Wellbank's Australian nautical almanac and coasters' guide : for the Southern and the Eastern coasts of New Holland

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N 656.6 WEL
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Sydney : Printed and published by James Reading and Co., [1869]-1889
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(1876)
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Contents

WELLBANK'S AUSTRALIAN NAUTICAL ALMANAC 1
Advertising 2 , 3 , 4
WELLJANK’S AUSTRALIAN NAUTICAL ALMANAC 5
INTRODUCTION. 6
GENERAL INDEX 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12
GENERAL SIGNALS 14
STORM SIGNALS 15
Explanation of Storm Signals. 15
Pilot’s Report for Port Jackson. 15
MAIL STEAMERS. 15
The Australian Nautical Almanac, FOR THE YEAR 1876. CALENDAR FOR SYDNEY MEAN TIME. Principal Articles of the Calendar, 16
POST OFFICE REGULATIONS, 1876. 17 , 18
POSTAGE RATES. 18 , 19
LATE LETTERS. 19
INLAND CARD POST. 19
NEWSPAPERS. 20
BOOK PACKETS. 20
JANUARY—XXXI DAYS. 21
FEBRUARY—XXIX DAYS. 22
MARCH—XXXI DAYS. 23
APRIL—XXX DAYS. 24
MAY—XXXI DAYS. 25
JUNE—XXX DAYS. 26
JULY—XXXI DAYS. 27
AUGUST—XXXI DAYS. 28
SEPTEMBER—XXX DAYS. 29
OCTOBER—XXXI DAYS. 30
NOVEMBER—XXX DAYS. 31
DECEMBER—XXXI DAYS. 32
NAUTICAL EPHEMERIS, GREENWICH TIME. FOR THE YEAR 1876. ON TIME,-AND ITS REDUCTION. 33 , 34
NAUTICAL EPHEMERIS.—JANUARY XXXI DAYS. 35
NAUTICAL EPHEMERIS.—FEBRUARY XXIX DAYS. 36
NAUTICAL EPHEMERIS.—MARCH XXXI DAYS. 37
NAUTICAL EPHEMERIS.—APRIL XXX DAYS. 38
NAUTICAL EPHEMERIS.—MAY XXXI DAYS. 39
NAUTICAL EPHEMERIS.—JUNE XXX DAYS. 40
NAUTICAL EPHEMERIS.—JULY XXXI DAYS. 41
NAUTICAL EPHEMERIS.—AUGUST XXXI DAYS. 42
NAUTICAL EPHEMERIS.—SEPTEMBER XXX DAYS. 43
NAUTICAL EPHEMERIS.—OCTOBER XXXI DAYS. 44
NAUTICAL EPHEMERIS.—NOVEMBER XXX DAYS. 45
NAUTICAL EPHEMERIS.—DECEMBER XXXI DAYS. 46
TABLE FOR FINDING THE DISTANCE 47
RULE AND EXPLANATION. 47 , 48
TABLE I . 49
TABLE II. 50
TABLE III. 51
TABLE IV. 51
TABLE V. 52
TABLE VI. 53
TABLE VII. 53
TABLE VIII. 54
TABLE IX. 55
TABLE X. 56
TABLE XI. 56
TABLE XII. 57
TABLE XIII. 58
TABLE XIV. 59
TABLE XV. 60
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 61
MEASURES OF SURFACE. 61
MEASURES OF WEIGHT. 61
MISCELLANEOUS SPECIAL MEASURES. 61
WEIGHT OF WATER. 61
CONTENTS OE CASKS. 61
TIME. 62
DIVISIONS OF THE CIRCLE. 62
RELATIVE PROPERTIES OF CIRCLES. 62
CUBIC MEASURE. 62
COMPARISON OF ENGLISH WITH FOREIGN MEASURE OF LENGTH USED IN CHARTS. 62
EXPLANATION OF TABLES. 63 , 64 , 65 , 66
SOUTH COAST OF AUSTRALIA FROM CAPE LEEUWIN, EASTWARD. BEARINGS AND COURSES ARE MAGNETIC. 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 , 72 , 73 , 74 , 75 , 76 , 77 , 78 , 79 , 80 , 81 , 82 , 83 , 84 , 85 , 86 , 87 , 88 , 89 , 90 , 91 , 92 , 93
SPENCER GULF. 93 , 94 , 95 , 96 , 97 , 98 , 99 , 100 , 101 , 102 , 103 , 104 , 105 , 106 , 107
TIPARA AND WALLAROO BAYS. 108 , 109 , 110 , 111 , 112 , 113 , 114 , 115
NORTHERN PART OF SPENCER GULF AND PORT AUGUSTA. 115 , 116 , 117 , 118 , 119 , 120 , 121
INVESTIGATOR STRAIT, KANGAROO ISLAND, AND BLACKSTAIRS PASSAGE. 121 , 122 , 123 , 124 , 125 , 126 , 127 , 128 , 129 , 130 , 131 , 132
GULF OF ST. VINCENT. 132 , 135 , 136 , 137 , 138 , 139
