and place) — though brief, can lead to other sources. In later years, lists for dentists, surveyors, architects, optometrists and other professions began to appear also. Ministers of religion were required to be authorised to celebrate marriages and there are regular notices and lists that appear in the gazettes indicating their name, religious denomination and residence. Insolvency notices appeared regularly in all the gazettes. As early as March 1832 Thomas Alison Scott was required to attend the Court House, Kingstreet, Sydney and be examined regarding his alleged insolvency. Conditions were often difficult and many became bankrupt. Sometimes the police gazette may reveal other circumstances which triggered the insolvency, such as the theft of tools in the case of Robert Beeston. The sequence of the various stages are all recorded in the gazettes enabling the researcher to discover the occupation and residence of the bankrupt, the executors and the final dividend paid to creditors. These are worth following up in Trove where you could find a list of all they owned up for auction. Land records Information relating to land is in great supply in the government gazettes. There are
Below There is a wealth of information relating to land and property in gazettes. Courtesy State Library of Victoria, ID H2003.27/103.
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