Walch's Tasmanian almanac for

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N 919.46 WAL
Created/Published
Hobart, Tas. : J. Walch & Sons, 1870-[1971]
Issue
(1870)
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332
Notes
Pen marks throughout issue.
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Contents

WALCH’S TASMANIAN ALMANAC 1
Advertising 2 , 3
INTERCOLONIAL NEWSPAPER AGENCY. 4
WALCH’S TASMANIAN ALMANAC 5
ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS DURING PRINTING. 6
INDEX. 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13
PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF THE CALENDAR, 1870. 13
FIXED AND MOVEABLE FESTIVALS, &c., 1870. 13
HEBREW FASTS AND FESTIVALS. 14
A SUMMARY OF THE PRINCIPAL ASTRONOMICAL AND METEOROLOGICAL OCCURRENCES FOR THE YEAR 1870. 15
ECLIPSES, 1870. 16
PROGRESS OF ASTRONOMY. 16 , 17 , 18
APPROXIMATE TABLE OF MEAN TEMPERATURE AT SEVERAL PLACES SITUATED WITHIN A FEW DEGREES OF A SIMILAR LATITUDE. 18
HOBART TOWN METEOROLOGICAL ABSTRACT FOR THE FOUR SEASONS OF 1869. 19
MEAN RESULTANTS FROM THE 25 YEARS-METEOROLOGICAL TABLES FOR HOBART TOWN FROM 1841 TO 1865 INCLUSIVE. 20
WALCH’S ALMANAC, JANUARY, 1870. 21 , 22 , 23
FEBRUARY, 1870. 24 , 25
MARCH, 1870. 26 , 27
APRIL, 1870. 28 , 29
MAY, 1870. 30 , 31
JUNE, 1870. 32 , 33
JULY, 1870. 34 , 35
AUGUST, 1870. 36 , 37
SEPTEMBER, 1870. 38 , 39
OCTOBER, 1870. 40 , 41
NOVEMBER, 1870. 42 , 43
DECEMBER, 1870. 44 , 45
SOVEREIGNS OF ENGLAND SINCE THE CONQUEST. 46
SOVEREIGNS AND HEADS OF GOVERNMENTS. 46
GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. REIGNING SOVEREIGN AND FAMILY. 47
HER MAJESTY’S OFFICERS OF STATE. 48
SECRETARIES OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES, 1854 to 1869. 49
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA. 49
NUMERICAL SUMMARY OF THE MEMBERS OF BOTH HOUSES OF THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT, 1869. 49
LIST OF BRITISH COLONIES, WITH NAMES OF GOVERNORS, &c. 50 , 51
ABBREVIATIONS OF BRITISH ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD. 51
SUCCESSION OF LIEUTENANT-GOVERNORS AND GOVERNORS-IN-CHIEF OF TASMANIA. 52
CENSUS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. 52
GOVERNMENT OF TASMANIA. 53
PARLIAMENT OF TASMANIA. 54
HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY. 54
OFFICERS OF THE PARLIAMENT. 55
ELECTORAL DISTRICTS. 55
PARLIAMENTS SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT. 56
MINISTRIES SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT. 56 , 57
ACTS OF PARLIAMENT PASSED DURING THE TEAR 1869. 57 , 58
COBONERS. 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
ECCLESIASTICAL. 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 , 72
LAW. THE SUPREME COURT OF TASMANIA. 72 , 73 , 74
VICE-ADMIRALTY COURT. 74
COURTS OF REQUESTS. 74 , 75 , 76 , 77
JURORS AND JURIES. 77 , 78
INSOLVENCY. 78
COURTS OF PETTY SESSIONS. 78
COURTS OF GENERAL AND QUARTER SESSIONS OF THE PEACE. 78 , 79
LICENSING MEETINGS OF JUSTICES. 80
TITLES TO LANDS. 80 , 81 , 82
REGISTRATION OF DEEDS, JUDGMENTS, &c. 83
INTESTATE ESTATES. 83
LEGAL PRACTITIONERS. 83
NOTARIES PUBLIC. 83
BARRISTERS, ATTORNEYS, SOLICITORS, AND PROCTORS 83 , 84 , 85 , 86
SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT. 86 , 87
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS. 87
LANDS AND WORKS DEPARTMENT. 88 , 89 , 90
IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT. 91
LAND ORDERS. 91 , 92
GENERAL REGISTER OFFICE FOR BIRTHS. MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. 92 , 93
ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. 93 , 94
CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT. 94 , 95
TARIFF OF TASMANIA. 95 , 96 , 97 , 98
DRAWBACKS. 98 , 99
WAREHOUSE RENTS AND CHARGES AT THE BONDING WAREHOUSES, HOBART TOWN AND LAUNCESTON. 99
WHARFAGE RATES, HOBART TOWN AND LAUNCESTON. 100
NUMBER AND TONNAGE OF VESSELS 100
SHIPPING BELONGING TO HOBART TOWN. 101 , 102
SHIPPING BELONGING TO LAUNCESTON. 102
MARINE BOARD, HOBART TOWN. 103 , 104
LAUNCESTON MARINE BOARD. 104 , 105
HOBART – TOWN SIGNALS 106
LAUNCESTON SIGNALS 107
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, HOBART TOWN. 107
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, LAUNCESTON. 107
TASMANIAN COUNCIL OF EDUCATION. 108 , 109 , 110
BOARD OF EDUCATION. 110
PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN OPERATION. 110 , 111
POST OFFICE. GENERAL POST OFFICE, HOBART TOWN, CORNER OF MACQUARIE AND MURRAY-STREETS. 112 , 113
TABLE OF THE ARRIVAL AND DESPATCH OF INLAND MAILS. 114 , 115 , 116 , 117 , 118
ENGLISH MAIL SERVICE VIA SUEZ, 1870. 119
NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHED IN TASMANIA. 119
CONSULS & CONSULAR AGENTS IN TASMANIA. 119
TIME TABLE OF PAGE’S COACHES. 120
TABLE OF DISTANCES ALONG THE MAIN ROAD 120
MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT. 121
VOLUNTEER FORCE. 122
H.M. SHIPS ON THE AUSTRALIAN STATION. 123
H.M. SHIPS FOR THE DEFENCE OF THE COLONIES. 123
H.M. SHIPS FORMING THE “FLYING SQUADRON.” 123
HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE, NEW NORFOLK. 123
MEDICAL. COURT OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS. 124 , 125
GENERAL HOSPITAL, HOBART TOWN. 125
BRICKFIELDS PAUPER ESTABLISHMENT FOR MALES, HOBART TOWN. 126
QUEEN’S ASYLUM FOR DESTITUTE CHILDREN. 126
LAUNCESTON GENERAL HOSPITAL. 126
LAUNCESTON INVALID DEPOT. 126
PENAL ESTABLISHMENT 127
ROYAL SOCIETY OF TASMANIA. 127 , 128
VAN DIEMEN’S LAND AGRICULTURAL COMPANY. 128
LAUNCESTON AND WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY (LIMITED). 128 , 129
MERSEY & DELORAINE TRAMWAY CO., LIMITED. 129 , 130
TABLE OF PRECEDENCE OF COLONIAL OFFICERS. 130
THE GOLD-FIELDS. 131
STATISTICS. THE CENSUS OF TASMANIA, APRIL 7, 1861.* 132 , 133
POPULATION OF TASMANIA, DECEMBER 31, 1868. 133
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS PER HEAD, 1857 TO 1868. 133
GENERAL REVENUE OF TASMANIA, 1868. 134
LAND FUND, RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE 1868. 135
COMMISSARIAT CHEST EXPENDITURE, 1868. 135
TASMANIAN BANKS, DECEMBER 31, 1868. 135
LAND UNDER CULTIVATION, &c„ 1857 TO 1868. 136
AREA OF TASMANIA AND ITS DEPENDENCIES. 136
DEBT OF THE COLONY, DECEMBER 31, 1868. 136
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF TASMANIA, 1868. 137
NUMBER OF REGISTERED VESSELS, DEC. 31, 1868. 137