FIXED LIGHT ON CAPE JERVIS. 134
PORT ADELAIDE. 140 , 141 , 142 , 143
REGULATIONS.—PORT OF ADELAIDE. 143 , 144 , 145 , 146 , 147 , 148 , 149 , 150 , 151 , 152
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING MORTAR AND ROCKET LINES FOR SAVING LIFE FROM SHIPWRECK. 153 , 154 , 155 , 156 , 157 , 158
SOUTH COAST OF AUSTRALIA. CAPE JERVIS TO CAPE OTWAY. 158 , 159 , 160 , 161 , 162 , 163 , 164 , 165 , 166 , 167
SAILING DIRECTIONS, &c., FOR MACDONNELL BAY. 167 , 168 , 169 , 170
CAPE NORTHUMBERLAND TO CAPE OTWAY. 171 , 172 , 173 , 174 , 175 , 176 , 177 , 178 , 179
WARRNAMBOOL OR LADY BAY. 179 , 180 , 181 , 182 , 183
KING’S ISLAND. 183 , 184 , 185 , 186 , 187 , 188 , 189 , 190
SOUTH COAST OF AUSTRALIA. From Cape Otway to Port Phillip, and Western Entrance of Bass’ Straits. 190 , 191 , 192
SAILING DIRECTIONS FOR PORT PHILLIP. 192 , 193
APPROACHING THE ENTRANCE FROM THE SOUTH-WEST. 193
APPROACHING THE HARBOUR FROM THE EASTWARD. 193
PILOT WATERS. 193 , 194 , 195 , 196 , 197 , 198
Marks to clear the Dangers at the Entrance and Shoals inside the Heads. 198 , 199
Directions for entering between the Heads. 199 , 200
South Channel Lights. 200 , 201
Directions for the Guidance of Vessels navigating the Entrance to Port Phillip at night. 201 , 202 , 203
Tidal Signals, River Yarra. 203
DIRECTIONS FOR GEELONG. 203 , 204
Sailing Directions for the New Channel into Corio Bay and Geelong Harbour. 204 , 205 , 206
SOUTH CHANNEL OUTWARDS. 206 , 207
TIDES IN PORT PHILLIP BAY. 207 , 208 , 209 , 210 , 211
EXTRACTS FROM ACTS OF COUNCIL. For the guidance of Masters of Vessels and others frequenting the Port. 211 , 212 , 213 , 214
General Arrangement of Buoys in the Victorian Harbors. 214 , 215 , 216
SOUTH COAST OF AUSTRALIA, FROM PORT PHILLIP TO WILSON’S PROMONTORY; 217 , 218 , 219 , 220 , 221 , 222 , 223 , 224 , 225 , 226 , 227
THE EASTERN ENTRANCE OF BASS STRAITS. 227 , 228 , 229 , 230
Islands between the North-east Coast of Tasmania, and the Eastern Entrance to Bass Straits. 230 , 231 , 232 , 233
WILSON PROMONTORY TO CAPE HOWE. 233 , 234 , 235 , 236 , 237 , 238 , 239 , 240 , 241 , 242
MERRIMAN CREEK ON NINETY-MILE BEACH TO CAPE HOWE. 242 , 243 , 244 , 245 , 246 , 247 , 248 , 249 , 250 , 251 , 252 , 253 , 254 , 255
EAST COAST OE AUSTRALIA. ADMIRALTY SAILING DIRECTORY FOR THE COAST OF NEW SOUTH WALES, FROM CAPE HOWE TO PORT JACKSON, 256 , 257 , 258 , 259 , 260 , 261 , 262 , 263 , 264 , 265 , 266 , 267 , 268 , 269 , 270
SAILING DIRECTIONS FOR CROOKHAVEN AND SHOALHAVEN RIVERS, 271 , 272 , 273 , 274 , 275 , 276
REMARKS ON WINDS, WEATHER, AND CURRENTS, 276 , 277
PORT JACKSON HARBOUR REGULATIONS. THE FOLLOWING REGULATIONS ABE EXTRACTED FROM THE “GOVERNMENT GAZETTE” OF 6TH SEPTEMBER, 1859. CUSTOMS NOTICE. 278 , 279
LANDING PLACES FOR BAGGAGE. 279
POST OFFICE. 279 , 280
GUNPOWDER. 280 , 281
HARBOUR DUES. 281
PILOTS AND RATES OF PILOTAGE. 281 , 282 , 285
PILOT SERVICE, PORT JACKSON. 283
ADJUSTMENT OF COMPASSES. 285
EXAMINATIONS OF MASTERS, MATES, AND ENGINEERS. 285 , 286 , 287
GENERAL REGULATIONS. 287
THE FAIRWAY OF PORT JACKSON. 287 , 288
SEAMEN. 288
SUMS TO DE DEDCTED FROM WAGES, BY WAY OF PARTIAL REPAYMENT OF ABOVE FEES. 288
REGULATIONS FOR PREVENTING COLLISIONS BETWEEN VESSELS, 289 , 290
