The Year-book of Australia

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N 919.4 YEA
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London : Kegan, Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd. ; Sydney : Year-Book of Australia and Publishing Co
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(1886)
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Contents

THE YEAR BOOK OF AUSTRALIA 1
Advertising 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 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 , 94 , 95 , 96 , 97 , 98 , 99 , 100 , 101 , 102 , 103 , 104 , 105 , 106 , 107 , 108 , 109 , 110 , 111 , 112
The Year-Book of Australia 113
TABLE OF CONTENTS OF FIVE SHILLING EDITION. 114 , 115
INDEX. 116 , 117 , 118 , 119 , 120
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 121 , 122 , 123 , 124 , 125
PRIZE ESSAY ON VITICULTURE. 126
£100. PRIZE ESSAYS FOR THE 1887 EDITION. PROTECTION v. FREE TRADE. FREE TRADE v. PROTECTION. 127
TWO PRIZES OF FIFTY POUNDS EACH 127
INTRODUCTION. 128
ECLIPSES, 1886. 128
THE SEASONS. 128
Explanation of Calendar 129
Principal Articles of Calendar. 129
JANUARY, 1886. 130 , 131
FEBRUARY, 1886. 132 , 133
MARCH, 1886. 134 , 135
APRIL, 1886. 136 , 137
MAY, 1886. 138 , 139
JUNE, 1886. 140 , 141
JULY, 1886. 142 , 143
AUGUST, 1886. 144 , 145
SEPTEMBER, 1886. 146 , 147
OCTOBER, 1886. 148 , 149
NOVEMBER, 1886. 150 , 151
DECEMBER, 1886. 152 , 153
JANUARY, 1887. 154 , 155
MEAN PLACES OF STARS, 1886. FOR JANUARY. 156 , 157 , 158
The Tides. 159
JANUARY, 1886. 160
FEBRUARY, 1886. 160
MARCH, 1886. 161
APRIL, 1886. 161
MAY, 1886. 162
JUNE, 1886. 162
JULY, 1886. 163
AUGUST, 1886. 163
SEPTEMBER, 1886. 164
OCTOBER, 1886. 164
NOVEMBER, 1886. 165
DECEMBER, 1886. 165
JANUARY, 1887. 166
FEBRUARY, 1887. 166
MEAN TIME OF HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE, 1886. 167
MEAN TIME OF HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE, 1886. 167
Public Holidays, 1886. 168
SECTION II. EVENTS RELATING TO THE PAST YEAR. 169
Notable Events in Australia. From 1st October, 1884, to 30th September, 1885. 171 , 172
Obituary. From 1st October, 1884, to 30th September, 1885. 173 , 174
Annual Rainfall. 175
Table of Rainfall per Acre and per Square Mile. 175
Rainfall Observations in N.S.W. during the Year 1884. 176
Rainfall Observations in Queensland during the Year 1884. 177
Rainfall in South Australia during the Year 1884. 178
Rainfall Observations in Tasmania during the Year 1884. 179
Rainfall Observations in Western Australia during the Year 1884. 179
Rainfall Observations in Victoria during the year 1884. 180
Meteorological Information-Sept. 30, 1884, to Sept. 30, 1885. 181 , 182
SECTION III. LITERARY, SCIENTIFIC & KINDRED INSTITUTIONS. 183
Observatories. 184 , 185 , 186 , 187 , 188
Public Libraries, Royal Societies, Museums, &c. 189 , 190 , 191 , 192 , 193
The New Atlas of Australia. 194
The Geographical Society of Australasia. 195 , 196
Actuaries, Architects, Engineers, and Surveyors. 197 , 198 , 199
Newspaper Literature. 200
NEW SOUTH WALES. 201 , 202 , 203 , 204 , 205 , 206
QUEENSLAND. 207
SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 208
TASMANIA. 208
VICTORIA. 209 , 210 , 211
WESTERN AUSTRALIA. 212
SECTION IV. LOCAL INFORMATION. 213
Local Information. REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. 215
New South Wales. 215
Queensland. 215 , 216
South Australia. 216
Tasmania. 216 , 217
Victoria. 217
Western Australia. 217
NEW SOUTH WALES. 218
THE OBSERVATORY. 219
PLACES WORTH VISITING. 220 , 221 , 222 , 223 , 224
QUEENSLAND. 225 , 226 , 227
SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 228
TASMANIA. 229 , 230 , 231 , 232 , 233
VICTORIA. 234 , 235 , 236
WESTERN AUSTRALIA. 237
POPULATION. 238
SECTION V. AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL 239
Agricultural and Pastoral. NEW SOUTH WALES. 241 , 242
QUEENSLAND. 243
SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 244
TASMANIA. 244
VICTORIA. 244
WESTERN AUSTRALIA. 244
The Australian Wool Trade. 245 , 246 , 247
WOOL TABLES. 248 , 249
Diseases in Sheep Act of 1860, and Diseases in Sheep Acts Amendment Acts of 1887 and 1882. 250 , 251
Imported Stock Act of 1871 and the Imported Stock Act Amendment Act of 1884. 251 , 252 , 253 , 254
The Rabbit Nuisance Act. 255 , 256
SECTION VI. LAND. 257
Land Departments. NEW SOUTH WALES. 259 , 260 , 261
QUEENSLAND. 262 , 263
SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 264
TASMANIA. 264
VICTORIA. 265 , 266
WESTERN AUSTRALIA. 266
Land Board Districts of New South Wales: SHOWING THE LAND DISTRICTS INCLUDED THEREIN, &c. 267 , 268 , 269
Land Courts. QUEENSLAND. 270
Crown Lands Act of New South Wales. 271 , 272 , 273 , 274 , 275 , 276 , 277 , 278 , 279 , 280
The Laws regulating Sale and Occupation of Crown Lands in the Colony of Victoria. 281 , 282
SECTION VII. MINERAL. 283
Mines Departments. NEW SOUTH WALES. 285 , 286 , 287 , 288 , 289
QUEENSLAND. 290
SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 290
TASMANIA. 290
VICTORIA. 291
Branches of the Royal Mint. 292 , 293 , 294
Mineral Review of the Past Year. 295 , 296 , 297 , 298
Decennial Returns of the Mineral Products of the several Colonies. 299 , 300 , 301
Diamond Drills. 302
Boring Machines (other than Diamond Drills.) 302
SECTION VIII. POSTAL. MONEY ORDER, TELEGRAPHIC, GAZETTEERS, AND DIFFERENCE OF TIME. 303
Postal, Telegraphic, Money Order, and Government Savings' Banks. ANNUAL REVIEW FOR THE YEAR 1884. 305 , 306 , 307 , 308
Australasian Telegraphs. 309 , 310 , 311 , 312 , 313 , 314
Postal, Money Order, and Telegraphic Intelligence. NEW SOUTH WALES. 315 , 316 , 317 , 318 , 319 , 320 , 323 , 324 , 325 , 326 , 327 , 328 , 329 , 330 , 331 , 332
MINERAL MAP 321
DIFFERENCE OF TIME IN AUSTRALIA. 333
QUEENSLAND. 334 , 335 , 336 , 337 , 338 , 339 , 341 , 342 , 343 , 344 , 345 , 346 , 347 , 348 , 349 , 350
DIFFERENCE OF TIME IN AUSTRALIA. 351
SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 352 , 353 , 354 , 355 , 356 , 357 , 359 , 360 , 361 , 362 , 363
DIFFERENCE OF TIME IN AUSTRALIA. 364
TASMANIA. 365 , 366 , 367 , 368 , 369 , 371 , 372 , 373 , 374 , 375 , 376
DIFFERENCE OF TIME IN AUSTRALIA. 377