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS, 1868. 137
STAMP DUTIES. 138
CARRIAGE DUTIES. 139
PROBATE DUTIES. 139
LICENCES. 139
LLOYD’S AGENTS. 139
TOLLS AT NEW TOWN* AND SAND-HILL BARS. 140
TOLLS AT BRIDGEWATER BRIDGE. 140
BANKS. 140
INSURANCE COMPANIES 141 , 142
SAVINGS BANKS. 142
BOARD OF TENDERS, HOBART TOWN. 142
PER CENTAGES. 142
TABLE TO CALCULATE WAGES AND OTHER PAYMENTS. 143
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 143 , 144
LEGAL WEIGHTS FOR GRAIN, &c. 144
HEIGHT OF THE PRINCIPAL MOUNTAINS ON THE CONTINENTS. 144
THE PRINCIPAL MOUNTAINS AND HEIGHTS IN TASMANIA. 145 , 146
THE CITY OF HOBART TOWN, 147 , 148
COACHES FROM HOBART TOWN. 148 , 149
STEAMERS FROM HOBART TOWN. 149
CARRIERS FROM HOBART TOWN. 149
CAB FARES, HOBART TOWN. 150
WATERMEN’S FARES, HOBART TOWN. 150
CARTERS’ CHARGES, HOBART TOWN. 150 , 151
PLACES OF DIVINE WORSHIP IN AND NEAR HOBART TOWN. 151
SOCIETIES, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, COMPANIES CLUBS, &c., IN HOBART TOWN. 151 , 152 , 153 , 154 , 155 , 156 , 157 , 158 , 159
LAUNCESTON, 160 , 161
PUBLIC DEPARTMENTS, NOT MUNICIPAL, LAUNCESTON. 161 , 162
STAGE COACHES FROM LAUNCESTON. 162
CAB FARES, LAUNCESTON. 162
STEAMERS FROM LAUNCESTON. 162
WATERMEN’S FARES, LAUNCESTON. 163
LAUNCESTON CARTERS’ CHARGES. 163
CARRIERS FROM LAUNCESTON. 163
PLACES OF WORSHIP IN & NEAR LAUNCESTON. 163
LAUNCESTON TIDE TABLE. 164
SOCIETIES, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, COMPANIES, CLUBS, &c., IN LAUNCESTON. 165 , 166 , 167 , 168 , 169
COUNTRY DISTRICTS.* 169
RURAL MUNICIPALITIES. 169
POLICE DISTRICTS. 170
LIST OF PRINCIPAL TOWNSHIPS AND POST STATIONS IN TASMANIA. 170 , 171 , 172 , 173 , 174
RURAL MUNCIPALITY OF BOTHWELL, IN THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH. 174 , 175
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF BRIGHTON, IN THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH. 175 , 176 , 177
EURAL MUNICIPALITY OF CAMPBELL TOWN, IN THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET. 177 , 178
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF CLARENCE, IN THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH. 179 , 180
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF DELORAINE, IN THE COUNTIES OF DEVON. AND WESTMORELAND 180 , 181 , 182
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF EVANDALE, IN THE COUNTY OF CORNWALL. 182 , 183
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF FINGAL, IN THE COUNTY OF CORNWALL. 183 , 184 , 185
POLICE DISTRICT OF FRANKLIN, IN THE COUNTY OF KENT. 185 , 186 , 187
POLICE DISTRICT OF EMU BAY. 187 , 188 , 189
POLICE DISTRICT OF GEORGE TOWN, IN THE COUNTY OF DORSET. 189 , 190 , 191
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF GLAMORGAN, IN THE COUNTY OF GLAMORGAN. 191 , 192
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF GLENORCHY, IN THE COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAM. 193 , 194
GREAT LAKE POLICE DISTRICT. 194
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF GREEN PONDS, IN THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH. 194 , 195
