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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(1889)
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Loss of text in the gutter on some pages due to very tight binding.
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Contents

The Year-Book Australia 1889. 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
RAILWAY MAP NEW SOUTH WALES RAILWAYS 39
Addenda and Corrections. NEW SOUTH WALES. Governor. 41
Executive Council. 41
Ministry. 41
Agent-General in London. 41
GENERAL ELECTION, N.S.W., 1889. 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46
The Tobacco and Sugar Industries. 47 , 48
The year-Book of Australia FOR 1889 49
SEVEN SHILLINGS AND SIXPENCE. 49
Advertising 50
TABLE OF CONTENTS OF The Year-Book of Australia. 51 , 52 , 53
INDEX. 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62
Eclipses, 1889. 62
Explanation of Calendar. 63
Principal Articles of Calendar. 63
JANUARY, 1889. 64 , 65
FEBRUARY, 1889. 66 , 67
MARCH, 1889. 68 , 69
APRIL, 1889. 70 , 71
MAY, 1889. 72 , 73
JUNE, 1889. 74 , 75
JULY, 1889. 76 , 77
AUGUST, 1889. 78 , 79
SEPTEMBER, 1889. 80 , 81
OCTOBER, 1889. 82 , 83
NOVEMBER, 1889. 84 , 85
DECEMBER, 1889. 86 , 87
JANUARY, 1890. 88 , 89
The Tides. 90
JANUARY, 1889. 91
FEBRUARY, 1889. 91
MARCH, 1889. 92
APRIL, 1889. 92
MAY, 1889. 93
JUNE, 1889. 93
JULY, 1889. 94
AUGUST, 1889. 94
SEPTEMBER, 1889. 95
OCTOBER, 1889. 95
NOVEMBER, 1889. 96
DECEMBER, 1889. 96
JANUARY, 1890. 97
FEBRUARY, 1890. 97
MEAN TIME OF HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE, 1889. 98
Public Holidays, 1889. 99
SECTION II. EVENTS RELATING TO THE PAST YEAR. 100
Notable Events in Australia. From 1st January to 31st December, 1888. 101 , 102
Obituary. From 1st January to 31st December, 1888. 103 , 104
Climate of New South Wales during the Year 1888. 105
Climate of Brisbane during the Year 1888. 106
Climate of South Australia during the Year 1888. 107
Climate of Tasmania during the Year 1888. 108
Climate of Victoria during the Year 1888. 109
Climate of Western Australia during the Year 1888. 110
Annual Rainfall. 111
Table of Rainfall per Acre and per Square Mile. 111
Rainfall Observations in N.S.W. during the Year 1887. 112
Rainfall Observations in Queensland from 1st July, 1887, to 1st July, 1888. 113
Rainfall Observations in South Australia during the Year 1887. 114
Rainfall Observations in Victoria during the year 1887. 115
Rainfall Observations in Tasmania between 1st July, 1887, and 1st July, 1888. 116
Rainfall Observations in Western Australia during the Year 1887. 116
Astronomical and Meteorological. 117
ADELAIDE. 117
BRISBANE. 118
BRISBANE. 118
HOBART. 119
HOBART. 119
MELBOURNE. 120
MELBOURNE. 120
PERTH. 121
PERTH. 121
SYDNEY. 122
SYDNEY. 122
SECTION III. PUBLIC FINANCES. 123
CONTENTS. 123
I.—Population, Revenue, and Debt.—Summary for Australia. 124
II.—General Revenue and Expenditure, 1830 to 1887. 124
III—Public Debt, 1860 to 1888. 124
IV.—Surplus or Deficiency of Revenue and Balances, 1887-8. 124
V.—Public Revenue, 1887-8. 125
VI.—Customs Duties Revenue, 1887-8. 126
VII.—Public Expenditure, 1887-8. 126 , 127
VIII.—Net Liability on Account of Public Debt at end of 1887.* 127
IX.—Internal and External Debt at end of 1887*. 128
X.—Purposes to which Debt has been Applied. 128
XI.—Rates of Interest on Public Debt. 128
XII.—Interest Payable on Public Debt, 1887. 129
XIII.—Financial Position of Government Railways. 129
XIV.-Public Debts of The Various Colonies. NEW SOUTH WALES. 130 , 131
QUEENSLAND. 132
SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 133
TASMANIA. 134 , 135
VICTORIA. 136 , 137
WESTERN AUSTRALIA. 137
SECTION IV STATISTICS. 138
A—CENSUS RESULTS, 1881. 139 , 140
B.—DECENNIAL TABLES. 141 , 142 , 143
C.-GENERAL TABLES FOR 1887. 144 , 145 , 146 , 147 , 148 , 149 , 150 , 151 , 152 , 153 , 154 , 155 , 156 , 157 , 158
Advertising 159
Historical Account of New South Wales. 161 , 162 , 163 , 164 , 165 , 166 , 167 , 168 , 169 , 170
Historical Account of Queensland. 171 , 172 , 173 , 174
Historical Account of South Australia. 175 , 176 , 177 , 178 , 179
Historical Account of Tasmania. 180 , 181 , 182 , 183 , 184
Historical Account of Victoria. 185 , 186 , 187 , 188
Historical account of Western Australia. 189 , 190 , 191 , 192
Norfolk Island and Lord Howe Island. 193
British New Guinea. 194
SECTION VI. LAND, AGRICULTURAL & PASTORAL. 195
