Walch's Tasmanian almanac for

Call Number
N 919.46 WAL
Created/Published
Hobart, Tas. : J. Walch & Sons, 1870-[1971]
Issue
(1873)
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308
Notes
"Some loss of text due to barcode and advertisement 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. 7
INDEX. 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12
FIXED AND MOVEABLE FESTIVALS, &c., 1873. 12
PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF THE CALENDAR, 1873. 12
HEBREW FESTIVALS, NEW MOONS, & FASTS. 13
A SUMMARY of the PRINCIPAL ASTRONOMICAL AND METEOROLOGICAL OCCURRENCES FOR THE YEAR 1873. 14 , 15 , 16
TABLE SHOWING EXCESS OF SPONTANEOUS EVAPORATION OVER RAINFALL AT HOBART TOWN DURING THE FIVE YEARS 1866, 1867, 1868, 1869, AND 1870. 17
MEAN RESULTANTS FROM THE 30 YEARS' METEOROLOGICAL TABLES FOR HOBART TOWN FROM 1841 TO 1870 INCLUSIVE. 18
NOTES ON METEOROLOGICAL TABLE. 19
APPROXIMATE TABLE OF MEAN TEMPERATURE AT SEVERAL PLACES SITUATED WITHIN A FEW DEGREES OF A SIMILAR LATITUDE. 19 , 20
SEMIDIURNAL AND SEMINOCTURNAL ARCHES, FOR FINDING THE TIME OF THE RISING AND SETTING OF CELESTIAL OBJECTS, 20
WALCH'S ALMANAC, JANUARY, 1873. 21 , 22 , 23
FEBRUARY, 1873. 24 , 25
MARCH, 1873. 26 , 27
APRIL, 1873. 28 , 29
MAY, 1873. 30 , 31
JUNE, 1873. 32 , 33
JULY, 1873. 34 , 35
AUGUST, 1873. 36 , 37
SEPTEMBER, 1873. 38 , 39
OCTOBER, 1873. 40 , 41
NOVEMBER, 1873. 42 , 43
DECEMBER, 1873. 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 1872. 49
NUMERICAL SUMMARY OF THE MEMBERS OF BOTH HOUSES OF THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT, 1872. 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
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. 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 YEARS 1871 AND 1872. 57 , 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
CONSULS & CONSULAR AGENTS IN TASMANIA. 71
ECCLESIASTICAL. 72 , 73 , 74 , 75 , 76
LAW. THE SUPREME COURT OF TASMANIA. 76 , 77 , 78 , 79 , 80 , 81
JURORS AND JURIES. 81 , 82
COURTS OF GENERAL AND QUARTER SESSIONS OF THE PEACE. 83 , 84
LICENSING MEETINGS OF JUSTICES. 84
TITLES TO LANDS. 84 , 85 , 86 , 87 , 88 , 89 , 90
SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT. 91
DISTRIBUTION OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS UNDER THE SEVERAL MINISTERS OF THE CROWN. 91 , 92
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS. 92 , 93
TASMANIAN COUNCIL OF EDUCATION. 93 , 94
ROLL OF ASSOCIATES OF ARTS. 95 , 96 , 97
BOARD OF EDUCATION. 97 , 98 , 99
COLONIAL PENAL ESTABLISHMENT, PORT ARTHUR. 99 , 100
HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE, NEW NORFOLK. 100
GENERAL HOSPITAL, HOBART TOWN. 100
LAUNCESTON GENERAL HOSPITAL. 101
QUEEN’S ASYLUM FOR DESTITUTE CHILDREN. 101
BRICKFIELDS PAUPER ESTABLISHMENT FOR MALES, HOBART TOWN. 101 , 102
CASCADES PAUPER ESTABLISHMENT FOR MALES AND FEMALES, HOBART TOWN. 102
LAUNCESTON INVALID DEPOT. 102
IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT. 102 , 103
SALMON COMMISSION. 103
HOBART TOWN PUBLIC CEMETERY. 103 , 104
TASMANIAN MAIN LINE RAILWAY. 104 , 105
DEPARTMENTS UNDER THE COLONIAL TREASURER. 105
CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT. 105 , 106
TARIFF OF TASMANIA. 106 , 107 , 108 , 109
BONDING WAREHOUSE RENTS AND CHARGES. 110
WHARFAGE RATES, HOBART TOWN AND LAUNCESTON. 111
SHIPPING BELONGING TO HOBART TOWN. 111 , 112
SHIPPING BELONGING TO LAUNCESTON. 113
HOBART – TOWN SIGNALS 114
LAUNCESTON SIGNALS. 115
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, HOBART TOWN. 115
