Walch's Tasmanian almanac for

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N 919.46 WAL
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Hobart, Tas. : J. Walch & Sons, 1870-[1971]
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(1878)
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WALCH'S TASMANIAN ALMANAC 1
Advertising 2 , 3 , 4
WALCH’S TASMANIAN ALMANAC 5
FOR ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS DURING PRINTING FIXED AND MOVABLE FESTIVALS, &c., 1878. 6
NOTES OF THE CALENDAR, 1878. 6
AUSTRALIAN SEASONS. 6
INDEX 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11
HEBREW FESTIVALS, NEW MOONS, AND FASTS. 12
A SUMMARY OF THE PRINCIPAL ASTRONOMICAL AND METEOROLOGICAL OCCURRENCES FOR THE YEAR 1878. 13
GEOGRAPHICAL POSITIONS. 13
APPROXIMATE DIFFERNCE BETWEEN LOCAL TIME AT THE FOLLOWING PLACES AND AT HOBART TOWN 13
ECLIPSES IN THE YEAR 1878. 14
PROGRESS OF ASTRONOMY. 14 , 15
APPROXIMATE TABLE OF MEAN TEMPERATURE AT SEVERAL PLACES SITUATED WITHIN A FEW DEGREES OF A SIMILAR LATITUDE. 15
APPROXIMATE TABLE OF TIME FOR THE MERIDIANPASSAGE OF THE PRINCIPAL PLANETS DURING THE YEAR 1878, FOR THE Ist DAY OF EVERY MONTH. 16
SEMIDIURNAL AND SEMINOCTURNAL ARCHES, FOR FINDING THE TIME OF THE RISING AND SETTING OF CELESTIAL OBJECTS 16 , 17
SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC. 17
AN APPROXIMATE AND CONCISE EQUATION TABLE, 17
TABLE SHOWING EXCESS OF SPONTANEOUS EVAPORATION OVER RAINFALL AT HOBART TOWN DURING THE TEN YEARS, 1866 TO 1875, INCLUSIVE. 18 , 19
MEAN RESULTANTS FROM THE 35 YEARS’METEOROLOGICAL TABLES FOR HOBART TOWN FROM 1841 TO 1875 INCLUSIVE. 20
CALENDAR FOR 1878. 21
CALENDAR FOR 1879. 21
JANUARY, 1878. 22 , 23
FEBRUARY, 1878. 24 , 25
MARCH, 1878. 26 , 27
APRIL, 1878. 28 , 29
MAY, 1878. 30 , 31
JUNE, 1878. 32 , 33
JULY, 1878. 34 , 35
AUGUST, 1878. 36 , 37
SEPTEMBER, 1878. 38 , 39
OCTOBER, 1878. 40 , 41
NOVEMBER, 1878. 42 , 43
DECEMBER, 1878. 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 1877. 49
NUMERICAL SUMMARY OF THE MEMBERS OF BOTH HOUSES OF THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT, 1877. 49
CENSUS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. 49
LIST OF BRITISH COLONIES, WITH NAMES OF GOVERNORS, ETC. 50 , 51
SUCCESSION OF LIEUTENANT-GOVERNORS AND GOVERNORS OF TASMANIA. 52
GOVERNMENT OF TASMANIA. 52 , 53
PARLIAMENT OF TASMANIA. 54
OFFICERS OF THE PARLIAMENT. 55
ELECTORAL DISTRICTS. 55
PARLIAMENTARY QUALIFICATIONS. 56
NOTICES TO ELECTORS. 56
CONSULS & CONSULAR AGENTS IN TASMANIA. 56
PARLIAMENTS SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT. 57
MINISTRIES SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT. 57 , 58 , 59
ACTS OF PARLIAMENT PASSED DURING THE YEAR 1877. 40TH VICTORIA. 59
CORONERS. 60 , 61
MAGISTRACY. A LIST OF JUSTICES OF THE PEACE FOR THE ISLAND OF TASMANIA AND ITS DEPENDENCIES. 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF JUSTICES OF THE PEACE FOR THE TERRITORY. 71 , 72 , 73 , 74
ECCLESIASTICAL. 74 , 75 , 76 , 77 , 78 , 79
LAW. THE SUPREME COURT OF TASMANIA. 79 , 80 , 81 , 82
VICE-ADMIRALTY COURT. 82
BANKRUPTCY. 82
COURTS OF REQUESTS 82 , 83 , 84
