Government Gazettes in general contain a vast amount of historical and genealogical information. However they are largely an untapped resource. The few complete runs that are available are usually only found in major libraries. Even for researchers who do have access to these the sheer size and extent of the Gazettes is daunting.
Now that is all changing - with the publication of the gazettes in an affordable and searchable form on CD-ROM. Tens of thousands of ordinary people and localities, small and large, are mentioned every year in Government Gazettes. But they offer researchers much more than simply names and places. They will help you reconstruct events and circumstances in the life of individuals and communities.
The Tasmanian gazettes contain a wide range of information typically including government appointments, Acts of Parliament, probate and intestacy notices, insolvencies, assessment rolls, crown lands leased & sold, licences, ministers of religion, medical practitioners, surveyors, councillors and much more.
This CD set product contains high quality scanned images of the original gazettes for the period 1926 to 1930. It has been bookmarked for easy navigation. Pages can be searched, browsed, enlarged and printed out if required.
Each year is also available individually:
Tasmanian Government Gazette 1926
Tasmanian Government Gazette 1927
Tasmanian Government Gazette 1928
Tasmanian Government Gazette 1929
Tasmanian Government Gazette 1930
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Sample files usually contain the title page, contents, some introductory pages and sample pages from the body of the book. Often the complete index from the original book is included.
