The Australian handbook & almanac

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N 919.4 AUS
Created/Published
London : Gordon & Gotch, 1870-1872
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(1871)
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THE AUSTRALIAN Handbook & Almanac 1
Advertising 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26
No title 28
THE AUSTRALIAN HANDBOOK 29
MEMORANDA FOR 1871. 30
BEGINNING OF THE SEASONS IN 1871. 30
LAW TERMS, 1871. 30
UNIVERSITY TERMS, 1871. 30
JANUARY. 31
ECLIPSES OF THE SUN AND MOON IN 1871. 32
PUBLIC NOTICES. 32
FEBRUARY. 33
HOLIDAYS IN PUBLIC OFFICES. 34
THE QUEEN AND ROYAL FAMILY. 34
HER MAJESTY’S HOUSEHOLD. 34 , 36
MARCH. 35
HER MAJESTY’S CHIEF OFFICERS OF STATE. 36 , 38
APRIL. 37
OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE OF PEERS. 38
OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. 38 , 40
MAY. 39
BRITISH AND FOREIGN AMBASSADORS. 40
CITY POLICE COURTS. 40
JUNE. 41
METROPOLITAN POLICE COURTS. 42
METROPOLITAN COUNTY COURTS. 42
CITY OF LONDON. 42 , 44
JULY. 43
COURTS OF LAW. 44
AUGUST. 45
PUBLIC OFFICES, WITH HOURS OF ATTENDANCE. 46 , 48
SEPTEMBER. 47
OCTOBER. 49
BANK OF ENGLAND. 50
BRANCH BANKS OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND. 50
CLEARING HOUSE—Post-Office Court, Lombard Street. TRANSFER AND DIVIDEND DAYS AT THE BANK OF ENGLAND. 50
LONDON BANKERS. 50 , 52 , 54
NOVEMBER. 51
DECEMBER. 53
ARMY AGENTS. 55
NAVY AGENTS. 55
CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE THROUGHOUT ENGLAND, IRELAND, AND SCOTLAND. 55 , 56
BRITISH AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES. 56 , 57
CHAMBERS OF AGRICULTURE, etc. 57
PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS. 58 , 59
STAMPS AND TAXES. 59 , 60
POSTAL REGULATIONS. 60 , 61
BRITISH CUSTOMS TARIFF, 1870. 61 , 62
DOCK COMPANIES. 63
FOREIGN MONEYS & THEIR ENGLISH EQUIVALENTS. 63
EMIGRATION. 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 , 72 , 73 , 74 , 75
THE AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND MAIL SERVICE. 75 , 76
POST-OFFICE ORDERS. 77
The following Table shows the Arrival and Departure of the Mails by the P. & O. Steamers to and from Melbourne and Sydney, during 1871. OUTWARD MAILS. 77
HOMEWARD MAILS. 77
TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION BETWEEN ENGLAND AND AUSTRALIA. 77 , 78
CARRIAGE OF PARCELS TO AUSTRALIA. 78
THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. 79
THE CALIFORNIAN, NEW ZEALAND, AND AUSTRALIAN MAIL LINE OF STEAM PACKETS. 79
NEW SOUTH WALES. 80 , 81 , 82 , 83 , 84
BANKS. 84
CLUBS IN SYDNEY. 84
CONSULS IN SYDNEY. 84
NEW SOUTH WALES TARIFF. 84 , 85
RATES OF COMMISSION. 85 , 86
TOWNS IN NEW SOUTH WALES. 86 , 87 , 88 , 89 , 90 , 91 , 92 , 93 , 94 , 95 , 96 , 97 , 98
VICTORIA 99 , 100 , 101 , 102 , 103 , 104
BANKS IN MELBOURNE. 104 , 105
TARIFF OF VICTORIA. 105 , 106 , 107
COMMERCIAL CHARGES SANCTIONED BY THE MELBOURNE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. 107
PRINCIPAL TOWNS IN VICTORIA. 107 , 108 , 109 , 110 , 111 , 112 , 113 , 114 , 115
SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 116 , 117 , 118 , 119
BANKS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 119
TARIFF OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA.* 119 , 120
NEW TARIFF. 120 , 121
RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. 121
TOWNS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 121 , 122 , 123 , 124 , 125 , 126
OTHER POST TOWNS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 126
WESTERN AUSTRALIA. 127 , 128 , 129
TARIFF OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA. 129 , 130
PRINCIPAL TOWNS IN WEST AUSTRALIA. 130
TASMANIA. 131 , 132 , 133
THE GOVERNMENT OF TASMANIA. 133
TASMANIAN TARIFF. 133 , 134
PRINCIPAL TOWNS IN TASMANIA. 135 , 136
QUEENSLAND. 137 , 138 , 139 , 140 , 141
QUEENSLAND TARIFF. 141
PRINCIPAL TOWNS IN QUEENSLAND. 141 , 142 , 143
NEW ZEALAND. 144 , 145 , 146 , 147 , 148 , 149
SCALE OF MERCANTILE CHARGES ADOPTED BY THE WELLINGTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. 150
CONSULS AND CONSULAR AGENTS. 150 , 151
NEW ZEALAND TARIFF. 151 , 152 , 153
TABLE OF EXEMPTIONS. 153 , 154
TOWNS IN NEW ZEALAND. 154 , 155 , 156
SUMMARY OF LEADING EVENTS, &c., IN AUSTRALIA. 157 , 158 , 159 , 160
ADDITIONAL TARIFF OF TASMANIA, RECENTLY ENACTED. 161
TABLE OF EXEMPTIONS. 161 , 162
Advertising 163 , 164
THE AUSTRALIAN HANDBOOK AND ALMANAC FOR 1871. 165
Advertising 167 , 168
LONDON SHIPPERS TO AUSTRALIA, WITH NATURE OF SHIPMENTS. 169 , 170 , 173 , 174 , 177 , 178 , 183
Advertising 171 , 172 , 175 , 176 , 179 , 180 , 181 , 182
IMPORTERS IN MELBOURNE. 183 , 184 , 187 , 188
Advertising 185 , 186
IMPORTERS IN SYDNEY. 188 , 191 , 192 , 195
Advertising 189 , 190 , 193 , 194
IMPORTERS IN ADELAIDE. 195 , 196
IMPORTERS IN BRISBANE. 196 , 199
Advertising 197 , 198
IMPORTERS IN DUNEDIN, NEW ZEALAND. 199 , 200
IMPORTERS IN WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND. 200
IMPORTERS IN AUCKLAND. 200 , 201
AUSTRALIAN BANKS AND BANKING AGENCIES IN LONDON. 201 , 202
ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN AND AUSTRALIAN COMPANIES. 202 , 203
COMMISSIONERS IN ENGLAND FOR TAKING AFFIDAVITS, &c. 203
WOOL BROKERS. 203 , 204
AUSTRALIAN SHIPBROKERS. 204
AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND, COLONIAL, GOVERNMENT, AND OTHER DEBENTURES. 204 , 205 , 206
WAREHOUSE KEEPERS. 206 , 207
INDEX. 208
GORDON & GOTCH’S 209 , 210 , 211 , 212 , 213
PROVINCIAL DAILY PAPERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. 213
MAGAZINES AND PERIODICALS. Published MONTHLY. 214 , 215 , 216 , 217 , 218
QUARTERLY JOURNALS AND OTHER PERIODICAL PUBLICATIONS. 219
Advertising 221 , 222 , 223 , 224 , 225 , 226 , 227 , 228 , 229 , 230 , 231 , 232 , 233 , 234 , 235 , 236 , 237 , 238 , 239 , 240

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