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF HAMILTON, IN THE COUNTIES OF MONMOUTH, CUMBERLAND, AND BUCKINGHAM. 195 , 196
POLICE DISTRICT OF HOBART, IN THE COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAM. 196 , 197 , 198
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF LONGFORD, IN THE COUNTY OF WESTMORELAND. 199 , 200
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF NEW NORFOLK, IN THE COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAM. 200 , 201 , 202
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF OATLANDS, IN THE COUNTIES OF MONMOUTH AND SOMERSET. 202 , 203 , 204
POLICE DISTRICT OF PORT SORELL, IN THE COUNTY OF DEVON. 204 , 205 , 206 , 207
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF RICHMOND, IN THE COUNTY OF MOUMOUTH. 207 , 208
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF ROSS, IN THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET. 208 , 209
POLICE DISTRICT OF RUSSELL (KNOWN AS CIRCULAR HEAD). 209 , 210 , 211
POLICE DISTRICT OF SELBY (LAUNCESTON), 211 , 212 , 213
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF SORELL, IN THE COUNTY OF PEMBROKE. 213 , 214
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF SPRING BAY, IN THE COUNTY OF PEMBROKE. 215 , 216
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF WESTBURY. IN THE COUNTIES OF WESTMORELAND AND DEVON. 216 , 217
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SAVING DROWNING PERSONS BY SWIMMING TO THEIR RELIEF. 218
DIRECTIONS FOR RESTORING THE APPARENTLY DROWNED. 218 , 219
Obituary. 220
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 221 , 222
Advertising 223 , 224 , 225 , 226 , 227 , 228 , 229 , 230 , 231 , 232 , 233 , 234 , 235 , 236 , 237 , 238 , 239 , 240 , 241
Advertising 242 , 243 , 244 , 245 , 246 , 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
Advertising 273 , 274 , 275 , 276 , 277 , 278 , 279 , 280 , 281 , 282 , 283 , 284
WALCH'S CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR’S CATALOGUE 285
HANDSOMELY BOUND BOOKS. 285 , 286 , 287 , 288
Choice Presentation Books in Morocco. 288 , 289 , 290
Splendidly Illustrated Gift Books. 290 , 291 , 292 , 293
Nine-and-Sixpenny Gift and Prize Books. 293 , 294
Eight-and-Sixpenny Presentation Books. 294 , 295
Seven-and-Sixpenny Prize and Gift Books. 295 , 296 , 297
Six-and-Sixpenny Prize and Gift Books. 297 , 298 , 299
Six-Shilling Reward and Prize Books. 299 , 300
Five-Shilling Reward and Gift Books. 300 , 301 , 302
Four-and-Sixpenny Gift Books. 302 , 303 , 304 , 305 , 306
Four-Shilling Prize Books. 306 , 307 , 308 , 309 , 310 , 311
Three-Shilling Prize Books. 311
Half-a-Crown Prize Books. 311 , 312 , 313
Two-Shilling Prize Books. 314 , 315 , 316 , 317
Eighteenpenny Reward Books. 317 , 318 , 319 , 320
One-ShiHing Reward Books. 320 , 321
The Cheapest Reward Books in Cloth. Six Shillings a Dozen. 321 , 322
One-Shilling Packets of Books for Children. 322 , 323
Sixpenny Packets of Picture Cards. 323
Packets of Beautifully Illuminated Reward Cards. 323
The Publications of the Religious Tract Society. 324
JUST RECEIVED: 324
The Sunday School Union of London. 324
Advertising 325 , 326 , 327 , 328 , 329 , 330 , 331

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