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Government Gazettes are only just starting to get the recognition that they deserve. They've been largely an unknown source, partly because of their availability (you would usually only find them select archive offices or libraries), and partly because people don't know about them. Now that Archive CD Books has started releasing them on CD, everyone has access to this amazing resource.

Issued once a week, as well as releasing 'Extraordinary' special issues from time to time, they are full of fascinating information, both historical and genealogical. You will find information such as land transactions, legal notices, proclamations, public auctions, public meetings, insolvency and bankrupt notices, impoundments, partnerships, licences, tenders and contracts, government institutions and positions, statistics and much more.

Features in 1863 are:

• Lists of medical practitioners
• Lands open to selection
  
• Lists of chemists and druggists
• Lists of unclaimed letters
• Lists of the ministers of religion who can perform marriage ceremonies

Example entries taken from the 3 January 1863 issue:
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Brisbane, 17th December, 1862.
NOTICE
The attention of the Government having been drawn to the fact that Officer in the Public Service have for some time back been in the practice of leaving their districts an other places where their duties are supposed to be discharged, on the pretext that private affairs demand their attention elsewhere, without having obtained the sanction of the Head of their Department: It is hereby notified that in future where any Officer takes upon himself to be absent from his district and duties without having previously obtained the sanction of the Head of his Department, such absence shall be taken as a resignation of his office, and the vacancy will be filled up accordingly.
A. Macalister

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Brisbane, 17th December, 1862.
FIFTY POUNDS REWARD
Whereas, on Monday the 8th instant, the mail between Condamine and Dalby was found in the paddock as Wombo - the mail bags and letters opened, and cheques, money, &c., abstracted.
Notice is hereby given that a reward of