Using the ARK - Professions and occupations

In addition to the names of chemists and druggists licensed to sell poisons, from 1897 the names of pharmacists are also included.

Entries in the register are arranged alphabetically by surname, and from c.1897 within each letter by the date of registration. Each entry records the number of the certificate, date of registration, name, residence and qualifications. Where appropriate, change of address or decease are noted.

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The following records are included:

• Butts of publicans' licences, Jun 1830- May 1849, NRS 14401 [4/61-83, 7/1501] on Reels 5049-5062 and 1236;
• Certificates for publicans' licences, Jul 1853- Jun 1861, NRS 14403 [4/84-89 and 7/1502-1513] on Reels 5063-5066 and 1236-1242; and
• Index to certificates for publicans' licences, 1853-55, NRS 14402 [4/90] on Reel 5063).

The Butts of publicans' licences (Reels 5049-5062 and 1236) contain details of the licence number, the date of issue, the name and address of the licensee and sign of the hotel, period covered by the licence and the amount of duty received, names of licensing justices, and date and place of meeting of justices authorising the issue of the licence.

The Certificates for publicans' licences (Reels 5063-5066 and 1236-1242) comprise certificates authorising the issue of Publicans' General Licences as well as some for Confectioners, Billiard, Night and Packet Licences. Each certificate contains the following information: name of district, date of justices' licensing meeting, name of proposed licence and type of licence issued, situation of Public House and sign, names and residence of sureties for licensee and signatures of justices. The dates recorded in the shelf list below are those for the periods for which licences were authorised by the magistrates rather than the dates of the certificates.

The Index to certificates for publican's licenses (Reel 5063) contains two separate indexes: an index of publicans, which is arranged strictly alphabetically by surnames within each of six parts, corresponding to the six volumes they index [4/84-89]; and an index of hotel names.

Indexes

For the Butts of publicans' licences alphabetical indexes to names of licensees are located at the beginning of all the volumes except [4/71] index in [4/70] and [4/73] index in [4/72]. These indexes have been filmed with the relevant volumes (Reels 5049-5062 and 1236).

The Index to certificates for publicans' licences (Reel 5063) which covers the period 1853 to 1855 and indexes volumes [4/84-89] of the Certificates for publicans' licences (on Reels 5063-5066) is the only other index available on these microfilms.

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These invaluable volumes record the progress of the Colony from 1822-57, and include amongst a wealth of statistical information, material of genealogical value:

• Annual lists of officers employed by Government, including an alphabetical index, showing name, position, date of appointment, and salary.

• Lists of persons receiving land grants (or who purchased Crown Land), showing name, location and area of holding, and price.

A detailed description of this series as well as a listing of the microfiche is available in Short Guide No. 3 Returns of the Colony 'Blue Books', a copy of which is provided free of charge to each purchaser of the microfiche.

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* In producing the Blue Books in the microfiche format, when more than one Blue Book for a particular year is held in State Records, the Blue Books were compared. The microfiche edition in these cases is often a composite from the extant volumes in order to produce as complete a set of returns as possible for each year.

For each officer rank, date of appointment, age, physical description, marital status, country, religion, education, previous occupation, and where stationed are recorded. Other relevant information such as demotion, discharge, death, superannuation, transfer or issue of supplies, as appropriate, is also provided.

Index

An index to name and page is located on Fiche 846.

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