Public servants guide
Covering records from 1814 to c. 1964
Important: In addition to the records listed below, each department usually maintained records of its own personnel.
Auditor General
NRS 388 Record of appointment to Government Offices
(Reel 1476; Fiche 755-756) *ARK
This volume consists of letters and general orders authorising appointments to Government positions.
An alphabetical index to names of appointees, which records the title of the appointment and the relevant page reference, is filmed on Fiche 755.
Item list
Description | Dates | Copy |
|---|---|---|
Index | Reel 1476; Fiche 755 | |
pp.1-107 | Jan 1814-Nov 1820 | Reel 1476; Fiche 755 |
pp.108-164 | Dec 1820-Jan 1825 | Reel 1476; Fiche 756 |
Colonial Secretary
NRS 1286 Returns of the Colony, 'Blue Books', 1822-1857
[4/251-90]; Reels 1-22, Fiche 438-613 *ARK (Fiche). Photocopies in the Mitchell Library
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; and
- Lists of persons receiving land grants (or who purchased Crown Land), showing name, location and area of holding, and price.
NRS 1286 Public service lists, 1858-1870
(Fiche 807-81); Printed books *ARK (Fiche)
This series is a continuation of the relevant part of the previous series.
From 1858 to 1861 the statistical Returns of the Colony (Blue Books), contained a section listing members of the Executive Council, Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly, officers of the Civil Establishments, by department, an Ecclesiastical Return arranged by church; a return of pensions paid, and a list of foreign consuls. This section has been extracted from the Returns of the Colony and filmed in this series under the title Public Service Lists. There is an index to the officers of the Civil Establishments only at the beginning of each year.
From 1862 to 1870 the Public Service Lists were published separately from the statistical Returns of the Colony, with an alphabetical index to contents and an index to officers of the Civil Establishments included in the front of each annual volume.
For these years lists for the following are generally included:
- Succession of Governors
- Parliaments (from 1863)
- Ministries
- Executive Council
- Legislative Council
- Legislative Assembly
- Civil Establishments
- Ecclesiastical Establishments
- Education
- Pensions
- Foreign Consuls
- Returning Officers
- Guardians of Minors (from 1864).
For public servants, the office, the officer's name, date of appointment, by whom appointed, annual salary, and date of first appointment under the Colonial Government are recorded.