JURORS AND JURIES. 84 , 85
WITNESSES. 85 , 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
ESCHEATED 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
CERTIFICATED CONVEYANCERS. 95
SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT. 95
GAOLS AND HOUSES OF CORRECTION. 96
IMPERIAL DEPARTMENT. 96
TABLE OF PRECEDENCE OF COLONIAL OFFICERS. 96
DISTRIBUTION OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS UNDER THE SEVERAL MINISTERS OF THE CROWN. 97
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS. 97 , 98
LANDS AND WORKS DEPARTMENT. 98 , 99 , 100 , 101
LAUNCESTON AND WESTERN RAILWAY. 101
THE GOLD FIELDS. 101 , 102
GENERAL REGISTER OFFICE FOR BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. 102 , 103
IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT 103 , 104
TASMANIAN COUNCIL OF EDUCATION. 104 , 105 , 106
ROLL OF MALE ASSOCIATES OF ARTS. 107 , 108 , 109
BOARD OF EDUCATION. 110 , 111 , 112
LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS. 113 , 114 , 115 , 116 , 117 , 118
CONTRACTS, ETC. (NEW SOUTH WALES). 118
EUROPEAN AND AUSTRALIAN TIME. 119
ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. 119 , 120 , 121
POST OFFICE. 121 , 122 , 123 , 124
POST OFFICE MONEY ORDERS. 124
ENGLISH MAIL SERVICE riâ SUEZ, 1878. 124
TABLE OF THE ARRIVAL AND DESPAICH OF INLAND MAILS. 125 , 126 , 127 , 128 , 129
CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT. 130 , 131
TARIFF OF TASMANIA. 131 , 132 , 133
TARIFF OF TASMANIA. 134 , 135 , 136 , 137 , 138 , 139
WHARFAGE RATES, HOBART TOWN AND LAUNCESTON. 139
BONDING WAREHOUSE RENTS AND CHARGES. 140 , 141
KEROSENE STORES AND BONDING WAREHOUSE. 141
SHIPPING MASTERS. 141
SHIPPING BELONGING TO HOBART TOWN. 141 , 142 , 143
YACHTS BELONGING TO HOBART TOWN. 143
SHIPPING BELONGING TO LAUNCESTON. 144 , 145
YACHTS BELONGING TO LAUNCESTON. 145
LLOYD’S AGENTS. 145
TO FIND THE TONNAGE OF SHIPS. 145
MARINE BOARD, HOBART TOWN. 145 , 146 , 147
LAUNCESTON MARINE BOARD. 147
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, HOBART TOWN. 148
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, LAUNCESTON. 148
HER MAJESTY’S SHIPS ON THE AUSTRALIAN STATION. 148
HER MAJESTY’S SHIPS FOR THE DEFENCE OF THE COLONIES. 148
INDICATIONS OF WEATHER. 148
HOBART TOWN SIGNALS. 150
LAUNCESTON SIGNALS. 150
EXPLANATION OF HOBART TOWN SIGNALS. 151
EXPLANATION OF LAUNCESTON SIGNALS. 151
TASMANIAN MAIN LINE RAILWAY. 152 , 153
NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHED IN TASMANIA. 153
TASMANIAN MAIN LINE RAILWAY. 154
LAUNCESTON AND WESTERN RAILWAY. 155
MEDICAL. COURT OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS. 156 , 157
CHEMISTS AND DRUGGISTS. 158
CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS. 158 , 159 , 160
SHOOTING AND FISHING SEASONS. 160
STATISTICS. 161 , 162
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF TASMANIA, 1876. 163
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS PER HEAD, 1857 TO 1876. 163
REGISTERED VESSELS, DECEMBER 31, 1876. 163
NUMBER AND TONNAGE OF VESSELS 164
LAND UNDER CULTIVATION, 1857 TO 1876. 164
REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE, 1876. 165
