Geoffrey Curgenven Bolton AO, FASSA, FAHA (5 November 1931 – 3 September 2015) was an Australian historian, academic and writer.
[2] His book, Daphne Street, published by Fremantle Press, describes his early surrounds, and is an attempt to write national history at the local level.
In 2008, he published a single-volume short history of Western Australia since the start of British settlement in 1826, covering the social, cultural, political and economic development of the most geographically isolated area in the world.
[9] In 2001, Bolton received the Centenary of Federation prize[10] at the New South Wales Premier's History Awards for Edmund Barton: The One Man for the Job,[11] a biography of Australia's first Prime Minister.
The one-off prize was intended to recognise a major work contributing to the understanding of Australian political, social and cultural issues during the Federation period.
As a Foundation Professor, academic, Senate member and Chancellor, as well as being a friend and mentor to many colleagues and students, Geoffrey was also at the centre of all things Murdoch.