Ken Spillman

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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 childrens books with comedian Jon Doust.

[edit] 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 0729806189