Walch's Tasmanian almanack and guide to Tasmania for

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N 919.46 WAL
Created/Published
Hobart-Town and Launceston : J. Walch & Sons ; London : Simpkin, Marshall & Co., [1862-1869]
Issue
(1868)
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Notes
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Contents

WALCH'S TASMANIAN ALMANAC 1
Advertising 2 , 3 , 4
INTERCOLONIAL NEWSPAPER AGENCY. 5
Advertising 6
WALCH’S TASMANIAN ALMANAC 7 , 8
PREFACE. 9
ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS DURING PRINTING. 10
INDEX. 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17
HEBREW FASTS AND FESTIVALS. 18
PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF THE CALENDAR, FOR THE YEAR 1868. 19
FIXED AND MOVEABLE FESTIVALS, ANNIVERSARIES, &c., &c. 19
A SUMMARY of the PRINCIPAL ASTRONOMICAL AND METEOROLOGICAL OCCURRENCES. 20
ECLIPSES. 21 , 22 , 23
MEAN RESULTANTS FROM THE 25 YEARS’ METEOROLOGICAL TABLES FOR HOBART TOWN. 24
WALCII’S ALMANAC, 1868. JANUARY, 1868. 25 , 26 , 27
FEBRUARY, 1868. 28 , 29
MARCH, 1868. 30 , 31
APRIL, 1868. 32 , 33
MAY, 1868. 34 , 35
JUNE, 1868. 36 , 37
JULY, 1868. 38 , 39
AUGUST, 1868. 40 , 41
SEPTEMBER, 1868. 42 , 43
OCTOBER, 1868. 44 , 45
NOVEMBER, 1868. 46 , 47
DECEMBER, 1868. 48 , 49
SOVEREIGNS OF ENGLAND, SINCE THE CONQUEST. 50
SOVEREIGNS AND HEADS OF GOVERNMENTS. 50
GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. 51
HER MAJESTY’S OFFICERS OF STATE 52
SECRETARIES OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES 1854 to 1868. 53
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA. 53
NUMERICAL SUMMARY OF THE MEMBERS OF BOTH HOUSES OF THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT, 1866. 53 , 54 , 55
SUCCESSION OF LIEUTENANT-GOVERNORS, AND GOVERNORS-IN-CHIEF OF TASMANIA. 56
CENSUS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. 56
GOVERNMENT OF TASMANIA. 57
PARLIAMENT OF TASMANIA. 57 , 58
OFFICERS OF THE PARLIAMENT. 59
ELECTORAL DISTRICTS. 59
PARLIAMENTS SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT. 60
MEMBERS OF THE RESPECTIVE MINISTRIES SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT. 60 , 61
ACTS OF PARLIAMENT PASSED DURING THE YEARS 1866 and 1867. 30TH VICTORIA. 61 , 62 , 63
CONSULS & CONSULAR AGENTS IN TASMANIA. 63
CORONERS, 64 , 65
MAGISTRACY. 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 , 72 , 73
ECCLESIASTICAL. 73 , 74 , 75 , 76 , 77 , 78
LAW. THE SUPREME COURT OF TASMANIA. 78 , 79 , 80
VICE ADMIRALTY COURT. 80
COURTS OF REQUESTS 80 , 81 , 83 , 84
INSOLVENCY. 85
COURTS OF GENERAL AND QUARTER SESSIONS OF THE PEACE, 85 , 86
TITLES TO LANDS. 86 , 87
LANDS TITLES OFFICE, 87 , 88 , 89 , 90
LEGAL PRACTITIONERS. 90
NOTARIES PUBLIC. 90
BARRISTERS, ATTORNEYS, SOLICITORS, AND PROCTORS, OF THE SUPREME COURT OF TASMANIA, AS THEY STAND ON THE ROLL. 90 , 91 , 92 , 93
LICENSING MEETINGS. 93
JURORS AND JURIES, 93 , 94
SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT. 94
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS. 94 , 95
POST OFFICE. 95 , 96 , 97 , 98
ENGLISH MAIL SERVICE VIA SUEZ. 98
LIST OF POST TOWNS, WITH TIME OF ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF THE MAILS FROM AND TO HOBART TOWN AND LAUNCESTON. 99 , 100 , 101 , 102 , 103
TIME TABLE OF PANAMA MAIL SERVICE. 104
NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHED IN TASMANIA. 104
COMPARATIVE TELEGRAPHIC AND POSTAL COMMUNICATION. 105
LEGAL WEIGHTS FOR GRAIN, &c. 105
TIME TABLE—PAGE'S COACHES. 106
TABLE OF DISTANCES ALONG THE MAIN ROAD. 106
ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. 107 , 108
GENERAL REGISTER OFFICE FOR BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND MARRIAGES. 108 , 109
