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Tom Stannage Tom Stannage i(A36176 works by) (a.k.a. Charles Thomas Stannage)
Also writes as: C. T. Stannage
Born: Established: 14 Mar 1944 Subiaco, Inner Perth, Perth, Western Australia, ; Died: Ceased: 4 Oct 2012 Nedlands, Inner Perth, Perth, Western Australia,
Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

Historian Tom Stannage was born in Subiaco, Western Australia, and lived for most of his life in the suburb. Stannage was educated at Perth Modern School, the University of Western Australia and Cambridge University in the United Kingdom.

The Perth City Council commissioned Stannage to write a history of Perth for Western Australia's 150th anniversary in 1979. The work, The People of Perth: A Social History of WA's Capital City was very successful. Stannage also edited A New History of Western Australia (1981) and published widely in the history of Western Australia.

Stannage was history professor at the University of Western Australia and professor and executive dean at Curtin University. He was awarded the inaugural Prime Minister's Award for Australian University Teacher of the Year in 1997. Stannage also won acclaim as an Australian Rules footballer.

Tom Stannage died in Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, not far from his home in Subiaco.

Torrance Mendez, 'Brilliant Scholar a Footy Giant', The West Australian (October 5, 2012): 20

Most Referenced Works

Personal Awards

2001 Centenary Medal
1997 Order of Australia Member of the Order of Australia (AM)

For service to the community, particularly through promoting the study of history in the community and as a contributor to museum development in Australia.

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