Walch's Tasmanian almanac for

Call Number
N 919.46 WAL
Created/Published
Hobart, Tas. : J. Walch & Sons, 1870-[1971]
Issue
(1874)
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334
Notes
"Pen marks throughout issue. Advertisement page 49 misprinted as page 4."
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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
FIXED AND MOVABLE FESTIVALS, &c., 1874. 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 1874. 13
PROGRESS OF ASTRONOMY. 14
TRANSIT OF VENUS. 16
THE TRANSIT OF VENUS 17 , 18
TABLE SHOWING EXCESS OF SPONTANEOUS EVAPORATION OVER RAINFALL AT HOBART TOWN DURING THE FIVE YEARS 1866, 1867, 1868, 1869. & 1870. 19
MEAN RESULTANTS FROM THE 30 YEARS’ METEOROLOGICAL TABLES FOR HOBART TOWN FROM 1841 TO 1870 INCLUSIVE. 20
NOTES ON METEOROLOGICAL TABLE. 21 , 22
SEMIDIURNAL AND SEMINOCTURNAL ARCHES, FOR FINDING THE TIME OF THE RISING AND SETTING OF CELESTIAL OBJECTS. 22
AUSTRALIAN SEASONS. 22
CALENDAR FOR 1874. 23
JANUARY, 1874. 24 , 25
FEBRUARY, 1874. 26 , 27
MARCH, 1874. 28 , 29
APRIL, 1874. 30 , 31
MAY, 1874. 32 , 33
JUNE, 1874. 34 , 35
JULY, 1874. 36 , 37
AUGUST, 1874. 38 , 39
SEPTEMBER, 1874. 40 , 41
OCTOBER, 1874. 42 , 43
NOVEMBER, 1874. 44 , 45
DECEMBER, 1874. 46 , 47
SOVEREIGNS OF ENGLAND SINCE THE CONQUEST. 48
SOVEREIGNS AND HEADS OF GOVERNMENTS 48
GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. REIGNING SOVEREIGN AND FAMILY. 49
HER MAJESTY’S OFFICERS OF STATE. 50
SECRETARIES OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES, 1854 to 1872. 51
NUMERICAL SUMMARY OF THE MEMBERS OF BOTH HOUSES OF THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT, 1873. 51
CENSUS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. 51
LIST OF BRITISH COLONIES, WITH NAMES OF GOVERNORS, ETC. 52 , 53
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA. 54
SUCCESSION OF LIEUTENANT-GOVERNORS AND GOVERNORS OF TASMANIA. 54
GOVERNMENT OF TASMANIA. 55
PARLIAMENT OF TASMANIA. 56
OFFICERS OF THE PARLIAMENT. 57
ELECTORAL DISTRICTS. 57 , 58
PARLIAMENTS SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT. 58
MINISTRIES SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT. 58 , 59
ACTS OF PARLIAMENT PASSED DURING THE YEARS 1872 AND 1873. 60 , 61
CONSULS & CONSULAR AGENTS IN TASMANIA. 61
CORONERS. 62 , 63
MAGISTRACY. A LIST OF JUSTICES OF THE PEACE FOR THE ISLAND OF TASMANIA AND ITS DEPENDENCIES. 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 , 72
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF JUSTICES OF THE PEACE FOR THE TERRITORY. 72 , 73 , 74 , 75
ECCLESIASTICAL. 75 , 76 , 77 , 78 , 79 , 80
LAW. THE SUPREME COURT OF TASMANIA. 80 , 81 , 82 , 83
VICE-ADMIRALTY COURT. 83
COURTS OF REQUESTS 83 , 84 , 85
JURORS AND JURIES. 85 , 86
BANKRUPTCY. 86
COURTS OF PETTY SESSIONS. 86 , 87
LICENSING MEETINGS OF JUSTICES. 87
COURTS OF GENERAL AND QUARTER SESSIONS OF THE PEACE. 87 , 88
TITLES TO LANDS. 88 , 89 , 90 , 91
REGISTRATION OF DEEDS, JUDGMENTS, ETC. 91
INTESTATE ESTATES. 91
LEGAL PRACTITIONERS. 91
NOTARIES PUBLIC. 91
BARRISTERS, ATTORNEYS, SOLICITORS, AND PROCTORS OF THE SUPREME COURT OF TASMANIA AS THEY STAND ON THE ROLL. 92 , 93 , 94 , 95
SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT. 95
DISTRIBUTION OF GOVERN MENT DEPARTMENTS UNDER THE SEVERAL MINISTERS OF THE CROWN. 95 , 96 , 97
POST OFFICE. 97 , 98 , 99 , 100
ENGLISH MAIL SERVICE VIA SUEZ, 1874. 100
TABLE OF THE ARRIVAL AND DESPATCH OF INLAND MAILS. 101 , 102 , 103 , 104 , 105
ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. 106 , 107
EUROPEAN AND AUSTRALIAN TIME. 107
LANDS AND WORKS DEPARTMENT. 108 , 109 , 110
LAUNCESTON AND WESTERN RAILWAY. 110 , 111
THE GOLD FIELDS. 111
IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT. 112 , 113
TASMANIAN COUNCIL OF EDUCATION. 113 , 114
ROLL OF ASSOCIATES OF ARTS. 115 , 116
BOARD OF EDUCATION. 117 , 118 , 119
GENERAL REGISTER OFFICE FOR BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. 119 , 120
CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT. 120
