would barely be aware of it.
Most books written about Australia and Australian history tend to focus on the eastern states and W.A. is invariably forgotten. We are one third of the Australian land mass but in the eyes of 'tothersiders' Australia ends on the eastern side of the W.A. border.
While I read through uncountable numbers of history books looking for information for wanowandthen.com, I quite often find little snippets of information that are funny or interesting but don't quite fit into the usual historical narrative. Few people will ever find them as they are buried deep in thick volumes that hardly anyone reads.
I always felt that it was a shame that nobody would ever hear these stories and that is where I got the idea for this website.
This is an attempt to set the record straight and to put down as much of our folklore as I can collect.
I operate a Facebook page at : West Australian Folklore where you can add to the growing collection and I will then include the story on this website for everyone to share.
Our folklore is a combination of true stories, funny stories and outright leg-pulling. It can include prose and poetic verse but as long as it is about Western Australia then it will find a home here.
Please contribute by adding to the stories we already have and let the eastern states know that W.A. has a folklore history too!
(This website is brought to you by Western Australia Now and Then - www.wanowandthen.com)
WARNING
Some of the stories on this website are particularly gruesome and involve abuse or self-harm.
If you are likely to be negatively affected by such material then it would not be wise to keep reading.
If you would like to make a small donation to help us research more stories or just because you
enjoyed reading what we already have here, you can do so via the PayPal button below.
CONTROLS -
- Go to the first story
- Go to the previous story
- Go to the index (this page)
- Go to the next story
- Go to the last story
WEBSITES WE RECCOMEND -
There are some wonderful websites available for you to read more about our history and the amazing
stories that are part of our combined heritage.
The ones we have listed below are some of our absolute favourites. They are the result of huge amounts of
time and effort by their creators. If you enjoy the content then please do what you can to support them.
Also we would like to give a plug for two amazing local publishers without whom, many of these stories would
never have been published in the first place.
Finally a plug for my own work as I have written a number of bush ballads about W.A. and Australia in general.
GET YOUR OWN COPY -
If you would like to get a PDF copy of the stories on this website that you can read offline or even print out
and turn into your own hard copy book, you can order through PayPal at the link below. All sales of this book help
us to gather more information and stories for this site and our main website. It is only $3.99 AUD!
DISCLAIMER : Things on this site may be fake, false, made up, jokes, lies or even, on occasion, facts.
Folklore is not meant to be taken seriously or to be a true representation of our histiry. If you choose to
do that, then it isn't our problem. Likewise the pictures on this website may, or may not, accurately
represent the content of the stories.
This website was created and edited by Marc Glasby (c) 2022
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