Victorian Genealogy
Finding People and Places in Victoria, Australia.
A government gazette is an official publication for the purpose of notifying the decisions or actions of the government.
These were the British Government Gazettes. Australian honours and awards were announced in the London Gazette.
FINDMYPAST - LONDON GAZETTES 1665-2018
https://search.findmypast.com.au/search-world-Records/london-gazette-1665-2018
FINDMYPAST - THE LONDON GAZETTE, SUPPLEMENTS AUGUST 1914 - JANUARY 1920
The London Gazette printed announcements of promotions within the armed forces, appointments of official public offices, Royal proclamations and much more. Additionally, read through full reports and despatches from key battles of the First World War.
Victoria was part of the colony of New South Wales from 1788 to 1851. There were two failed attempts at settlement; these were in 1803-1804 and 1826-1828. Victoria was the Port Phillip District of the Colony of New South Wales from 1836 to 1851. In 1851 Victoria separated from New South Wales.
TROVE - NEW SOUTH WALES GOVERNMENT GAZETTES 1832-2001
To find government gazettes by title:
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/gazette?q=
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AUSTRALASIAN LEGAL INFORMATION INSTITUTE - NEW SOUTH WALES GOVERNMENT GAZETTES 1836-1851
These are included under Victorian Government Gazettes.
https://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/vic_gazette/
FINDMYPAST - NEW SOUTH WALES GOVERNMENT GAZETTES 1832-1880
These are searchable and may be browsed.
https://search.findmypast.com.au/search-world-Records/new-south-wales-government-gazettes
FINDMYPAST - NEW SOUTH WALES GOVERNMENT GAZETTE INDEXES 1832-1863
These indexes were provided by the Society of Australian Genealogists. They are indexes to personal names appearing in the New South Wales Government Gazettes. They are searchable.
Victoria was the Port Phillip District of the Colony of New South Wales from 1836 to 1851; it had been part of the colony of New South Wales from 1788. In 1851 Victoria separated from New South Wales.
AUSTRALASIAN LEGAL INFORMATION INSTITUTE - PORT PHILLIP GOVERNMENT GAZETTES 1843-1851
These are included under Victorian Government Gazettes.
https://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/vic_gazette/
FINDMYPAST - PORT PHILLIP GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 1847
This is searchable and may be browsed.
https://search.findmypast.com.au/search-world-Records/port-phillip-government-gazette
In 1851 Victoria separated from New South Wales and became the colony of Victoria; it had previously been part of the colony of New South Wales from 1788. Victoria was the Port Phillip District of the Colony of New South Wales from 1836 to 1851. The colony of Victoria existed from 1851 until it joined the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901. It then became the state of Victoria.
STATE LIBRARY OF VICTORIA - VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT GAZETTE ONLINE ARCHIVE 1836-1997
The Victorian Government Gazettes are searchable. While some peoples' names have been indexed and are searchable this does not include every mention.
http://gazette.slv.vic.gov.au/
AUSTRALASIAN LEGAL INFORMATION INSTITUTE - VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT GAZETTES 1851-1999
https://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/vic_gazette/
FINDMYPAST - VICTORIA GOVERNMENT GAZETTES 1851-1901
This is searchable and may be browsed.https://search.findmypast.com.au/search-world-Records/victoria-government-gazettes
GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF VICTORIA GENEALOGICAL INDEX OF NAMES - VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT GAZETTES
Many name entries in the Victorian Government Gazette have been indexed.
https://www.gsv.org.au/article/our-collection
The colony of Victoria joined the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901 becoming the state of Victoria.
TROVE - AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT GAZETTES 1901-2012
These include the following gazettes:
There are also the following supplements:
To find government gazettes by title:
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/gazette?q=
To find government gazette mentions using keywords. Use the pulldown menu to do a specific search for "Newspapers and Gazettes":
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