A.H. Massina & Co's weather almanac and general guide and handbook for Victoria for ... with calendar and map of railway systems

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FER F12325 (FC copy)
Created/Published
Melbourne : A.H. Massina & Co., [1863-1893]
Issue
(1893)
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86
Notes
Some loss of text due to book plate inclusion. Some pencil marks found throughout issue.
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Contents

A. H. MASSINA & CO.'S WEATHER ALMANAC 1 , 3
Advertising 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6
A. H. MASSINA & CO.'S WEATHER ALMANAC 7
Advertising 8 , 12
WEATHER ALMANAC FOR 1893. ECLIPSES IN THE YEAR 1893. 13 , 9 , 10 , 11
CHRONOLOGICAL NOTES FOR 1893. 13
AUSTRALIAN SEASONS, 1893. 13
MEMORANDA. 14 , 15 , 16
JANUARY, 1893. 17
FEBRUARY, 1893. 18
MARCH, 1893. 19
APRIL, 1893. 20
MAY, 1893. 21
JUNE, 1893. 22
JULY, 1893. 23
AUGUST, 1893. 24
SEPTEMBER, 1893. 25
OCTOBER, 1893. 26
NOVEMBER, 1893. 27
DECEMBER, 1393. 28
JEWISH CALENDAR FOR 1893. 29
GOVERNORS OF THE AUSTRALASIAN COLONIES. 30
GOVERNMENT OF VICTORIA. 30
THE PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA. 30
OFFICERS OF PARLIAMENT. 31 , 32
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS. 32 , 33
LAW DEPARTMENTS. 34
LICENSES. 35
FOREIGN CONSULS. 35
METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. 36
INSPECTORS OF MINES. 36
BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR MINING SURVEYORS. 36
POSTAL REGULATIONS. 36 , 37 , 38
LIST OF MONEY ORDER OFFICES IN VICTORIA. 39 , 40
POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANKS. 40
INTERCOLONIAL, BRITISH AND FOREIGN PARCEL POSTS. 40
PACKETS, PATTERNS, BOOKS. 40
Articles that may be sent as Packets. 40
Articles not allowed to be sent as Packets. 40
POSTAL REGULATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS. 41
VICTORIAN INLAND PARCEL POST. 41 , 42
BRITISH AND FOREIGN PARCEL POSTS. 42 , 43
STAMP DUTIES. 43
Conveyance or Transfer on Sale of any Real Property. 44
Exemptions. 44
PROBATE DUTIES 44
ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. CHARGES FOR TELEGRAMS TRANSMITTED WITHIN VICTORIA. 45 , 46
TELEGRAMS FORWARDED BY POST. 46
TELEGRAPHIC MONEY ORDERS. 46
CHARGES TO EUROPE AND OTHER CONTINENTS. 46
MELBOURNE, PORT DARWIN, AND LONDON TELEGRAPH. 46
Counting and Charging of Telegrams. 47
TELEPHONE EXCHANGES. 47
RAILWAYS. OVERLAND JOURNEY TO AND FROM MELBOURNE AND SYDNEY. 47
OVERLAND JOURNEY BETWEEN MELBOURNE AND BRISBANE. 47
OVERLAND JOURNEY TO AND FROM MELBOURNE AND ADELAIDE. 48
RAILWAY PARCELS RATES (ORDINARY). 48
NEWSPAPER PARCELS RATES. 48
THE ROYAL FAMILY. 49
THE CIVIL LIST. 49
SOVEREIGNS OF ENGLAND SINCE THE CONQUEST. 50
GOVERNORS OF VICTORIA. 50
MINISTRIES OF VICTORIA. 51
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS. 51
DIGGERS’ READY RECKONER. 52
MEASURES OF TIME. 52
IMPERIAL DRY MEASURE. 52
DIGGERS’ READY RECKONER. 53
LATITUDES AND LONGITUDES OF AUSTRALIA. 53
INTEREST, DISCOUNT, AND DIVIDEND TABLE. 54
LINKS REDUCED TO FEET AND DECIMALS. 55
DIFFERENCE OF TIME BETWEEN MELBOURNE AND THE OTHER PLACES MENTIONED. 55
WEATHER TABLE. 55
TABLE OF DISTANCES—MELBOURNE TO LONDON, 56
INTERCOLONIAL SEA DISTANCES. 56
RAILWAY DISTANCES. 56
TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION BETWEEN LONDON AND AUSTRALASIA. 56
HOW TO READ YOUR GAS METER OR TO MEASURE GAS. 57
THINGS WORTH KNOWING. 57
WHERE PLANTS ORIGINATED. 57
DIRECTIONS FOR MAKING A WILL. 58
SAFE BUSINESS RULES. 58
USEFUL TABLES FOR THE FARMER AND GARDENER. ESTIMATE OF SEED FOR AN ACRE. 59
QUANTITY OF SEEDS REQUIRED FOR A GIVEN NUMBER OF PLANTS. 59
TREES REQUIRED TO PLANT AN ACRE OF LAND. 59
DRAIN PIPES. 59
WEIGHT PER BUSHEL OF GRAIN AND PRODUCE AS SOLD IN VICTORIA. 60
NUMBER OF SEEDS IN A POUND WEIGHT. 60
PERIOD OF GESTATION OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS AND OF INCUBATION OF POULTRY. 60
BEST METHOD OF PRESERVING FRUIT. 61
LIQUID PICKLE FOR MEAT, 61
THE VALUE OF VEGETABLES FOR HEALTH IN WARM CLIMATES. 61
TO MAKE GARDEN PATHS. 61
THE HORSE’S AGE. HOW TO TELL IT BY HIS TEETH FROM HIS FIRST TO HIS TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR. 62 , 63 , 64 , 65
THE STABLE. 66
STABLE MANAGEMENT. 67
TREATMENT OF LIVE STOCK. COWS. 68
CALVES. 68
SHEEP. 68
POULTRY KEEPING. 69
GENERAL MANAGEMENT. 69 , 70
GARDENING INFORMATION. PROPAGATION OF PLANTS. 71
CUTTINGS. 71
RAISING VINES FROM BUDS OR “EYES.” 72
BUDDING. 72
LAYERING. 73
GRAFTING. 73 , 74
USEFUL HINTS ON PRUNING YOUNG FRUIT TREES. 74 , 75
SOILS. 75 , 76
FRUIT TREE CULTURE. 76
LIST OF FRUIT TREES, ETC., RECOMMENDED FOR CULTIVATION AS SUITABLE FOR MARKETING, CANNING, DRYING, EXPORTING, ETC. NOTE. 77
ALMONDS. 77
APPLES. 77 , 78
APRICOTS. 79
CHERRIES. 79
CHESTNUTS. 79
CITRONS. 79
CURRANTS. 79
FIGS. 80
GOOSEBERRIES. 80
GUAVAS. 80
LEMON. 80
LIME. 80
MEDLARS. 80
MULBERRY. 80
NECTARINES. 80
NUTS AND FILBERTS. 80
ORANGES. 81
REACHES. 81
PEARS. 81 , 82
PERSIMMONS. 82
PLUMS. 82 , 83
DAMSONS. 83
QUINCES. 83
RASPBERRIES. 83
STRAWBERRIES. 83
WALNUTS. 83
BRAMBLES. 83
ANNUAL RAINFALL IN VICTORIA 84
Advertising 85 , 86

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