The Australian almanac for ... : containing a vast amount of useful information for everybody

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N 919.4 AUS
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Melbourne : A.H. Massina & Co., 1931-
Issue
(1932)
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Notes
Some loss of text due to tears on pages.
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Contents

Advertising 1 , 2
The Australian ALMANAC FOR 1932 GENERAL CONTENTS. 3
FOREWORD to the 1932 Edition 4
The Australian ALMANAC FOR 1932 5
ECLIPSES FOR THE YEAR 1932 5
AUSTRALIAN SEASONS, EASTERN STATES, 1932 5 , 6
SUNRISE AND SUNSET FOR OTHER CAPITAL CITIES IN AUSTRALIA. 6
CHRONOLOGICAL NOTES FOR 1932. 6
EXPLANATION OF THE CALENDAR. 7
JANUARY, 1932 8
FEBRUARY, 1932 9
MARCH, 1932 10
APRIL, 1932 11
MAY, 1932 12
JUNE, 1932 13
JULY, 1932 14
AUGUST, 1932 15
SEPTEMBER, 1932 16
OCTOBER, 1932 17
NOVEMBER, 1932 18
DECEMBER, 1932 19
FIXED AND MOVABLE FESTIVALS, 1932. 20
DATES OF EASTER SUNDAY. 20
JEWISH CALENDAR, 1932. 20
JEWISH NEW YEAR. 20
DAY OF ATONEMENT. 20
JEWISH PASSOVER. 20
HIGH WATER AT WILLIAMSTOWN, 1932. 21
SUPPLEMENTARY TIDE TABLE FOR PORT PHILLIP AND WESTERN PORTS. 22
TIME IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD AT THE INSTANT OF NOON, MELBOURNE. 22
AVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALL IN VICTORIA FROM 1918 to 1930 23
THE COMMONWEALTH THE AREA OF AUSTRALIA. 24
AREAS OF THE CONTINENTS. 24
AREAS OF PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD. 24
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA. 24
THE CAPITAL CITIES. 25
POPULATION OF AUSTRALIA. 25
COMMONWEALTH MINISTRIES SINCE FEDERATION. 25
THE COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT. 26
COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENT. 26
House of Representatives. 27
GOVERNORS OF THE AUSTRALASIAN STATES. 27
THE COMMONWEALTH JUDICIARY. 28 , 29 , 30
GOVERNMENT OF VICTORIA 31
The Ministry. 31
PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA Legislative Council. 31 , 32
The Legislative Assembly. 32 , 33
VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS. 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37
LAW DEPARTMENT. 37
STATE MINISTRIES. 38
The Year—A Retrospect 39 , 40 , 41 , 42
THE VICTORIA CROSS. 42
OBITUARY, 1931 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47
SPORTING SECTION Results of Principal Australian Races 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53
RESULTS OF OTHER IMPORTANT RACES DURING 1931. 53
THE SCHNEIDER CUP. 53
CRICKET-1930-1951 THE WEST INDIANS IN AUSTRALIA. 54
AVERAGES. 55
THE SHEFFIELD SHIELD. 56
SUMMARY OF RESULTS, 1930-31. 56
SHEFFIELD SHIELD FIXTURES, 1931-32. 56
AUSTRALIAN AVERAGES, 1930-31. 57
VICTORIAN COUNTRY WEEK. 57
AUSTRALIAN TEAMS IN ENGLAND. 58
ENGLISH TEAMS IN AUSTRALIA. 58
GREATEST AGGREGATE INNINGS. 58
LOWEST AGGREGATE INNINGS. 58
LONGEST PARTNERSHIPS FOR EACH WICKET. 58
TEST MATCH CENTURY MAKERS. 59 , 60
VISIT OF SOUTH AFRICANS, 1931-1932. 60 , 61
SOUTH AFRICAN FIXTURES, 1931-32. 61
ENGLISH AVERAGES, 1931. 61
SOME CRICKET RECORDS. 62
The Olympic Games, 1932 62
TENNIS 63
TENNIS IN AUSTRALIA, 1930-31. 64
GOLF 65
CYCLING. 65
Miscellaneous Sporting Records 66
SWIMMING 67 , 68
BOWLS, 1931 68
FOOTBALL VICTORIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE. 69 , 70
VICTORIAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION, 1931. 70
The Public Schools’ Boatrace 71
Some Prominent Australian Personalities 72 , 73 , 74 , 75 , 76 , 77
THE ROYAL FAMILY 77
Postmaster-General’s Department 78 , 79
Money Orders.—Rates of Commission. 79 , 80
LATE LETTERS AND PACKETS. 80
ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. 80 , 81
Beam Wireless Service 82 , 83
INTERNATIONAL TELEPHONE CHARGES FROM AUSTRALIA 83 , 84
MOTOR LIGHTING-UP TIMES. 84
CALL SIGNS OF AUSTRALASIAN BROADCASTING STATIONS. 85
PRINCIPAL AMATEUR STATIONS IN VICTORIA. 85
Aerial Mail Services 86 , 87
Consular Representatives 87
THE STATE SAVINGS BANK. 88
STAMP DUTIES. 88 , 89
VICTORIAN RAILWAYS. 90
PARCEL RATES BETWEEN MELBOURNE AND THE FOLLOWING. 91
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS. 91
TIMES WHEN PRINCIPAL TRAINS ARRIVE AT, AND DEPART FROM, MELBOURNE. 92
THE MINER’S RIGHT 93
CLOSE SEASON FOR GAME, Etc, 94 , 95
The Garden-Month by Month 96 , 97
CONTENTS—GENERAL INFORMATION 98

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