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, LAUNCESTON, 115
MARINE BOARD, HOBART TOWN. 116 , 117
NUMBER AND TONNAGE OF VESSELS 117
LAUNCESTON MARINE BOARD. 118
LAUNCESTON TIDE TABLE, 1873. 118 , 119
POST OFFICE. 120 , 121 , 122
TABLE OF THE ARRIVAL AND DESPATCH OF INLAND MAILS. 123 , 124 , 125 , 126 , 127
ENGLISH MAIL SERVICE VIA SUEZ, 1878. 128
ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. 128 , 129 , 130
NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHED IN TASMANIA. 130
DEPARTMENTS UNDER THE MINISTER OF LANDS AND WORKS. 131 , 132 , 133
LAUNCESTON AND WESTERN RAILWAY. 133 , 134
THE GOLD FIELDS. 134 , 135
HER MAJESTY’S SHIPS ON THE AUSTRALIAN STATION. 135
HER MAJESTY’S SHIPS FOR THE DEFENCE OF THE COLONIES. 135
MEDICAL. 136 , 137
VAN DIEMEN’S LAND AGRICULTURAL COMPANY. 137
ROYAL SOCIETY OF TASMANIA. 138
SORELL CAUSEWAY TRUST. 138
BRIDGEWATER COMMISSION. 139
BOARD OF TENDERS. 139
MERSEY & DELORAINE TRAMWAY Co., LIMITED. 139
IMPERIAL DEPARTMENT. 140
TIME TABLE OF PAGE’S COACHES. 140
TABLE OF DISTANCES ALONG THE MAIN ROAD 140
TABLE OF PRECEDENCE OF COLONIAL OFFICERS. 141
STAMP DUTIES. 141 , 142 , 143
CARRIAGE DUTIES. 143
PROBATE DUTIES. 143
TOLLS AT NEW TOWN* AND SANDHILL BARS. 143
STATISTICS. 144 , 145
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF TASMANIA, 1871. 146
REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE, 1870 AND 1871. 146
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS PER HEAD, 1857 TO 1871. 147
REGISTERED VESSELS, DECEMBER 31, 1871. 147
LAND UNDER CULTIVATION, 1857 TO 1871. 147
ESTIMATED POPULATION OF TASMANIA DECEMBER 31, 1871. 148
COMMISSARIAT EXPENDITURE, 1871. 148
TASMANIAN BANKS, SEPTEMBER 30, 1872. 148
AREA OF TASMANIA AND ITS DEPENDENCIES. 148
PUBLIC DEBT OF TASMANIA. 149
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS, 1871. 149
BANKS. 149
SAVINGS BANKS. 150
INSURANCE COMPANIES. 150 , 151
FIRE BELL SIGNALS, HOBART TOWN. 151
FIRE BELL SIGNALS, LAUNCESTON. 152
LICENCES. 152
LEGAL WEIGHTS FOE GRAIN, &c. 152
TABLE TO CALCULATE WAGES AND PAYMENTS. 152
CENTAL TABLE FOR THE SALE OF GRAIN, FLOUR, POTATOES, ETC. 153
PER CENTAGES. 153
LLOYD’S AGENTS. 153
BRITISH ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD. 153
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 154
THE CITY OF HOBART TOWN. 155 , 156 , 157
CAB FARES, HOBART TOWN. 157
COACHES FROM HOBART TOWN. 157 , 158
STEAMERS FROM HOBART TOWN. 158
WATERMEN’S FARES, HOBART TOWN. 158
CARRIERS FROM HOBART TOWN. 159
CARTERS’ CHARGES, HOBART TOWN. 159
PLACES OF DIVINE WORSHIP IN AND NEAR HOBART TOWN. 159 , 160
SOCIETIES, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, COMPANIES, CLUBS, ETC., IN HOBART TOWN. 160 , 161 , 162 , 163 , 164 , 165 , 166 , 167 , 168 , 169
LAUNCESTON, 169 , 170
PUBLIC DEPARTMENTS, NOT MUNICIPAL, LAUNCESTON. 170 , 171
LAUNCESTON AND WESTERN RAILWAY. STAGE COACHES FROM LAUNCESTON. 171
CAB FARES, LAUNCESTON. 172
STEAMERS FROM LAUNCESTON. 172
WATERMEN’S FARES, LAUNCESTON. 172
CARRIERS FROM LAUNCESTON. 172
CARTERS’ CHARGES, LAUNCESTON. 172 , 173
PLACES OF WOESHIP IN & NEAR LAUNCESTON. 173
SOCIETIES, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, COMPANIES, CLUBS, ETC., IN LAUNCESTON. 173 , 174 , 175 , 176 , 177 , 178 , 179
COUNTRY DISTRICTS* 180
RURAL MUNICIPALITIES. 180
POLICE DISTRICTS. 180
LIST OF PRINCIPAL TOWNSHIPS AND POST STATIONS IN TASMANIA. 181 , 182 , 183 , 184 , 185
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF BOTHWELL, IN THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH. 186 , 187
