Walch's Tasmanian almanac for

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N 919.46 WAL
Created/Published
Hobart, Tas. : J. Walch & Sons, 1870-[1971]
Issue
(1875)
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Pen marks throughout issue. Some loss of text due to barcode placement.
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Contents

WALCH’S TASMANIAN ALMANAC 1
Advertising 2 , 3 , 4
WALCH’S TASMANIAN ALMANAC 5
ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS DURING PRINTING. 6
INDEX. 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11
NOTES OF THE CALENDAR, 1874. 12
HEBREW FESTIVALS, NEW MOONS, AND FASTS. 12
A SUMMARY OF THE PRINCIPAL ASTRONOMICAL AND METEOROLOGICAL OCCURRENCES FOR THE YEAR 1875. 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17
TABLE SHOWING EXCESS OF SPONTANEOUS EVAPORATION OVER RAINFALL AT HOBART TOWN DURING THE FIVE YEARS 1866, 1867. 1868, 1869, & 1870. 18
MEAN RESULTANTS FROM THE 30 YEARS’ METEOROLOGICAL TABLES FOR HOBART TOWN FROM 1841 TO 1870 INCLUSIVE. 19
NOTES ON METEOROLOGICAL TABLE. 20
FIXED AND MOVABLE FESTIVALS, &c., 1875. 20
CALENDAR FOR 1875. 21
JANUARY, 1875. 22 , 23
FEBRUARY, 1875. 24 , 25
MARCH, 1875. 26 , 27
APRIL, 1875. 28 , 29
MAY, 1875. 30 , 31
JUNE, 1875. 32 , 33
JULY, 1875. 34 , 35
AUGUST, 1875. 36 , 37
SEPTEMBER, 1875. 38 , 39
OCTOBER, 1875. 40 , 41
NOVEMBER, 1875. 42 , 43
DECEMBER, 1875. 44 , 45
SOVEREIGNS OF ENGLAND SINCE THE CONQUEST. 46
SOVEREIGNS AND HEADS OF GOVERNMENTS. 46
GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. 47
HER MAJESTY’S OFFICERS OF STATE. 48
SECRETARIES OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES 1854 to 1874. 49
NUMERICAL SUMMARY OF THE MEMBERS OF BOTH HOUSES OF THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT, 1874. 49
CENSUS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. 49
LIST OF BRITISH COLONIES, WITH NAMES OF GOVERNORS, ETC. 50 , 51
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA. 52
SUCCESSION OF LIEUTENANT-GOVERNORS AND GOVERNORS OF TASMANIA. 52
GOVERNMENT OF TASMANIA. 53
PARLIAMENT OF TASMANIA. 54
OFFICERS OF THE PARLIAMENT. 55
ELECTORAL DISTRICTS, 55 , 56
PARLIAMENTS SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT. 56
MINISTRIES SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT. 56 , 57
ACTS OF PARLIAMENT PASSED DURING THE YEAR 1874. 58
CORONERS. 59 , 60
MAGISTRACY. A LIST OF JUSTICES OF THE PEACE FOR THE ISLAND OF TASMANIA AND ITS DEPENDENCIES. 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF JUSTICES OF THE PEACE FOR THE TERRITORY. 69 , 70 , 71
ECCLESIASTICAL. 71 , 72 , 73 , 74 , 75 , 76
LAW. THE SUPREME COURT OF TASMANIA. 76 , 77 , 78 , 79
VICE-ADMIRALTY COURT. 79
BANKRUPTCY. 79
COURTS OF REQUESTS 79 , 80 , 81
JURORS AND JURIES. 81 , 82 , 83 , 84
LICENSING MEETINGS OF JUSTICES. 84
COURTS OF GENERAL AND QUARTER SESSIONS OF THE PEACE. 84 , 85
TITLES TO LANDS. 85 , 86 , 87 , 88
REGISTRATION OF DEEDS, JUDGMENTS, ETC. 88
INTESTATE ESTATES. 88
ESCHEATED ESTATES. 88
LEGAL PRACTITIONERS. 88
NOTARIES PUBLIC. 88
CERTIFICATED CONVEYANCERS. 88
BARRISTERS, ATTORNEYS, SOLICITORS, AND PROCTORS OF THE SUPREME COURT OF TASMANIA AS THEY STAND ON THE ROLL. 89 , 90 , 91 , 92
SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT. 92
CONSULS & CONSULAR AGENTS IN TASMANIA. 92
DISTRIBUTION OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS UNDER THE SEVERAL MINISTERS OF THE CROWN. 93 , 94
POST OFFICE. 94
TABLE OF THE ARRIVAL AND DESPATCH OF INLAND MAILS. 95 , 96 , 97 , 98 , 99 , 100 , 101 , 102
ENGLISH MAIL SERVICE VIA SUEZ, 1875. 102
POST OFFICE MONEY ORDERS. 102 , 103
ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. 103 , 104
LANDS AND WORKS DEPARTMENT. 105 , 106 , 107
LAUNCESTON AND WESTERN RAILWAY. 107 , 108
THE GOLD FIELDS. 108 , 109
IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT. 109 , 110
TASMANIAN COUNCIL OF EDUCATION. 110 , 111 , 112
ROLL OF ASSOCIATES OF ARTS. 112 , 113 , 114
BOARD OF EDUCATION. 114 , 115 , 116 , 117
GENERAL REGISTER OFFICE FOR BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. 117 , 118
CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT. 118
TARIFF OF TASMANIA. 119 , 120 , 121
AD VALOREM DUTIES. 121
DRAWBACKS. 121
TARIFF OF TASMANIA. 122 , 123 , 124 , 125
TABLE OF EXEMPTIONS. 125 , 126
BONDING WAREHOUSE RENTS AND CHARGES. 127
WHARFAGE RATES, HOBART TOWN AND LAUNCESTON. 128
SHIPPING BELONGING TO HOBART TOWN. 128 , 129
HOBART – TOWN SIGNALS. 130
LAUNCESTON SIGNALS 131
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, HOBART TOWN. 131
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, LAUNCESTON. 131
MARINE BOARD, HOBART TOWN. 132 , 133
LAUNCESTON MARINE BOARD. 133 , 134
SHIPPING BELONGING TO LAUNCESTON. 134
MEDICAL. 135 , 136
CARRIAGE DUTIES. 136
STAMP DUTIES. 137 , 138
PROBATE DUTIES. 138
COLONIAL PENAL ESTABLISHMENT, PORT ARTHUR. 138 , 139
SORELL CAUSEWAY TRUST. 139
IMPERIAL DEPARTMENT. 139
ROYAL SOCIETY OF TASMANIA. 140
CASCADES INVALID DEPOT FOR MALES, HOBART TOWN. 140
NEW TOWN CHARITABLE INSTITUTION FOR INDIGENT FEMALES. 141
BRICKFIELDS PAUPER ESTABLISHMENT FOR MALES, HOBART TOWN. 141
LAUNCESTON INVALID DEPOT FOR MALES. 141
HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE, NEW NORFOLK. 141
LAUNCESTON GENERAL HOSPITAL. 141
GENERAL HOSPITAL, HOBART TOWN. 142
QUEEN’S ASYLUM FOR DESTITUTE CHILDREN, 142
TASMANIAN MAIN LINE RAILWAY. 143
QUEENBOROUGH PUBLIC CEMETERY. 143
HOBART TOWN PUBLIC CEMETERY. 144
UPPER DAVEY STREET CEMETERY, HOBART. 144
BRIDGEWATER COMMISSION. 144
ABORIGINES. 144
SALMON COMMISSION. 145
HER MAJESTY’S SHIPS ON THE AUSTRALIAN STATION. 145
HER MAJESTY’S SHIPS FOR THE DEFENCE OF THE COLONIES. 145
TOLLS AT NEW TOWN AND SANDHILL BARS 145
STATISTICS. 146 , 147
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF TASMANIA, 1873. 148
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS PER HEAD, 1857 to 1873. 148
REGISTERED VESSELS, DECEMBER 31, 1873. 148
NUMBER AND TONNAGE OF VESSELS 149
REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE, 1872 & 1873. 149
PUBLIC DEBT OF TASMANIA. 150
ESTIMATED POPULATION OF TASMANIA, DECEMBER 31, 1873. 150
AREA OF TASMANIA AND ITS DEPENDENCIES. 150
LAND UNDER CULTIVATION, 1857 TO 1873. 151
IMPERIAL EXPENDITURE, 1873. 151
TASMANIAN BANKS, SEPTEMBER 28, 3874. 151
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS, 1873. 151
TIME TABLE OF PAGE’S COACHES. 152
TABLE OF DISTANCES ALONG THE MAIN ROAD 152
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF GOOD TEMPLARS. 153 , 154
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF RECHABITES, S.U. 154 , 155
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS, M.U. 155
ANCIENT & INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS. 155 , 156
ANCIENT AND INDEPENDENT ORDER OF FORESTERS. 156
BANKS. 156
SAVINGS BANKS. 157
TABLE OF PRECEDENCE OF COLONIAL OFFICERS. 157
INSURANCE COMPANIES. 158
LAUNCESTON FIRE BRIGADES. 159
FIRE BELL SIGNALS, HOBART TOWN. 159
FIRE BELL SIGNALS, LAUNCESTON. 159
LEGAL WEIGHTS FOR GRAIN, ETC. 159
LLOYD’S AGENTS. 159
NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHED IN TASMANIA. 160
PER CENTAGES. 160
TABLE TO CALCULATE WAGES AND PAYMENTS. 160
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 161
LICENCES. 162
THE CITY OF HOBART TOWN, 162 , 163 , 164
COACHES FROM HOBART TOWN. 164 , 165
STEAMERS FROM HOBART TOWN. 165
CARTERS' CHARGES, HOBART TOWN. 165
CAB FARES, HOBART TOWN. 166
WATERMEN'S FARES, HOBART TOWN. 166
CARRIERS FROM HOBART TOWN. 166
PLACES OF DIVINE WORSHIP IN AND NEAR HOBART TOWN. 167
SOCIETIES, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, COMPANIES, CLUBS, ETC., IN HOBART TOWN. 167 , 168 , 169 , 170 , 171 , 172 , 173 , 174 , 175
LAUNCESTON, THE CHIEF TOWN IN THE NORTH OF TASMANIA. 175 , 176 , 177
PUBLIC DEPARTMENTS, NOT MUNICIPAL, LAUNCESTON. 177 , 178
LAUNCESTON AND WESTERN RAILWAY. 178
STAGE COACHES FROM LAUNCESTON. 178
STEAMERS FROM LAUNCESTON. 178
CAB FARES, LAUNCESTON. 178
LAUNCESTON TIDE TABLE. 178 , 179
WATERMEN'S FARES, LAUNCESTON. 180
CARRIERS FROM LAUNCESTON 180
CARTERS' CHARGES, LAUNCESTON. 180
PLACES OF WORSHIP IN & NEAR LAUNCESTON. 180