VICTORIA. 378 , 379 , 380 , 381 , 382 , 383 , 385 , 386 , 387 , 388 , 389 , 390 , 391 , 392 , 393 , 394
Advertising 384
DIFFERENCE OF TIME IN AUSTRALIA. 395
WESTERN AUSTRALIA. 396 , 397 , 398 , 399
GAZETTEER OF WEST. AUSTRALIA. 400 , 401 , 403
DIFFERENCE OF TIME IN AUSTRALIA. 404
SECTION IX. RAILWAYS AND TRAMWAYS. 405
The Railways of Australia. 406 , 407 , 408 , 409
TABLE SHOWING THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS IN AUSTRALIA ON 1st JANUARY, 1885. 409
NEW SOUTH WALES. 410 , 411 , 412 , 413
RAILWAYS OF NEW SOUTH WALES. 414 , 415 , 416 , 417 , 418
TRAMWAYS. 418
QUEENSLAND. 419 , 420 , 421 , 422 , 423
SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 424
TABLES OF FARES. 425 , 426
TASMANIA. 427
VICTORIA. 428
TABLES OF FARES. 429 , 430 , 431 , 432 , 433
WESTERN AUSTRALIA. 434
SECTION X. PUBLIC DEBTS. 435
Public Debts of the various Colonies. SECTION X. 436
QUEENSLAND. 437
SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 438
TASMANIA. 439
VICTORIA. 440
WESTERN AUSTRALIA. 441
TABLE SHOWING THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS IN AUSTRALIA ON 1st JANUARY, 1885. 442
SECTION XI. AUSTRALIAN STATISTICS. 443
A.—CENSUS RESULTS, 1881. 445 , 446
B.—DECENNIAL TABLES. 447 , 448 , 449
C.—GENERAL TABLES FOR 1884. 450 , 451 , 452 , 453 , 454 , 455 , 456 , 457 , 458 , 459
D.—DETAILED TABLES FOR 1884. 460 , 461 , 462 , 463 , 464
SECTION XII. SPORTING. 465
The Fastest Times on Record in Austraiia. 466
Section XII. Sportsman's Calendar, 1886. 467 , 468
Sporting. INTERCOLONIAL. 469 , 470 , 471
The Year-Book of Australia AS AN AUTHORITY. 471
ADVERTISING RATES OF “THE YEAR-BOOK OF AUSTRALIA.” 471
NEW SOUTH WALES. 472 , 473 , 474 , 475 , 476 , 477 , 478
QUEENSLAND. 479
SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 480
AQUATICS. 480
TASMANIA. 481 , 482
VICTORIA. 483 , 484 , 485 , 486
AUSTRALIAN CLUB CUP.—WINNERS AND RUNNERS-UP. 486 , 487 , 488
WESTERN AUSTRALIA. 488
SECTION XIII. VITICULTURE. 489
Short Calendar for the Vineyard and Cellar. 490 , 491
A New Ideas upon Raisins and Raisin-making. 491
Viticulture. 492
PRIZE ESSAY 492 , 493 , 494 , 495 , 496
Ettamogah Vineyard. 497
Messrs. James Dickson and Co.’s Cordial, Wine, and Vinegar Factory. 497
Chateau Tahbilk. THE LARGEST VINEYARD IN VICTORIA. 498
Frederick Grosse, (Tooronga Vineyard) BENDIGO WINE CELLARS 498
The Year-book of Australia AS AN AUTHORITY. 498
ADVERTISING RATES OF “THE YEAR-BOOK OF AUSTRALIAN." 498
SECTION XIV. ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGISLATIVE. 499
Titular Abbreviations. 500
Precedency. 500
The Queen and Royal Family. 501
Colonial Office. 501
Succession of Governors. 502 , 503 , 504
REGAL TABLE. 504
Ministries since the Establishment of Responsible Government. NEW SOUTH WALES. 505 , 506 , 507 , 508 , 509
QUEENSLAND. 510 , 511 , 512
SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 513 , 514 , 515 , 516 , 517
TASMANIA. 518 , 519 , 520
VICTORIA 521 , 522 , 523 , 524 , 525 , 526
Official Nominee Members of the Legislative Council, from 1870 to 1885. WESTERN AUSTRALIA. 527
Governors of the various Australian Colonies, and their Households. NEW SOUTH WALES. 528
