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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(1879)
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WALCH’S TASMANIAN ALMANAC 1
Advertising 2 , 3 , 4
WALCH’S TASMANIAN ALMANAC 5
FOR ADDITIONS AND COERECTIONS DURING PRINTING, see page 252. FIXED AND MOVABLE FESTIVALS, &c., 1879. 6
NOTES OF THE CALENDAR, 1879. 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 1879. 13
GEOGRAPHICAL POSITIONS. 13
APPROXIMATE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LOCAL TIME AT THE FOLLOWING PLACES AND AT HOBART TOWN. 13
ECLIPSES IN THE YEAR 1879. 14
PROGRESS OF ASTRONOMY. 14 , 15
APPROXIMATE TABLE OF TIME FOR THE MERIDIANPASSAGE OF THE PRINCIPAL PLANETS DURING THE YEAR 1879, FOR THE Ist DAY OF EVERY MONTH. 15
SEMIDIURNAL AND SEMINOCTURNAL ARCHES, FOR FINDING THE TIME OF THE RISING AND SETTING OF CELESTIAL OBJECTS 16
SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC. 16
AN APPROXIMATE AND CONCISE EQUATION TABLE 17
APPROXIMATE TABLE OF MEAN TEMPERATURE AT SEVERAL PLACES SITUATED WITHIN A FEW DEGREES OF A SIMILAR LATITUDE. 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 PROM 1841 TO 1875 INCLUSIVE. 20
CALENDAR FOR 1879. 21
CALENDAR FOR 1880. 21
JANUARY, 1879. 22 , 23
FEBRUARY, 1879. 24 , 25
MARCH, 1879. 26 , 27
APRIL, 1879. 28 , 29
MAY, 1879. 30 , 31
JUNE, 1879. 32 , 33
JULY, 1879. 34 , 35 , 36
AUGUST, 1879. 36 , 37
SEPTEMBER, 1879. 38 , 39
OCTOBER, 1879. 40 , 41
NOVEMBER, 1879. 42 , 43
DECEMBER, 1879. 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 1878. 49
NUMERICAL SUMMARY of the MEMBERS OF BOTH HOUSES OF THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT, 1877. 49
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA. 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
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 , 71
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF JUSTICES OF THE PEACE FOR THE TERRITORY. 71 , 72 , 73 , 74 , 75
ECCLESIASTICAL. 75 , 76 , 77 , 78 , 79 , 80
LAW. THU SUPREME COURT OF TASMANIA. 80 , 81 , 82 , 83
VICE-ADMIRALTY COURT. 83
BANKRUPTCY. 83
COURTS OF REQUESTS. 83 , 84 , 85 , 86 , 87 , 88
LICENSING MEETINGS OF JUSTICES. 88
COURTS OF GENERAL AND QUARTER SESSIONS OF THE PEACE. 88 , 89
TITLES TO LANDS. 89 , 90 , 91 , 92
REGISTRATION OF DEEDS, JUDGMENTS, ETC. 92
INTESTATE ESTATES. 92
ESCHEATED ESTATES. 92
LEGAL PRACTITIONERS. 92
NOTARIES PUBLIC. 92
BARRISTERS, ATTORNEYS, SOLICITORS, AND PROCTORS 93 , 94 , 95 , 96
CERTIFICATED CONVEYANCERS. 96
SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT. 96
GAOLS AND HOUSES OF CORRECTION. 97
IMPERIAL DEPARTMENT. 97
TABLE OF PRECEDENCE OF COLONIAL OFFICERS. 97
DISTRIBUTION OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS 98
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS. 98 , 99
LANDS AND WORKS DEPARTMENT. 99 , 100 , 101 , 102 , 103
GENERAL REGISTER OFFICE FOR BIRTHS MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. 103 , 104
IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT. 104 , 105
EUROPEAN AND AUSTRALIAN TIME. 106
ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. 106 , 107 , 108
POST OFFICE. 108 , 109 , 110 , 111
ENGLISH MAIL SERVICE vid SUEZ, 1879. 111 , 112
ENGLISH MAIL SERVICE vid SAN FRANCISCO 1879. 112
ENGLISH MAIL SERVICE vid TORRES STRAITS, 1879. 112
TABLE OF THE ARRIVAL AND DESPATCH OF INLAND MAILS. 113 , 114 , 115 , 116 , 117 , 118
TASMANIAN COUNCIL OF EDUCATION. 119 , 120 , 121 , 122 , 123 , 124
BOARD OF EDUCATION. 124 , 125 , 126 , 127
LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS. 127 , 128 , 129 , 130 , 131 , 132
CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT. 132 , 133
TARIFF OF TASMANIA. 134 , 135 , 136
LLOYD’S AGENTS. 136
TO FIND THE TONNAGE OF SHIPS. 136
TARIFF OF TASMANIA. 137 , 138 , 139 , 140 , 141 , 142
WHARFAGE RATES, HOBART TOWN AND LAUNCESTON. 142
BONDING WAREHOUSE KENTS AND CHARGES. 143 , 144
SHIPPING BELONGING TO HOBART TOWN. 144 , 145 , 146
YACHTS BELONGING TO HOBART TOWN. 146
SHIPPING ON THE REGISTER OF THE PORT OF LAUNCESTON. 147 , 148
