Geoffrey Bolton attended Wesley College, Perth from 1943 to 1947.
12 Facts About Geoffrey Bolton
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Geoffrey Bolton published works on Australian history, authoring 13 books, his final being Land of Vision and Mirage: Western Australia since 1826.
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Geoffrey Bolton's book, Daphne Street, published by Fremantle Press, describes his early surrounds, and is an attempt to write national history at the local level.
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Geoffrey Bolton was a frequent contributor to radio in Western Australia and did much to bring Western Australian history and socio-political development to life.
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Geoffrey Bolton was Chairperson of the Western Australian Maritime Museum's Archaeology Advisory Committee.
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Geoffrey Bolton served as the Chancellor of Murdoch University from 2002 to 2006.
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Geoffrey Bolton died on 4 September 2015, in Perth, at the age of 83.
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Geoffrey Bolton was married to Carol Grattan and has two sons and five grandchildren.
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Geoffrey Bolton was the recipient of several prestigious awards including his appointment as Officer of the Order of Australia in recognition of distinguished service to Australia for his services to education.
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In 2001, Geoffrey Bolton received the Centenary of Federation prize at the New South Wales Premier's History Awards for Edmund Barton: The One Man for the Job, a biography of Australia's first Prime Minister.
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The aims of the Geoffrey Bolton Lecture are to encourage the expression of ideas and debate about the meaning and nature of history, culture and society, grounded in archival research; and to provide archival and historical context to national debate on contemporary issues.
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In recognition of his major contribution to Australian history and the community, Geoffrey Bolton was named the Western Australia's 2006 Australian of the Year.