Historical information

Victoria became its own colony in 1851, after being the Port Phillip district of NSW from 1803. These books that were produced regularly to provide statistical information of the Civil, Judicial, Police, Penal, Medical, Ecclesiastical and educational establishments. The civil list includes public servants, listed alphabetically, their role, place of situation and reference to a later page that describes the actual role.

Physical description

113-page blue soft cover booklet. Civil Establishment of the Colony of Victoria for 1856 (Reprint) in the front section.
Statistics of the Colony of Victoria for 1856 in the back section.
Compiled from Official Records in the Registrar General's Office.
First published in 1858, Reprinted in 1975 by C.H.Rixon, Government Printer for the Public Records Office, Melbourne