In July 1851 it became the Victoria government gazette. The Western Australian government gazette was published from 1836-1877. The Government gazette of Western Australia has been published since 1878. Publications such as the Port Phillip gazette and the Hobart Town gazette which served as general newspapers as well as government gazettes were generally published twice weekly. Most Commonwealth and state gazettes appear weekly.
Exceptions are the Special and Periodic gazettes which are published irregularly.
There are usually several bound volumes for each year, complete with subject index. Some of the gazettes are divided into separately numbered and paginated annual series. The frequency of the publication of indexes to gazettes varies. Indexes to gazettes do not cover all parts. The subject indexes are bound with issues of the gazettes.