YACHTS BELONGING TO LAUNCESTON. 148
SHIPPING MASTERS. 148
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, HOBART TOWN. 148
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, LAUNCESTON. 148
MARINE BOARD, HOBART TOWN. 148 , 149 , 150
LAUNCESTON MARINE BOARD. 150 , 151
HER MAJESTY’S SHIPS ON THE AUSTRALIAN STATION. 151
HER MAJESTY’S SHIPS FOR THE DEFENCE OF THE COLONIES. 151
INDICATIONS OF WEATHER. 151
EXPLANATION OF HOBART TOWN SIGNALS. 152
EXPLANATION OF LAUNCESTON SIGNALS. 152
HOBART TOWN SIGNALS. 153
LAUNCESTON SIGNALS. 153
TASMANIAN VOLUNTEER FORCE. 155 , 156
MEDICAL. 156 , 157 , 158
CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS. 158 , 159 , 160 , 161
TASMANIAN MAIN LINE RAILWAY. 162 , 163
NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHED IN TASMANIA. 163
TASMANIAN MAIN LINE RAILWAY. 164
MAIN LINE RAILWAY, LOCAL TRAINS. 165
LAUNCESTON AND WESTERN RAILWAY. 166
SHOOTING AND FISHING SEASONS. 167
RULES FOR DISTINGUISHING THE SALMON. 167
TABLE OF DISTANCES ALONG THE MAIN ROAD 167
CONTRACTS, ETC. (NEW SOUTH WALES). 168
TABLE TO CALCULATE WAGES AND PAYMENTS. 168
LEGAL WEIGHTS FOR GRAIN, ETC. 168
STATISTICS. 169 , 170
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF TASMANIA, 1877. 171
MINERAL EXPORTS, 1877, PRODUCE OF TASMANIA. 171
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS PER HEAD, 1857 TO 1877. 171
NUMBER AND TONNAGE OF VESSELS 172
REGISTERED VESSELS, DECEMBER 31, 1877. 172
LAND UNDER CULTIVATION, 1857 TO 1877. 172
REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE, 1877. 173
TASMANIAN BANKS, SEPTEMBER 24, 1877. 173
IMPERIAL EXPENDITURE, 1877. 173
POPULATION OF TASMANIA, DECEMBER 31, 1877. 174
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS, 1877. 174
CENSUS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. 174
AREA OF AUSTRALASIAN COLONIES. 174
AUSTRALASIAN STATISTICS, 1877. 175
FINANCIAL—RAILWAYS—TELEGRAPH. 175
LAND—LIVE STOCK. 175
AREA OF TASMANIA AND ITS DEPENDENCIES. 176
REGULATIONS FOR SALE OF FRUIT IN HOBART TOWN. 176
PER CENTAGES. 176
LEGAL TENDER. 176
DAYS OF GRACE. 176
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 177
TOLLS AT NEW TOWN* AND SANDHILL BARS. 178
TOLLS AT HUON BRIDGE. 178
BRIDGEWATER COMMISSION. 178
PROBATE DUTIES. 178
STAMP DUTIES. 179 , 180
CARRIAGE DUTIES. 180
LICENCES. 181
BANKS. 181
SAVINGS BANKS. 181
SALMON COMMISSION. 181 , 182
HOBART TOWN PUBLIC CEMETERY. 182
QUEENBOROUGH PUBLIC CEMETERY. 182
UPPER DAVEY-STREET CEMETERY, HOBART. 182
MOONLIGHT NIGHTS. 182
ROYAL SOCIETY OF TASMANIA. 183
INSURANCE COMPANIES, HOBART TOWN. 184
INSURANCE COMPANIES LAUNCESTON. 185
MINING COMPANIES (REGISTERED). 186 , 187
MASONIC. 188
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF GOOD TEMPLARS. 188 , 189
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF RECHABITES, S.U. 190
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS, M.U. 190 , 191
ANCIENT & INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS. 191
ANCIENT & INDEPENDENT ORDER OF FORESTERS. 191
PROTESTANT ALLIANCE FRIENDLY SOCIETY OF AUSTRALASIA. 191
ORANGE INSTITUTION. 191
DRUIDS SOCIETY. 191
THE CITY OF HOBART TOWN, 192 , 193 , 194
COACHES FROM HOE ART TOWN. 194
TASMANIAN MAIN LINE BAILWAY. 195
STEAMERS FROM HOBART TOWN. 195
CARRIERS FROM HOBART TOWN. 195
CAB FARES, HOBART TOWN. 196
CARTERS' CHARGES, HOBART TOWN. 196
WATERMEN'S FARES, HOBART TOWN. 196
PLACES OF DIVINE WORSHIP IN AND NEAR HOBART TOWN. 197
SOCIETIES, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, COMPANIES, CLUBS, ETC., HOB ABT TOWN. 197 , 198 , 199 , 200 , 201 , 202 , 203 , 204
LAUNCESTON. 204 , 205
PUBLIC DEPARTMENTS, NOT MUNICIPAL, LAUNCESTON. 206
RAILWAYS. 206
CARRIER FROM LAUNCESTON. 206
STEAMERS FROM LAUNCESTON. 207
STAGE COACHES FROM LAUNCESTON. 207
CAB FARES, LAUNCESTON. 207
WATERMEN’S FARES, LAUNCESTON 207
LAUNCESTON TIDE TABLE, 208 , 209
CARTERS’ CHARGES, LAUNCESTON. 209
PLACES OF DIVINE WORSHIP IN AND NEAR LAUNCESTON. 209
SOCIETIES, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, COMPANIES, CLUBS, ETC, LAUNCESTON. 209 , 210 , 211 , 212 , 213 , 214
