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Bailliere's Gazetteers were compiled for most colonies in Australia during the 19th century. This set includes those for

• New South Wales 1870
  Queensland 1876
  South Australia 1866
  Tasmania 1877
  Victoria 1879
  

Click on the title of each for more details or to order individual states

They generally contain the following:

• The most recent and accurate information (at publication date) for every township, village, hamlet, river, creek, mountain, lake, gold field, road and railway with its botanical, geological, and physical features.
• The division of the colony into counties, and electoral, council, pastoral, and municipal districts and hundreds with their boundaries and statistics.
• The names, areas, occupiers, positions, rentals, new valuations and grazing capabilities of the squatting stations with the best means of reaching them.
• Particulars of the coast survey, statistics of the ports, manufactures, and agricultural, pastoral, and mining pursuits, census of dwellings and population, areas in acreage and miles and comprehensive and correct electoral, municipal, district council and police information.
• A complete road itinerary, showing the easiest, most expeditious, and cheapest method of transit and conveyance of goods to and from every place in the colony by rail, coach, boat, dray or horse.

A great tool for researching places throughout the whole of Australia in the 19th century

System Requirements: any computer using Adobe (Acrobat) Reader 4 or later (Adobe Reader 6 or later is recommended for CDs with searchable text)