QUEENSLAND. 528
SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 528
TASMANIA. 529
VICTORIA. 529
WESTERN AUSTRALIA. 529
Foreign Consuls. 530 , 531
Honours held by Australian Colonists. 532
Federal Council of Australasia. 533
Executive Councils. 534
Ministries. 535
Agents-General in London. 535
Parliament. NEW SOUTH WALES. 536 , 537 , 538 , 539 , 540 , 541
QUEENSLAND. 542 , 543 , 544 , 545
SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 546 , 547 , 548
TASMANIA. 549
VICTORIA. 550 , 551 , 552
WESTERN AUSTRALIA. 553
Government Departments. NEW SOUTH WALES. 554 , 555 , 556 , 557 , 558 , 559
DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES. 560
QUEENSLAND. 561 , 562 , 563 , 564
SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 565 , 566 , 567 , 568
TASMANIA. 569 , 570 , 571
VICTORIA. 572 , 573 , 574 , 575 , 576
WESTERN AUSTRALIA. 577 , 578
Legislative Work. 579 , 580
Pensions and Retiring Allowances. NEW SOUTH WALES. 581 , 582 , 583
QUEENSLAND. 584
SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 584
TASMANIA. 585 , 586
VICTORIA. 587 , 588 , 589
WESTERN AUSTRALIA. 590
SECTION XV. ECCLESIASTICAL. 591
Calendars for 1886. CHURCH OF ENGLAND CALENDAR. 593
JEWISH CALENDAR. 593
CHINESE CALENDAR. 593
CATHOLIC CALENDAR. 594
Ecclesiastical, Religious, &c. NEW SOUTH WALES. 595 , 596 , 597 , 598 , 599 , 600 , 601 , 602 , 603 , 604 , 605 , 606 , 607 , 608 , 609 , 610
SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 611 , 612 , 613 , 614
TASMANIA. 615 , 616 , 617 , 618
VICTORIA. 619 , 620 , 621 , 622 , 623 , 624 , 625 , 626
WESTERN AUSTRALIA. 627 , 628
SECTION XVI. EDUCATION. 629
Education. Educational Review of Australia for the Year 1885. 631 , 632 , 633 , 634 , 635 , 636 , 637 , 638
NEW SOUTH WALES. 639 , 640 , 641 , 642 , 643 , 644 , 645 , 646 , 647 , 648 , 649 , 650 , 651 , 652 , 653 , 654 , 655 , 656 , 657 , 658 , 659 , 660 , 661
Catholic Education in New South Wales. A RETROSPECT OF 1885, FROM A CATHOLIC STAND-POINT. 662 , 663 , 664 , 665 , 666 , 667
QUEENSLAND. 668
SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 669
TASMANIA. 670 , 671 , 672 , 673
VICTORIA. 674 , 675 , 676 , 677 , 678 , 679 , 680
SECTION XVII. LEGAL. 681
Legal. NEW SOUTH WALES. 682 , 683 , 684 , 685 , 686 , 687 , 688 , 689 , 690 , 691 , 692 , 693 , 694 , 695 , 696 , 697
QUEENSLAND. 698 , 699 , 700 , 701 , 702 , 703 , 704
SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 705 , 706 , 707 , 708 , 709 , 710 , 711 , 712 , 713
TASMANIA. 714 , 715 , 716 , 717 , 718 , 719 , 720 , 721
MAGISTRATES and CORONERS, TASMANIA. 722 , 723
CORONERS NOT JUSTICES OF THE PEACE. 723
VICTORIA. 724 , 725 , 726 , 727 , 728 , 729 , 730 , 731 , 732 , 733 , 734 , 735
WESTERN AUSTRALIA. 736 , 737 , 738
CORRECTION'S FOR "The Year-Book of Australia." 739
"The Year-Book of Australia," 740
SECTION XVIII. MEDICAL. 741
Table of Abbreviations. 742
Medical. NEW SOUTH WALES. 743 , 744 , 745 , 746 , 747 , 748 , 749 , 750 , 751 , 752
QUEENSLAND. 753 , 754 , 755 , 756 , 757 , 758
SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 759 , 760 , 761
TASMANIA. 762 , 763 , 764
