These abbreviations were used to record Birth, Death and Marriage events into the Government Record. Verified from the Australian Postcode list, 2001.
| PLACE | ABBREVIATIONS | DESCRIPTION |
| SMYTHESDALE | SMYT, SMYDALE, SDALE, | Gold mining centre south of Ballarat. |
| BEALIBA | BEAL | Small farming town in Central Victoria North of Avoca. |
| BALLARAT (BALLAARAT) 1 | BALLT, BALL, | Victoria’s third city, built on the wealth of Gold. |
| St KILDA | STKI, SK, | Bayside suburb of Melbourne. |
| COSTERFIELD | COST, COSTEFIEL, | Small town in Central Victoria East of Bendigo, Gold mining references. |
| GEELONG | GEEL, GLG, | Victoria’s second city and seaport on Port Phillip Bay. |
| HEATHCOTE | HCOTE, HEAT, | Small town in Central Victoria East of Bendigo, close to Costerfield, Gold mining references. |
| HEIDELBERG | HBERG, HEIDLBERG, | Northern suburb of Melbourne. |
| MALVERN | MALV, | Eastern suburb of Melbourne. |
| WALPEUP | WAPP, | Small farming town in Western Victoria South of Mildura. |
| CHARLTON | CHARL, | Small farming town in Central Victoria 60Km North of Bealiba. |
| PITFIELD PLAINS | Small Gold mining and farming centre south of Ballarat. | |
| RUSHWORTH | RWORTH | Farming town between Bendigo and Shepparton. |
| SOUTH YARRA | SY | Central suburb of Melbourne. |
| CLUNES | Gold mining town north of Ballarat. | |
| PRAHRAN | PRAN | Central suburb of Melbourne. |
| WARRAGUL | Regional farming centre in East Victoria. | |
| DUNOLLY | Gold mining town East of Bendigo. | |
| RICHMOND | RMOND | Central suburb of Melbourne. |
| NEWTOWN AND CHILWELL | NEWTOWN AND CWL | Suburbs of Geelong. |
| WARRNAMBOOL | WBOOL | Port and fishing centre in S.W. Victoria |
| RUPANYUP | RYUP | Small farming town in Central Victoria 60Km West of Bealiba. |
| CLIFTON HILL | Central suburb of Melbourne. |