SOCIETIES, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, COMPANIES, CLUBS, ETC., IN LAUNCESTON. 180 , 181 , 182 , 183 , 184 , 185 , 186
COUNTRY DISTRICTS.* 186 , 187
RURAL MUNICIPALITIES. 187
POLICE DISTRICTS. 187
LIST OF PRINCIPAL TOWNSHIPS AND POST STATIONS IN TASMANIA. 187 , 188 , 189 , 190 , 191 , 192
EURAL MUNICIPALITY OF BOTHWELL, IN THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH. 193 , 194
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF BRIGHTON, IN THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH. 194 , 195 , 196
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF CAMPBELL TOWN, IN THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET. 196 , 197
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF CLARENCE, IN THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH. 197 , 198 , 199
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF DELORAINE, IN THE COUNTIES OF DEVON AND WESTMORELAND. 199 , 200 , 201
POLICE DISTRICT OF EMU BAY. 201 , 202
EMU BAY DIVISION. 202 , 203
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF EVANDALE, IN THE COUNTY OF CORNWALL. 203 , 204 , 205
EURAL MUNICIPALITY OF FINGAL, IN THE COUNTY OF CORNWALL. 205 , 206
POLICE DISTRICT OF FRANKLIN, IN THE COUNTIES OF KENT AND BUCKINGHAM. 207 , 208 , 209
POLICE DISTRICT OF GEORGE TOWN, IN THE COUNTY OF DORSET. 210 , 211
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF GLENORCHY, IN THE COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAM. 211 , 212
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF GLAMORGAN, IN THE COUNTY OF GLAMORGAN. 213 , 214
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF GREEN PONDS, IN THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH. 214 , 215 , 216
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF HAMILTON, IN THE COUNTIES OF MONMOUTH, CUMBERLAND, AND BUCKINGHAM. 216 , 217
POLICE DISTRICT OF HOBART, IN THE COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAM. 217 , 218
POLICE DISTRICT OF KINGBOROUGH, IN THE COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAM. 219 , 220
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF LONGFORD, IN THE COUNTY OF WESTMORELAND. 220 , 221 , 222
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF NEW NORFOLK, IN THE COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAM. 223 , 224
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF OATLANDS, IN THE COUNTIES OF MONMOUTH AND SOMERSET. 224 , 225 , 226
POLICE DISTRICT OF PORT SORELL, IN THE COUNTY OF DEVON. 226 , 227 , 228 , 229 , 230
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF RICHMOND, IN THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH. 230 , 231
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF ROSS, IN THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET. 231 , 232
POLICE DISTRICT OF RUSSELL (KNOWN AS CIRCULAR HEAD). 233 , 234
POLICE DISTRICT OF SELBY (LAUNCESTON), IN THE COUNTIES OF CORNWALL, DEVON, AND DORSET. 234 , 235 , 236
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF SORELL, IN THE COUNTY OF PEMBROKE. 236 , 237 , 238
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF SPRING BAY, IN THE COUNTY OF PEMBROKE. 238 , 239
SOUTH LONGFORD POLICE DISTRICT. 239
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF WESTBURY, IN THE COUNTIES OF WESTMORELAND AND DEVON. 240 , 241 , 242
EUROPEAN AND AUSTRALIAN TIME. 242
OBITUARY. 243 , 244
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 245 , 246
Advertising 247 , 248 , 249 , 250 , 251 , 252 , 253 , 254 , 255 , 256 , 257 , 258 , 259 , 260 , 261 , 262 , 263 , 264 , 265 , 266 , 267
Advertising 268 , 269 , 270 , 271 , 272 , 273 , 274 , 275 , 276 , 277 , 278 , 279 , 280 , 281 , 282 , 283 , 284 , 285 , 286 , 287
Advertising 288 , 289 , 290 , 291 , 292 , 293 , 294 , 295 , 296 , 297 , 298 , 299 , 300 , 301 , 302
Advertising 303 , 304 , 305 , 306 , 307 , 308 , 309 , 310 , 311 , 312 , 313 , 314 , 315 , 316 , 317 , 318 , 319 , 320 , 321 , 322 , 323

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