PUBLIC DEBT OF TASMANIA. 165
TASMANIAN BANKS, SEPTEMBER 24, 1877. 165
POPULATION OF TASMANIA, DECEMBER 31, 1876. 165
IMPERIAL EXPENDITURE, 1876. 166
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS, 1876. 166
AREA OF TASMANIA AND ITS DEPENDENCIES. 166
PEE CENTAGES. 166
AUSTRALASIAN STATISTICS, 1876. 167
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 168
TABLE TO CALCULATE WAGES AND PAYMENTS. 169
LEGAL WEIGHTS FOB GRAIN, ETC. 169
REGULATIONS FOR SALE OF FRUIT IN HOBART TOWN. 169
TOLLS AT NEW TOWN* AND SANDHILL BARS. 169
TOLLS AT HUON BRIDGE. 170
BRIDGEWATER COMMISSION. 170
SORELL CAUSEWAY TRUST. 170
STAMP DUTIES. 171 , 172
CARRIAGE DUTIES. 172
PROBATE DUTIES. 173
LICENCES. 173
HOBART TOWN PUBLIC CEMETERY. CORNELIAN BAY. 173
QUEENBOROUGH PUBLIC CEMETERY. 173
UPPER DAVEY-STREET CEMETERY, HOBART. 174
BANKS. 174
SAVINGS BANKS. 174
SALMON COMMISSION. 174
ROYAL SOCIETY OF TASMANIA. 175
INSURANCE COMPANIES, HOBART TOWN. 176
INSURANCE COMPANIES, LAUNCESTON. 177
LAUNCESTON FIRE BRIGADES. 177
FIRE BELL SIGNALS, LAUNCESTON. 177
MINING COMPANIES (REGISTERED). 178 , 179
MASONIC. 179
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF GOOD TEMPLARS. 180 , 181
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF RECHABITES, S.U. 181
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS, M.U. 182
ANCIENT & INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS. 182 , 183
ANCIENT & INDEPENDENT ORDER OF FORESTERS. 183
PROTESTANT ALLIANCE FRIENDLY SOCIETY OF AUSTRALASIA. 183
ORANGE INSTITUTION. 183
ACTS OF PARLIAMENT PASSED IN 1877. 183 , 184
TABLE OF DISTANCES ALONG THE MAIN ROAD 184
THE CITY OF HOBART TOWN 185 , 186 , 187
TASMANIAN MAIN LINE RAILWAY. 187
COACHES FROM HOBART TOWN. 187
CAB FARES, HOBART TOWN. 188
STEAMERS FROM HOBART TOWN. 188
CARRIERS FROM HOBART TOWN. 189
CARTERS’ CHARGES, HOBART TOWN. 189
WATERMEN'S FARES, HOBART TOWN. 189
PLACES OF DIVINE WORSHIP IN AND NEAR HOBART TOWN. 190
SOCIETIES, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, COMPANIES, CLUBS, ETC., HOBART TOWN. 190 , 191 , 192 , 193 , 194 , 195 , 196 , 197
LAUNCESTON. THE CHIEF TOWN IN THE NORTH OF TASMANIA. 197 , 198
PUBLIC DEPARTMENTS, NOT MUNICIPAL, LAUNCESTON. 198 , 199
RAILWAYS. 199
STEAMERS FROM LAUNCESTON. 199
CARRIER FROM LAUNCESTON. 199
WATERMEN'S FARES, LAUNCESTON. 200
STAGE COACHES FROM LAUNCESTON. 200
CAB FARES, LAUNCESTON. 200
CARTERS' CHARGES, LAUNCESTON. 200
LAUNCESTON TIDE TABLE. 200
LAUNCESTON TIDE TABLE. 201
PLACES OF DIVINE WORSHIP IN AND NEAR LAUNCESTON. 202
SOCIETIES, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, COMPANIES, CLUBS, ETC., LAUNCESTON. 202 , 203 , 204 , 205 , 206
COUNTRY DISTRICTS. 206
RURAL MUNICIPALITIES. 207
POLICE DISTRICTS. 207
LIST OF TOWNS, POST OFFICES & TELEGRAPH STATIONS IN TASMANIA. 207 , 208 , 209 , 210 , 211 , 212 , 213
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF BOTHWELL, IN THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH. 213 , 214 , 215
BUBAL MUNICIPALITY OF BRIGHTON, IN THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH. 215 , 216
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF CAMPBELL TOWN, IN THE COUTY OF SOMERSET. 216 , 217