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF BRIGHTON, IN THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH. 187 , 188
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF CAMPBELL TOWN, IN THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET. 189 , 190
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF CLARENCE, IN THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH. 190 , 191
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF DELORAINE, IN THE COUNTIES OF DEVON AND WESTMORELAND. 192 , 193
POLICE DISTRICT OF EMU BAY. 193 , 194 , 195
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF EVANDALE, IN THE COUNTY OF CORNWALL. 196 , 197
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF FINGAL, IN THE COUNTY OF CORNWALL. 197 , 198 , 199
POLICE DISTRICT OF FRANKLIN. IN THE COUNTIES OF KENT AND BUCKINGHAM. 199 , 200 , 201
POLICE DISTRICT OF GEORGE TOWN, IN THE COUNTY OF DORSET 201 , 202 , 203
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF GLAMORGAN, IN THE COUNTY OF GLAMORGAN. 203 , 204 , 205
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF GLENORCHY, IN THE COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAM. 205 , 206
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF GREEN PONDS, IN THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH. 206 , 207
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF HAMILTON, IN THE COUNTIES OF MONMOUTH, CUMBERLAND, AND BUCKINGHAM. 207 , 208
POLICE DISTRICT OF HOBART, IN THE COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAM. 209 , 210 , 211
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF LONGFORD, IN THE COUNTY OF WESTMORELAND. 211 , 212 , 213
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF NEW NORFOLK, IN THE COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAM. 214 , 215
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF OATLANDS, IN THE COUNTIES OF MONMOUTH AND SOMERSET. 215 , 216 , 217
POLICE DISTRICT OF PORT SORELL, IN THE COUNTY OF DEVON. 217 , 218 , 219 , 220
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF RICHMOND, IN THE COUNTY OF MOUMOUTH. 220 , 221
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF ROSS, IN THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET. 222 , 223
POLICE DISTRICT OF RUSSELL (KNOWN AS CIRCULAR HEAD). 223 , 224 , 225
POLICE DISTRICT OF SELBY (LAUNCESTON), IN THE COUNTIES OF CORNWALL, DEVON, AND DORSET. 225 , 226 , 227
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF SORELL, IN THE COUNTY OF PEMBROKE. 227 , 228
SOUTH LONGFORD POLICE DISTRICT. 228
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF SPRING BAY, IN THE COUNTY OF PEMBROKE. 228 , 229
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF WESTBURY, IN THE COUNTIES OF WESTMORELAND AND DEVON. 230 , 231 , 232
FROM HOBART TOWN TO PORT ARTHUR. 232
MOONLIGHT NIGHTS. 232
THE PRINCIPAL MOUNTAINS AND HEIGHTS IN TASMANIA. 233 , 234
HEIGHTS OF THE PRINCIPAL MOUNTAINS ON THE CONTINENTS. 235
WEATHER TABLE. 235
Obituary. 236
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 237 , 238
Advertising 239 , 240 , 241 , 242 , 243 , 244 , 245 , 246 , 247 , 248 , 249 , 250
Advertising 251 , 252 , 253 , 254 , 255 , 256 , 257 , 258 , 259 , 260 , 261 , 262 , 263 , 264 , 265 , 266
Advertising 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
Advertising 293 , 294 , 295 , 296 , 297 , 298 , 299 , 300 , 301 , 302 , 303 , 304 , 305 , 306 , 307

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