TASMANIAN COUNCIL OF EDUCATION. 109 , 110
BOARD OF EDUCATION. 111 , 112
IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT. 112 , 113
POLICE DEPARTMENT—(TERRITORIAL). 113
CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT. 114
TARIFF OF TASMANIA. 114 , 115 , 116 , 117 , 118
NUMBER AND TONNAGE OF VESSELS 118
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF THE COLONY OF TASMANIA FOR THE YEAR 1866. 119
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, HOBART TOWN. 119
MARINE BOARD, HOBART TOWN. 120 , 121
HOBART – TOWN SIGNALS 122
LAUNCESTON SIGNALS 123
LAUNCESTON MARINE BOARD. 123 , 124
LAUNCESTON TIDE TABLE, 125
LIST OF SHIPPING BELONGING TO THE PORT OF HOBART TOWN. 126 , 127
NUMBER OF REGISTERED VESSELS 127
LIST OF SHIPPING BELONGING TO THE PORT OF LAUNCESTON. 128
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, LAUNCESTON. 128
SURVEY DEPARTMENT AND COMMISSIONER OF CROWN LANDS OFFICE, 129 , 130 , 131 , 132 , 133 , 134
THE PRINCIPAL MOUNTAINS AND HEIGHTS IN TASMANIA. 135 , 136
MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT. 137 , 138
ABBREVIATIONS OF BRITISH ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD. 138
H.M.S. GALATEA. 139 , 140
HER MAJESTY’S SHIPS ON THE AUSTRALIAN STATION. 140
VOLUNTEER FORCE. 140 , 141
MEDICAL. 142 , 143
HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE, NEW NORFOLK. 143 , 144
THE QUEEN’S ASYLUM FOR DESTITUTE CHILDREN. 144
GENERAL HOSPITAL AND FEMALE INFIRMARY, HOBART TOWN. 144
BRICKFIELDS PAUPER ESTABLISHMENT FOR MALES, HOBART TOWN. 145
LAUNCESTON GENERAL HOSPITAL, 145
ABORIGINES ESTABLISHMENT. 145
CONVICT ESTABLISHMENT. 145 , 146
ROYAL SOCIETY OF TASMANIA. 146 , 147
VAN DIEMEN’S LAND AGRICULTURAL COMPANY. 147 , 148
LAUNCESTON AND WESTERN RAILWAY. 148 , 149
MERSEY & DELORAINE TRAMWAY CO. LIMITED. 149
STATISTICS. 150 , 151
ESTIMATED POPULATION OF THE COLONY OF TASMANIA, 151
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE OF THE GENERAL REVENUE OF TASMANIA FOR THE YEAR 1866. 152
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS, AND THE RATE PER HEAD OF THE POPULATION, 1857 TO 1866. 152
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE OF THE LAND FUND FOR THE YEAR 1866, 153
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE SEVERAL BANKS IN TASMANIA, ON 31ST DEC., 1866. 153
NUMBER OF ACRES OF LAND UNDER CULTIVATION AND IN CROP, AND NEW LAND BROKEN UP, 1857 TO 1866. 154
EXPENDITURE OF THE COMMISSARIAT CHEST FOR THE YEAR 1866. 154
AREA OF TASMANIA AND ITS DEPENDENCIES. 154
STAMP DUTIES. 155 , 156 , 157 , 158
CARRIAGE DUTIES. 158 , 159
SUCCESSION DUTIES. 159 , 160
TOLLS AT TOLL BAES, NEW TOWN AND SAND HILL, MAIN ROAD. 160
LICENSES. 160
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 161 , 162
LEGAL WEIGHTS FOR GRAIN, &c. 162
PERCENTAGES. 162
BANKS. 163
SAVINGS BANKS. 163 , 164
INSURANCE COMPANIES. 164 , 165
LLOYD’S AGENTS. 165
QUANTITIES OF VARIOUS SEEDS REQUIRED TO SOW GARDEN PLATS. 165
CITY OF HOBART TOWN, 166 , 167
COACHES FROM HOBART TOWN. 167
STEAMERS FROM HOBART TOWN. 168
CARRIERS FROM HOBART TOWN. 168
CARTERS’ CHARGES, HOBART TOWN. 168
CAB FARES, HOBART TOWN. 169
WATERMEN’S FARES, HOBART TOWN. 169
PLACES OF DIVINE WORSHIP IN AND NEAR HOBART TOWN. 170
SOCIETIES, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, CLUBS, COMPANIES, &c., IN HOBABT TOWN. 171 , 172 , 173 , 174 , 175 , 176 , 177 , 178 , 179 , 180 , 181
LAUNCESTON. 182 , 183
PUBLIC DEPARTMENTS, NOT MUNICIPAL LAUNCESTON. 183 , 184
STAGE COACHES FROM LAUNCESTON. 184
CAB FARES, LAUNCESTON. 184
STEAMERS FROM LAUNCESTON. 185
WATERMEN’S FARES, LAUNCESTON. 185
LAUNCESTON CARTERS’ CHARGES. 185
PLACES OF WORSHIP IN AND NEAR LAUNCESTON. 185