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF CLARENCE, IN THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH. 218 , 219
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF DELORAINE, IN THE COUNTIES OF DEVON AND WESTMORELAND. 219 , 220
POLICE DISTRICT OF EMU BAY. 220
TABLE CAPE DIVISION. 220 , 221 , 222
EMU BAY DIVISION. 222 , 223
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF EVANDALE, IN THE COUNTY OF CORNWALL. 223 , 224
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF FINGAL, IN THE COUNTIES OF CORNWALL AND GLAMORGAN. 225 , 226
POLICE DISTRICT OF FRANKLIN, IN THE COUNTIES OF KENT AND BUCKINGHAM. 226 , 227 , 228
POLICE DISTRICT OF GEORGE TOWN, IN THE COUNTIES OF DORSET AND DEVON. 228 , 229 , 230
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF GLAMORGAN, IN THE COUNTY OF GLAMORGAN. 230 , 231
BUR AT, MUNICIPALITY OF GLENORCHY, IN THE COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAM. 231 , 232
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF GREEN PONDS. IN THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH. 232 , 233 , 234
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF HAMILTON, IN THE COUNTIES OF MONMOUTH, CUMBERLAND, AND BUCKINGHAM. 234 , 235
POLICE DISTRICT OF HOBART, IN THE COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAM. 235 , 236
POLICE DISTRICT OF KINGBOROUGH, IN THE COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAM. 236 , 237
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF LONGFORD, IN THE COUNTY OF WESTMORELAND. 238 , 239
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF NEW NORFOLK, IN THE COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAM. 239 , 240 , 241
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OP OATLANDS, IN THE COUNTIES OF MONMOUTH AND SOMERSET. 241 , 242 , 243
POLICE DISTRICT OF PORT SORELL, IN THE COUNTY OF DEVON. 243 , 244 , 245 , 246
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF RICHMOND, IN THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH. 246 , 247
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF ROSS, IN THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET. 248
POLICE DISTRICT OF RUSSELL (KNOWN AS CIRCULAR HEAD). 248 , 249 , 250
POLICE DISTRICT OF SELBY, IN THE COUNTIES OR CORNWALL, DEVON, AND DORSET. 250 , 251 , 252
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF SORELL, IN THE COUNTY OF PEMBROKE. 252 , 253
SOUTH LONGFORD POLICE DISTRICT. 253
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF SPRING BAY, IN THE COUNTY OF PEMBROKE. 253 , 254
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF WESTBURY, IN THE COUNTIES OF WESTMORELAND AND DEVON. 255 , 256 , 257
MOONLIGHT NIGHTS. 257
Obituary. 258 , 259
ERRATA. 260
ADDENDA. 260
MINING DISTRICTS. 260
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 261 , 262
Advertising 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 , 318 , 319 , 320 , 321 , 322 , 323 , 324 , 325 , 326 , 327 , 328 , 329 , 330 , 331 , 332 , 333 , 334 , 335 , 336 , 337 , 338 , 339 , 340 , 341 , 342 , 343

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