STEERING AND SAILING RULES. 290 , 291
RULES FOR PREVENTING COLLISIONS AT SEA. AIDS TO MEMORY. 292
LIST OF OFFICERS IN THE MERCANTILE MARINE, 293 , 294 , 295 , 296 , 297 , 298 , 299 , 300
SAILING DIRECTIONS FOR PORT JACKSON. 301 , 302 , 303 , 304 , 305 , 306
SIGNALS 307
EAST COAST OF AUSTRALIA. NEW SOUTH WALES; FROM PORT JACKSON TO POINT DANGER. 308 , 309 , 310 , 311
NEWCASTLE HARBOUR. 312
LEADING LIGHTS AND BEACONS FOR NEWCASTLE. 312
SAILING DIRECTIONS for the PORT OF NEWCASTLE. 312 , 313 , 314 , 315
Signals in use at the Port of Newcastle. 315
WRECK. 315
PORT OF NEWCASTLE—PILOTS AND RATES OF PILOTAGE. 316
HARBOUR REGULATIONS. 317 , 318
PORT STEPHENS. 318 , 319 , 320 , 321 , 322 , 323 , 324 , 325 , 326 , 327 , 328 , 329 , 330 , 331 , 332 , 333 , 334 , 335
EAST COAST OF AUSTRALIAQUEENSLAND. 336 , 337
PORTS AND HARBORS. THE FOLLOWING SIGNALS ARE IN UES AT THE QUEENSLAND PORTS. 337
HARBOR AND LIGHT DUES LEVIED IN QUEENSLAND. 337 , 338 , 339 , 340
AVERAGE TIDE TABLE. 340 , 341
SAILING DIRECTIONS, MORETON BAY. 342 , 343 , 344 , 345 , 346
The following was omitted in its proper place. 347 , 349
RIVER BRISBANE. 349 , 350 , 351
PORTS AND HARBORS, 352 , 353
WILDE BAY. GREAT SANDY ISLAND STRAIT, AND THE MARY RIVER. 354 , 355 , 356 , 357
SHIPPING SIGNALS MADE FROM TELEGRAPH OFFICE, MARYBOROUGH. 357
MEMORANDUM RELATIVE TO THE ADVERTISING OF SHIPS LAID ON FOR MARYBOROUGH FROM PORTS BEYOND THE SEAS. 358
HERVEY’S BAY, AND NORTH ENTRANCE TO GREAT SANDY ISLAND. 358 , 359 , 360
INNER ROUTE FROM SANDY CAPE TO CAPE GLOUCESTER, 360 , 361 , 362 , 363 , 364 , 365 , 366
BURNETT RIVER. 366 , 367 , 368
BAFFLE CREEK. 368 , 369 , 370
PORT CURTIS. 370 , 371 , 372
THE NARROWS. FROM PORT CURTIS TOWARDS KEPPEL BAY. 372 , 373
ROCKHAMPTON. FITZROY RIVER AND KEPPEL BAY. 373 , 374 , 375 , 376
BROAD SOUND. 376 , 377 , 378 , 379
PIONEER RIVER. 379 , 380 , 381 , 382
PORT DENISON. 382 , 383 , 384 , 385
CLEVELAND BAY. 386 , 387 , 388 , 389 , 390
PORT HINCHINBROOK AND HERBERT RIVER. 390 , 391
MOURILYAN HARBOUR AND MORESBY AND GLADY’S RIVERS. 392
ENDEAVOUR RIVER. 392 , 393 , 394
PORT ALBANY AND EVANS’ BAY. 394 , 395 , 396
NORTHERN AUSTRALIA: THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION HAS BEEN DERIVED FROM RELIABLE AUTHORITY:- GULF OF CARPENTARIA. 396 , 397 , 398 , 399
ALBERT RIVER. 399 , 400
NORMAN RIVER. 400
WEST COAST OF AUSTRALIA. FROM CAPE PERON TO CAPE LEEUWIN. 401 , 402 , 403 , 404 , 405
DESCRIPTIVE LISTS OF LIGHTS ON THE COASTS AND WITHIN THE HARBOURS OF AUSTRALIA. WESTERN AUSTRALIA. 406
SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 406
VICTORIA. 407 , 408
TASMANIA. 408
NEW SOUTH WALES. 408 , 409
QUEENSLAND. 409
MAGNETIC BEARINGS AND DISTANCES. 410 , 411 , 412
TABLE OF POSITIONS OF THE PRINCIPAL HEADLANDS, &c., ON THE SOUTHERN AND THE EASTERN COASTS OF NEW HOLLAND. 413 , 414
Advertising 415 , 416 , 417 , 418 , 419 , 420 , 421 , 422 , 423 , 424 , 425 , 426 , 427 , 428 , 429 , 430 , 431 , 432 , 433 , 434 , 435 , 436 , 437 , 438 , 439 , 440 , 441 , 442 , 443 , 444 , 445 , 446 , 447 , 448 , 449 , 450 , 451 , 452 , 453 , 454 , 455 , 456 , 457 , 458 , 459

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