LICENSED DISPENSERS. 764
VICTORIA. 765 , 766 , 767 , 768 , 769 , 770 , 771 , 772 , 773 , 774
WESTERN AUSTRALIA. 775 , 776
CORRECTIONS FOR "The Year-Book of Australia." 777
"The Year-Book of Australia," 778
SECTION XIX. MILITARY AND NAVAL 779
COMMISSIONS IN IMPERIAL FORCES. 779
Military Forces. NEW SOUTH WALES. 780 , 781 , 782 , 783
QUEENSLAND. 784
SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 785 , 786
TASMANIA. 787
VICTORIA. 788 , 789
WESTERN AUSTRALIA. 790
Naval. 791 , 792 , 793 , 794
CORRECTION'S FOR "The Year-Book of Australia." 795
"The Year-Book of Australia," 796
SECTION XX. MUNICIPALITIES, METROPOLITAN. 797
Metropolitan Municipalities. 798
ADELAIDE CORPORATION. 799 , 800 , 801
BRISBANE CORPORATION. 802 , 803
HOBART CORPORATION. 804 , 805
MELBOURNE CORPORATION. 806 , 807
PERTH CORPORATION. 808
SYDNEY CORPORATION. 809 , 810
CORRECTIONS FOR "The Year-Book of Australia." 811
"The Year-Book of Australia," 812
SECTION XXI. COMMERCIAL. 813
DISTANCES OF OCEAN AND COAST MAIL ROUTES. 813
DISTANCES OF PORTS ON THE AUSTRALIAN COAST. 813 , 814
Comparative Statement of Import Duties various Australian Colonies. 815 , 816 , 817 , 818 , 819 , 820 , 821 , 822 , 823 , 824 , 825 , 826 , 827 , 828 , 829 , 830 , 831 , 832 , 833 , 834 , 835 , 836 , 837 , 838 , 839 , 840 , 841 , 842 , 843 , 844
NEW SOUTH WALES. 845 , 846 , 847
BONDED AND FREE WAREHOUSES. 847 , 848
MARINE BOARD OF NEW SOUTH WALES. 849
WHARVES AND WHARFAGE RATES. 850 , 851 , 852 , 853
New Graving Dock. 854
MAGAZINE ESTABLISHMENTS. 855
GOVERNMENT SHIPPING OFFICES. 856 , 857 , 858 , 859 , 860 , 861 , 862
QUEENSLAND. 863 , 864 , 865 , 866 , 867 , 868 , 869
LICENSES. 869
SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 870 , 871 , 872 , 873 , 874 , 875 , 876
TASMANIA. 877 , 878 , 879 , 880 , 881 , 882
VICTORIA. 883 , 884 , 885 , 886 , 887 , 888 , 889 , 890 , 891
WESTERN AUSTRALIA. 892 , 893 , 894 , 895
Manufactures and Industries. NEW SOUTH WALES. 896 , 897 , 898 , 899 , 900 , 901 , 902 , 903 , 904 , 905 , 906 , 907 , 908 , 909 , 910 , 911 , 912 , 913 , 914 , 915 , 916 , 917
VICTORIA. 918 , 919 , 920 , 921 , 922
The Year-Book of Australia 922
SECTION XXII. BANKING, BUILDING SOCIETIES, AND INSURANCE. 923
Australian Banking Statistics. 924 , 925 , 926 , 927 , 928 , 929
NEW SOUTH WALES. 930 , 931 , 932
ASSETS. 933
LIABILITIES. 934
BANKS DIRECTORY. 935 , 936 , 937 , 938 , 939
QUEENSLAND. 940 , 941
ASSETS. 942
LIABILITIES. 943
BANKS OF ISSUE DIRECTORY. 944 , 945
SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 946 , 947 , 948 , 949 , 950 , 951
TASMANIA. 952 , 953 , 954 , 955
VICTORIA. 956 , 957 , 958
ASSETS. 959
LIABILITIES. 960 , 961 , 962 , 963 , 964 , 965
WESTERN AUSTRALIA 966
ASSETS. 967
LIABILITIES. 967
BANKS OF ISSUE DIRECTORY. 968
Australian Ravings Banks. 969 , 970 , 971 , 972 , 973
Building Societies in New South Wales. 974 , 975
BUILDING SOCIETIES’ DIRECTORY. 976 , 977
AUSTRALIAN MUTUAL INVESTMENT AND BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED. 978 , 979 , 980 , 981 , 982 , 983 , 984
The Year-Book of Australia AS AN AUTHORITY. 984
ADVERTISING RATES OF “THE YEAR-BOOK OF AUSTRA