[2] It listed household, business, society, and Government contacts in Perth, Fremantle, Kalgoorlie, Boulder and Coolgardie including some rural areas of Western Australia.
Herbert Pierssené was a merchant and importer of English continental and Ceylonese goods.
He was also an agent for McCulluch Carrying Company and a bottler of Western Australian wines.
[3] The directories provide information by locality, individual surname, government service, and by trade or profession.
Due to the annual changes, the directories are valuable historical documents for Western Australian history.