The ''Northern Territory of Australia Government Gazette'' (1869; 1873–present) is the current name for the

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of the

Northern Territory The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern Territory of Australia) is an Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory shares its borders with Western Aust ...

History

During the period from 1863 until 1 January 1911, the Northern Territory was annexed and then administered by the Government of South Australia, and afterwards it was transferred to Commonwealth control. In the earliest days of colonisation, the ''Gazette'' was published in at least five different NT newspapers, which are still available online through

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Moonta Herald and Northern Territory Gazette The ''Moonta Herald and Northern Territory Gazette'' was a newspaper produced on the vessel ''SS Moonta'' that was sailed by George Goyder in 1868 and 1869 from Port Adelaide to Darwin. The aim of the 41-day voyage was to provide an initial su ...

'' (1869) * ''

Northern Territory Times and Gazette ''The Northern Territory Times'' was a newspaper in Darwin established in 1873 and closed in 1932. The paper was called the '' Northern Territory Times and Gazette'' from 1873–1927 and then ''The'' ''Northern Territory Times'' from 1927–1932. ...

'' (1873-1883; 1890-1927) * '' The North Australian'' (1883-1889) * '' The North Australian and Northern Territory Government Gazette'' (1889–1890) * ''

The Northern Standard The ''Northern Standard'', also known by the uniform title ''Northern standard (Darwin, N.T.)'', was a newspaper published in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, from 1920 or 1921 to 1955. The paper was published by the North Australian Wor ...

'' (1929-1942) In the period during and immediately after World War 2 (i.e. 1942-1946), the ''Gazette'' ceased to be published locally and was instead included in the

Commonwealth of Australia Gazette The ''Commonwealth of Australia Gazette'' is a printed publication of the Commonwealth Government of Australia, and serves as the official medium by which decisions of the executive arm of government, as distinct from legislature and judiciary, ...

. Since 1978, the NT has been allowed responsible government, with a First Minister and a Legislative Assembly, within which the ''Gazette'' has evolved into its current form.

Content

Gazettes are now published in the following separate series: * Censorship (C) * Classification of Films (CF) * General (G) * Mining (M) * Public service (PS) * Registration (R) * Special (S)

References

External links

Official homepage
Government gazettes of Australia Mass media in the Northern Territory Northern Territory Government {{NorthernTerritory-stub