Victoria Government Gazettes

Included in this collection are Victorian Government Gazettes covering 1851 to 1901. They were published by the government as a means of communication to officials and the general public. In the Government Gazettes, you can find information on tens of thousands of ordinary people and localities, small and large. You will find details on land transactions, court notices, notice of acts, tenders and contracts, police auctions of stolen property, statistics, unclaimed letters, impoundments of cattle and horses, reward notices, and much more … even the occasional execution. Unique feature of this years’ worth of issues are: Land Tax Register and Valuations Licence Renewals Patent and Trade Mark applications, approvals, rejections etc. Vital Statistics for Melbourne and Suburbs Register of Medical Practitioners Dentists’ Register Estates of Deceased Persons Public Service Lists Agricultural Statistics Roll of Merchants and Traders Roll of Shipowners and Seamen Classified Roll of State Schools Occupants of Crown Lands Victorian Railways … and more.