They were published by the Government as a means of communication to officials and to the general public, and therefore include certain information that is of great use in establishing an image of Australia and its people in the past.
The Government Gazettes for a particular locality eventually became standardised with the types of material and information included. The information contained in the years 1871-1880 include:
Each year is also available individually: Queensland Government Gazette 1871Queensland Government Gazette 1872Queensland Government Gazette 1873Queensland Government Gazette 1874Queensland Government Gazette 1875Queensland Government Gazette 1876Queensland Government Gazette 1877Queensland Government Gazette 1878Queensland Government Gazette 1879Queensland Government Gazette 1880