COUNTRY DISTRICTS. 214
LIST OF TOWNS, POST OFFICES, & TELEGRAPH STATIONS IN TASMANIA. 215 , 216 , 217 , 218 , 219 , 220 , 221
PARISHES. 221 , 222
CHIEF MOUNTAINS & HEIGHTS IN TASMANIA. 223 , 224
HEIGHTS OF THE PRINCIPAL MOUNTAINS IN THE SEVERAL CONTINENTS. 225
RURAL MUNICIPALITIES. 225
POLICE DISTRICTS. 225
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF BOTHWELL, IN THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH. 226 , 227
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF BRIGHTON, IN THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH. 227 , 228
BUBAL MUNICIPALITY OF CAMPBELL TOWN, IN THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET. 228 , 229 , 230
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF CLARENCE, IN THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH. 230 , 231
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF DELORAINE. IN THE COUNTIES OF DEVON AND WESTMORELAND. 231 , 232
POLICE DISTRICT OF EMU BAY. 233 , 234 , 235
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF EVANDALE, IN THE COUNTY OF CORNWALL. 235 , 236 , 237
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF FINGAL. IN THE COUNTIES OF CORNWALL AND GLAMORGAN. 237 , 238
POLICE DISTRICT OF FRANKLIN, IN THE COUNTIES OF KENT AND BUCKINGHAM. 238 , 239 , 240
POLICE DISTRICT OF GEORGE TOWN IN THE COUNTIES OF DORSET AND DEVON. 240 , 241 , 242
RURAL MUNICIPALITY of GLAMORGAN. Seep. 245. RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF GLENORCHY, IN THE COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAM. 242 , 243
EURAL MUNICIPALITY OP GREEN PONDS, IN THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH. 243 , 244 , 245
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF HAMILTON, IN THE COUNTIES OF MONMOUTH, CUMBERLAND, AND BUCKINGHAM. 245 , 246
POLICE DISTRICT OF HOBART, IN THE COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAM. 246 , 247
POLICE DISTRICT OF KINGBOROUGH, IN THE COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAM. 247 , 248
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF LONGFORD, IN THE COUNTY OF WESTMORELAND. 249 , 250
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OP NEW NORFOLK, IN THE COUNTY OR BUCKINGHAM. 251 , 252
RUBAL MUNICIPALITY OP OATLANDS, IN THE COUNTIES OF MONMOUTH AND SOMERSET. 252 , 253 , 254
POLICE DISTRICT OF PORT SORELL, IN THE COUNTY OF DEVON. 254 , 255 , 256 , 257
POLICE DISTRICT OF PORTLAND, IN THE COUNTIES OF CORNWALL AND DORSET. 257 , 258
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF RICHMOND, IN THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH. 258 , 259
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF ROSS, IN THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET. 259 , 260
POLICE DISTRICT OF RUSSELL (KNOWN AS CIRCULAR HEAD). 260 , 261 , 262
POLICE DISTRICT OF SELBY. IN THE COUNTIES OF CORNWALL, DEVON, AND DOBSET. 262 , 263 , 264
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF SORELL, IN THE COUNTY OF PEMBROKE. 264 , 265
SOUTH LONGFORD POLICE DISTRICT. 265
EURAL MUNICIPALITY OF SPRING BAY, IN THE COUNTY OR PEMBROKE. 265 , 266
RURAL MUNICIPALITY of GLAMORGAN(SWANSEA), IN THE COUNTY OF GLAMORGAN. 267 , 268
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF WESTBURY, IN THE COUNTY OF WESTMORELAND AND DEVON. 268 , 269 , 270
RULES FOR ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION IN THE TREATMENT OF THE APPARENTLY DROWNED. RULE I.—TO DRAIN AND FORCE WATER FROM THE LUNGS AND STOMACH. 270 , 271
Obituary 271 , 272 , 273
ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS. 274
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 275 , 276
Advertising 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 , 344 , 345 , 346 , 347 , 348 , 349 , 350 , 351 , 352 , 353 , 354 , 355 , 356 , 357 , 358 , 359 , 360 , 361 , 362 , 363 , 364 , 365 , 366 , 367 , 368 , 369 , 370 , 371 , 372 , 373 , 374 , 375 , 376 , 377

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