SOCIETIES, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, CLUBS, COMPANIES, &c., IN LAUNCESTON. 186 , 187 , 188 , 189 , 190 , 191 , 192
COUNTRY DISTRICTS. 193
RURAL MUNICIPALITIES. 193
POLICE DISTRICTS. 193
LIST OF PRINCIPAL TOWNSHIPS, POST STATIONS, &c., IN TASMANIA. 193 , 194 , 195 , 196 , 197
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF BOTHWELL, IN THE COUNTY OR MONMOUTH. 198 , 199
EURAL MUNICIPALITY OP BRIGHTON, IN THE COUNTY OR MONMOUTH. 199 , 200 , 201
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF CAMPBELL TOWN, IN THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET. 201 , 202
BUBAL MUNICIPALITY OF CLAEENCE, IN THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH. 202 , 203
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF DELORAINE, TN THE COUNTIES OF DEVON AND WESTMORELAND. 203 , 204 , 205
POLICE DISTRICT OF EMU BAY. 205 , 206 , 207 , 208
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF EVANDALE, IN THE COUNTY OF CORNWALL. 208 , 209
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF FINGAL, IN THE COUNTY OF CORNWALL. 209 , 210
POLICE DISTRICT OF FRANKLIN, IN THE COUNTY OF KENT. 210 , 211 , 212
POLICE DISTRICT OF GEORGE TOWN, IN THE COUNTY OF DORSET. 212 , 213 , 214
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF GLAMORGAN, IN THE COUNTY OF GLAMORGAN. 214 , 215 , 216 , 217 , 218
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF GLENORCHY, IN THE COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAM. 218 , 219
BUBAL MUNICIPALITY OF GREEN PONDS, IN THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH. 220 , 221
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF HAMILTON, IN THE COUNTIES OF MONMOUTH, CUMBERLAND, AND BUCKINGHAM. 221 , 222
POLICE DISTRICT OF HOBART, IN THE COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAM. 222 , 223
KINGBOROUGH PORTION OF POLICE DISTRICT OF HOBART, IN THE COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAM. 224 , 225
POLICE DISTRICT OF HORTON, (KNOWN AS CIRCULAR HEAD). 225 , 226 , 227 , 228 , 229 , 230
POLICE DISTRICT OF LAUNCESTON (SELBY), IN THE COUNTIES OF CORNWALL, DEVON, & DORSET. 230 , 231 , 232
BUBAL MUNICIPALITY OF LONGFORD, IN THE COUNTY OR WESTMORELAND. 232 , 233 , 234
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF NEW NORFOLK, IN THE COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAM. 234 , 235 , 236
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF OATLANDS, IN THE COUNTIES OF MONMOUTH AND SOMERSET. 236 , 237
POLICE DISTRICT OF PORT SORELL, IN THE COUNTY OF DEVON. 237 , 238 , 239
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF RICHMOND, IN THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH. 239 , 240 , 241
EURAL MUNICIPALITY OF ROSS, IN THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET. 241 , 242
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF SORELL, IN THE COUNTY OF PEMBROKE. 242 , 243
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF SPRING BAY, IN THE COUNTY OF PEMBROKE. 243 , 244
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF WESTBURY, IN THE COUNTIES OF WESTMORELAND AND DEVON. 245 , 246
POLICE DISTRICT OF SOUTH LONGFORD (LAKE DISTRICT.) 246
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 247 , 248
Advertising 249 , 250 , 251 , 252 , 253 , 254 , 255 , 256 , 257 , 258 , 259 , 260 , 261 , 262 , 263 , 264 , 265 , 266 , 267 , 268 , 269 , 270 , 271 , 272 , 273 , 274 , 275 , 276 , 277 , 278 , 279 , 280 , 281 , 282 , 283 , 284 , 285 , 286 , 287 , 288 , 289 , 290 , 291 , 292 , 293 , 294 , 295 , 296 , 297 , 298 , 299 , 300 , 301 , 302 , 303 , 304 , 305 , 306 , 307 , 308 , 309 , 310 , 311 , 312 , 313 , 314 , 315 , 316 , 317

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