TARIFF OF TASMANIA. 121 , 122 , 123
AD VALOREM DUTIES. 123
DRAWBACKS. 123
TARIFF OF TASMANIA. 124 , 125 , 126 , 127
TABLE OF EXEMPTIONS. 127 , 128
BONDING WAREHOUSE RENTS AND CHARGES. 129
WHARFAGE RATES, HOBART TOWN AND LAUNCESTON. 130
SHIPPING BELONGING TO HOBART TOWN. 130 , 131
HOBART – TOWN SIGNALS. 132
LAUNCESTON SIGNALS 133
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, HOBART TOWN. 133
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, LAUNCESTON. 133
MARINE BOARD, HOBART TOWN. 134 , 135
LAUNCESTON MARINE BOARD. 135 , 136
SHIPPING BELONGING TO LAUNCESTON. 136
MEDICAL. 137 , 138
GENERAL HOSPITAL, HOBART TOWN. 138
LAUNCESTON GENERAL HOSPITAL. 139
BRICKFIELDS PAUPER ESTABLISHMENT FOR MALES, HOBART TOWN. 139
CASCADES PAUPER ESTABLISHMENT FOR MALES AND FEMALES, HOBART TOWN. 139
LAUNCESTON INVALID DEPOT. 139
ABORIGINES. 139
QUEEN’S ASYLUM FOR DESTITUTE CHILDREN. 140
HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE, NEW NORFOLK. 140
SALMON COMMISSION. 140
COLONIAL PENAL ESTABLISHMENT, PORT ARTHUR. 141
TASMANIAN MAIN LINE RAILWAY. (In course of construction.) 141 , 142
MERSEY & DELORAINE TRAMWAY Co., LIMITED. 142
ROYAL SOCIETY OE TASMANIA. 143
SORELL CAUSEWAY TRUST. 143
IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. 144
HOBART TOWN PUBLIC CEMETERY. 144
QUEENBOROUGH PUBLIC CEMETERY. 145
NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHED IN TASMANIA. 145
BRIDGEWATER COMMISSION. 146
HER MAJESTY’S SHIPS ON THE AUSTRALIAN STATION. 146
HER MAJESTY’S SHIPS FOR THE DEFENCE OF THE COLONIES. 146
STAMP DUTIES. 147 , 148
CARRIAGE DUTIES. 148
PROBATE DUTIES. 148
STATISTICS. 149 , 150
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF TASMANIA, 1872. 151
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS PER HEAD, 1857 TO 1872. 151
REGISTERED VESSELS, DECEMBER 31, 1872. 151
NUMBER AND TONNAGE OF VESSELS 152
REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE, 1871 & 1872. 152
PUBLIC DEBT OF TASMANIA. 153
ESTIMATED POPULATION OF TASMANIA DECEMBER 31, 1872. 153
AREA OF TASMANIA AND ITS DEPENDENCIES. 153
LAND UNDER CULTIVATION, 1857 TO 1872. 154
IMPERIAL EXPENDITURE, 1872. 154
TASMANIAN BANKS, SEPTEMBER 29, 1873. 154
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS, 1872. 154
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS, M.U. 155
ANCIENT & INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS. 155
ANCIENT AND INDEPENDENT ORDER OF FORESTERS. 156
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF GOOD TEMPLARS. 156
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF RECHABITES, S U. 157
BANKS. 157
SAVINGS BANKS. 158
TABLE OF PRECEDENCE OF COLONIAL OFFICERS. 158
INSURANCE COMPANIES. 159
HOBART TOWN FIRE BRIGADES. 159
LAUNCESTON FIRE BRIGADES. 160
FIRE BELL SIGNALS, HOBART TOWN. 160
FIRE BELL SIGNALS, LAUNCESTON. 160
LLOYD’S AGENTS. 160
LEGAL WEIGHTS FOR GRAIN, &c. 160
TIME TABLE OF PAGE’S COACHES. 161
TABLE OF DISTANCES ALONG THE MAIN ROAD 161
CENTAL TABLE FOR THE SALE OF GRAIN, FLOUR, POTATOES, ETC. 162
PER CENTAGES. 162
TABLE TO CALCULATE WAGES AND PAYMENTS. 162
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 163
LICENCES. 164
THE CITY OF HOBART TOWN, THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT AND CAPITAL OF THE COLONY OF TASMANIA. 164 , 165 , 166
COACHES FROM HOBART TOWN. 166 , 167
CAB FARES, HOBART TOWN. 167
WATERMEN’S FARES, HOBART TOWN. 167
STEAMERS FROM HOBART TOWN. 168
CARRIERS FROM HOBART TOWN. 168
CARTERS’ CHARGES, HOBART TOWN. 168
PLACES OF DIVINE WORSHIP IN AND NEAR HOBART TOWN. 169
SOCIETIES, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, COMPANIES, CLUBS, ETC., IN HOBART TOWN. 169 , 170 , 171 , 172 , 173 , 174 , 175 , 176 , 177
LAUNCESTON, THE CHIEF TOWN IN THE NORTH OF TASMANIA. 177 , 178
PUBLIC DEPARTMENTS, NOT MUNICIPAL, LAUNCESTON. 178 , 179
LAUNCESTON AND WESTERN RAILWAY. 179
CAB FARES, LAUNCESTON. 179
CARRIERS FROM LAUNCESTON. 179
STAGE COACHES FROM LAUNCESTON. 180
STEAMERS FROM LAUNCESTON. 180
WATERMEN’S FARES, LAUNCESTON. 180
LAUNCESTON TIDE TABLE. 180 , 181
