Más contenido relacionado Australian Government and Police Gazettes4. Government Gazettes
• Laws and regulations
• Land transactions
• Public service employees
• Public works tenders
• Unclaimed mail
• Convicts
• Livestock brands
• Court notices – probate, insolvencies
• Licensed sellers of liquor, wine and tobacco
• Licenses for use of poisons
• Petitions
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5. Government Gazettes
If your ancestor :
• leased, purchased, forfeited land
• worked for the government
• tendered for public works
• died
• went bankrupt or insolvent
• had unclaimed mail
• was a convict
• was assigned a convict
• had a livestock brand
• had a license to run a pub, sell liquor, cut timber
• signed a petition…
he/she should be in here
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6. Government Gazettes
• New South Wales - 1832
• Tasmania - 1825
• Victoria - 1836 (NSW) 1843 (Port Phillip)
• Queensland - 1859
• South Australia - 1839
• Western Australia - 1836
• Northern Territory - 1927
• Commonwealth - 1901
All still published today
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7. Justices of the Peace
QLD Government Gazette 1876 p43
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8. Justices of the Peace
QLD Government Gazette 1876 p43
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13. Unclaimed letters
• C Colonial
• OC Official Colonial
• ET Colonial Telegram
• O Dead Letter
• S New South Wales
• M Victoria
• A South Australia
• T Tasmania
• NZ New Zealand
• WA Western Australia
• UK United Kingdom
• F Foreign
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QLD Government Gazette 1876 p83
14. Business partnership
Former partners
Type of business
Former name of business
Remaining partners
New business name
QLD Government Gazette 1876 p96
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15. Applications
QLD Government Gazette 1876 p96
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18. Appointments
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22. Timber licenses
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23. Insolvency
Insolvent
Official Trustee
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24. Probate
Deceased’s name,
Residence,
Occupation
Executor’s name,
Residence,
Occupation
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26. Police Gazettes
• New South Wales – 1862-1982
• Tasmania – 1861-1933
• Victoria – 1853-1994
• Queensland – 1864-1982
• South Australia – 1862-present
• Western Australia – 1876-present
• Northern Territory – 1900-present restricted
• Commonwealth - 1 January 1901 – sdf
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27. Police Gazettes
• Warrants for arrest and details of crimes
• Arrests, convictions, discharged prisoners
• Property stolen and recovered
• Stolen cattle and horses, including brands
• Escaped prisoners, ship’s deserters
• Missing friends
• Deaths reported to police
• Police appointments, instructions, lists
• Magistrates, Justices of the Peace
• Licensed sellers of liquor, wine and tobacco
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28. Police Gazettes
• Some lists reproduced from Government
Gazettes for information of police, eg
– Magistrates
– Medical Practitioners
– Licenses
• Warrants where person believed to have
been coming to this colony from another
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29. Police Gazettes
• Your ancestor could have been
– Criminal, or wanted for questioning
– Known associate
– Victim of theft or other crime
– Deserted wife
– Reported missing, or found
– Reported dead
– Police, magistrate, J.P., medical practitioner
– Licenses for liquor sellers, wine sellers,
tobacco sellers, victuallers, billiards, bagatelle,
use of poisons, hawkers, auctioneers
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31. Criminal Acts
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32. Criminal Acts
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33. Criminal Acts
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34. Wife deserter
QLD Police Gazette 1876 p13
NSW Police Gazette 1876 p263
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46. Where to find Government Gazettes
• Archive Digital Books Australia CDs
– Available to buy
– Some libraries and societies have them
• FindMyPast.au
• Most States have recent ones online
• Some States have all online
• State Libraries
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47. Where to find Police Gazettes
• Archive Digital Books Australia CDs
– Available to buy
– Some libraries and societies have them
• FindMyPast.au
• Recent years restricted
• Some States online
• State Libraries, Police Museums
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48. Search tips
• CDs
– Use Surname Firstname AND Firstname Surname
– Uncommon names – Surname only
– Capitalise names, eg Eason
• FindMyPast
– Search by Name AND by Keyword
• Search other colonies/states
• Which colony did the area belong to?
• ?Each volume has an index
• Before Gazette started – search newspaper
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