Brands : An overview

An Act to Provide for the due Registration of Brands on Horses and Cattle: [Assented to 22nd January, 1872.] This Act provided for the registration of brands for horses and cattle — to consist of two letters and one numeral or two signs and one numeral. From date of enactment the same brand was for horses and cattle and it became an offence to use a brand not registered in accordance with the Act. The resources in this series are alphabetical indexes to the owners of horse and cattle brands registered or transferred between 1872 and 1899. Includes (where possible), the certificate number, run or farm where brand was used, nearest postal town, date brand listed and page reference in the relevant Government Gazette. Changes of residence and corrections are also indexed. In addition, the Gazette lists the horse and cattle brands superseded by these registrations (to Apr 1899) and from then the position to which the brand was imprinted.

An Act to Provide for the due Registration of Brands on Sheep was assented to on 7th November, 1876. This Act provided for the registration of brands for sheep — ie any legible firebrand permanently impressed on the nose, face or horn, OR any brand permanently impressed by means of Indian or other ink on the ear, OR any pitch paint or tar brand impressed on the wool or any portion of the body of the sheep. From date of enactment, all sheep above the age of six months were required to be branded with a registered brand and lists were published annually in the Government Gazette from 1st January together with the owners’ names and addresses. The resources in this series are alphabetical indexes to owners of sheep brands published from 1877-1990. Includes details of brand and description, run or farm where brand was used, nearest post town, date brand listed and page reference in the relevant Government Gazette.

Abbreviations

Unless otherwise stated, these resources are Queensland in content. Abbreviations have the meanings as shown: '+' postage extra; AUD$ Australian currency, CD CD-ROM, Edn edition, FA post free Australia-wide, GST goods & services tax (Australia), M microfiche, MIs monumental inscriptions, NA not available/applicable, P print (books, hard copy), '.pdf' portable document format, P&P postage & packing, Pub published (yyyy), R microfilm reel/s, TBA to be announced/advised.

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