CARTERS’ CHARGES, LAUNCESTON. 182
PLACES OF WORSHIP IN & NEAR LAUNCESTON. 182
SOCIETIES, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, COMPANIES, CLUBS, ETC., IN LAUNCESTON. 182 , 183 , 184 , 185 , 186 , 187
COUNTRY DISTRICTS. 188
RURAL MUNICIPALITIES. 188
POLICE DISTRICTS. 188
LIST OF PRINCIPAL TOWNSHIPS AND POST STATIONS IN TASMANIA. 189 , 190 , 191 , 192 , 193
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF BOTHWELL, IN THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH. 194 , 195
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF BRIGHTON, IN THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH. 195 , 196 , 197
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF CAMPBELL TOWN, IN THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET. 197 , 198
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF CLARENCE, IN THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH. 198 , 199 , 200
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF DELORAINE, IN THE COUNTIES OF DEVON AND WESTMORELAND. 200 , 201 , 202
POLICE DISTRICT OF EMU BAY. 202
TABLE CAPE DIVISION. 202 , 203
EMU BAY DIVISION. 203 , 204
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF EVANDALE, IN THE COUNTY OF CORNWALL. 204 , 205
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF FINGAL, IN THE COUNTY OF CORNWALL. 206 , 207
POLICE DISTRICT OF FRANKLIN, IN THE COUNTIES OF KENT AND BUCKINGHAM. 207 , 208 , 209 , 210
POLICE DISTRICT OF GEORGE TOWN, IN THE COUNTY OF DORSET. 210 , 211 , 212
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF GLAMORGAN, IN THE COUNTY OF CLAMORGAN. 212 , 213
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF GLENORCHY, IN THE COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAM. 214 , 215
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OP GREEN PONDS, IN THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH. 215 , 216
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF HAMILTON, 216 , 217
POLICE DISTRICT OF HOBART, IN THE COUNTIES OF MONMOUTH, CUMBERLAND, AND BUCKINGHAM. 217 , 218
POLICE DISTRICT OF KINGBOROUGH, IN THE COUNTY OR BUCKINGHAM. 219 , 220
BUBAL MUNICIPALITY OF LONGFORD, IN THE COUNTY OF WESTMORELAND. 220 , 221 , 222
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF NEW NORFOLK, IN THE COUNTY OR BUCKINGHAM. 222 , 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
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF RICHMOND, IN THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH. 229 , 230
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF ROSS, IN THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET. 230 , 231
POLICE DISTRICT OF RUSSELL (KNOWN AS CIRCULAR HEAD). 232 , 233
POLICE DISTRICT OF SELBY (LAUNCESTON), IN THE COUNTIES OF CORNWALL, DEVON, AND DORSET. 233 , 234 , 235
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF SORELL, IN THE COUNTY OF PEMBROKE. 235 , 236 , 237
SOUTH LONGFORD POLICE DISTRICT 237
EURAL MUNICIPALITY OF SPRING BAY, IN THE COUNTY OF PEMBROKE. 237 , 238
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF WESTBURY, IN THE COUNTIES OF WESTMORELAND AND DEVON. 238 , 239 , 240 , 241
TOLLS AT NEW TOWN* AND SANDHILL BARS. 241
MOONLIGHT NIGHTS. 241
HEIGHTS OF MOUNTAINS. 241
THE PRINCIPAL MOUNTAINS AND HEIGHTS IN TASMANIA. 242 , 243
OBITUARY. 244
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 245 , 246
Advertising 247 , 248 , 249 , 250 , 251 , 252 , 253 , 254 , 255 , 256 , 257 , 258 , 259
Advertising 260 , 261 , 262 , 263 , 264 , 265 , 266 , 267 , 268 , 269 , 270 , 271 , 272 , 273 , 274 , 275 , 276 , 277 , 278
Advertising 279 , 280 , 281 , 282 , 283 , 284 , 285 , 286 , 287 , 288 , 289 , 290 , 291 , 292 , 293 , 294 , 295 , 296 , 297
Advertising 298 , 299 , 300 , 301 , 302 , 303 , 304 , 305 , 306 , 307 , 308 , 309 , 310 , 311 , 312 , 313 , 314 , 315 , 316 , 317 , 318
Advertising 319 , 320 , 321 , 322 , 323 , 324 , 325 , 326 , 327 , 328 , 329 , 330 , 331 , 332 , 333

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