The Wool Trade of Australia and Tasmania. 196 , 197 , 198 , 199 , 200 , 201 , 202 , 203 , 204 , 205 , 206 , 207 , 208 , 209 , 210 , 211 , 212 , 213
The Australian Wool Trade. REVIEW OF THE SEASON 1888-9, up to January 21st, 1889. 214 , 215 , 216
WOOL TABLES. 217
Land, Agricultural and pastoral. NEW SOUTH WALES. 218 , 219 , 220 , 221 , 222 , 223 , 224 , 225
Imported Stock Act of 1871 and the Importcd Stock Act Amendment Act of 1884. 226 , 227 , 228 , 229 , 230 , 231 , 232
Crown Lands Acts of New South Wales. 233 , 234 , 235 , 236 , 237 , 238 , 239 , 240 , 241 , 242 , 243
QUEENSLAND. 244 , 245 , 246
Land Courts. 247
SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 248
TASMANIA. 249
VICTORIA. 250 , 251
WESTERN AUSTRALIA. 252
SECTION VII. MINERAL. 253
Mineral Products of Australia and Tasmania. 254 , 255 , 256 , 257 , 258 , 259 , 260 , 261 , 262 , 263 , 264 , 265 , 266 , 267 , 268 , 269 , 270 , 271 , 272 , 273 , 274 , 275 , 276 , 277 , 278 , 279 , 280 , 281 , 282 , 283
Mineral Review of the Past Year 284 , 285 , 286 , 287
Decennial Returns of the Mineral Products of the several Colonies. 288 , 289 , 290
Branches of the Royal Mint. 291
Diamond Drills. 292
Boring-Machines (other than Diamond Drills). 292
NEW SOUTH WALES. 293 , 294 , 295 , 296 , 297
QUEENSLAND. 298
SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 299
TASMANIA. 300
VICTORIA. 301
The Year-Book of Australia THE “SYDNEY MORNING HERALD,” In a description of the Melbourne Exhibition, says:— The Court of the Year-Book of Australia 302
SECTION VIII. RAILWAYS AND TRAMWAYS. 303
Gauges of Australian Railways. 303
The Railways of Australia. 304 , 305 , 306 , 307
RAILWAYS OF NEW SOUTH WALES. 308 , 309 , 310 , 311 , 312 , 313 , 314 , 315 , 316 , 317 , 318 , 319
QUEENSLAND. 320 , 321 , 322 , 323 , 324 , 325
SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 326 , 327 , 328 , 329
TASMANIA. 330 , 331 , 332 , 333 , 334
VICTORIA. 335 , 336
THE RAILWAYS OF VICTORIA. 337 , 338 , 339 , 340 , 341 , 342 , 343 , 344
WESTERN AUSTRALIA. 345 , 346 , 347
The Year-Book of Australia THE “SYDNEY MORNING HERALD,” In a description of the Melbourne Exhibition, says:- The Court of the Year-Book of Australia 348
SECTION IX. POSTAL, MONEY ORDER, TELEGRAPHIC, GAZETTEERS. 349
POSTAL AND TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION. 350
CABLE ROUTES. 350
Postal, Telegraphic, Money Order, and Government Savings Banks. ANNUAL REVIEW FOR THE YEAR 1888. 351 , 352 , 353 , 354 , 355
APPENDIX. 356 , 357
NEW SOUTH WALES. 358 , 359 , 360 , 361 , 362 , 363 , 364 , 365 , 366 , 367 , 368 , 369 , 370 , 371 , 372 , 373
QUEENSLAND. 374 , 375 , 376 , 377 , 378 , 379 , 380 , 381 , 382 , 383 , 384 , 385 , 386 , 387 , 388 , 389
SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 390 , 391 , 392 , 393 , 394 , 395 , 396
TASMANIA. 397 , 398 , 399 , 400 , 401 , 402 , 403 , 404
VICTORIA. 405 , 406 , 407 , 408 , 409 , 410 , 411 , 412 , 413 , 414 , 415 , 416 , 417
WESTERN AUSTRALIA. 418 , 419 , 420 , 421 , 422 , 423 , 424
SECTION X. SPORTING. 425 , 426
CRICKET. 427 , 428 , 429 , 430
The Year-Book of Australia 430 , 431 , 432 , 433 , 434 , 435 , 436
NEW SOUTH WALES. 437 , 438 , 439 , 440 , 441 , 442 , 443 , 444 , 445
QUEENSLAND. 446 , 447 , 448
SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 449 , 450
TASMANIA. 451 , 452 , 453 , 454
VICTORIA. 455 , 456 , 457
The Year-Book of Australia. 457 , 458 , 459 , 460
WESTERN AUSTRALIA. 461 , 462
CORRECTIONS FOR "The Year-Book of Australia." 463
THE EDITOR, “The Year-Book of Australia," SECTION XI. ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGISLATIVE. 464 , 465 , 466
The Queen and Royal Family 467
Colonial Office 467
Succession of Governors. 468 , 469 , 470 , 471
The most distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George. 471
Ministries since the Establishment of Responsible Government. NEW SOUTH WALES. 472 , 473 , 474 , 475 , 476 , 477
PARLIAMENTS SINCE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT. 477
QUEENSLAND. 478 , 479 , 480 , 481
PARLIAMENTS SINCE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT. 481
Successive Presidents of Legislative Council. 481
SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 482 , 483 , 484 , 485 , 486 , 487
TASMANIA. 488 , 489 , 490
VICTORIA 491 , 492 , 493 , 494 , 495 , 496 , 497 , 498 , 499
Federal Council of Australasia. 500
NEW SOUTH WALES. 501 , 502
NEW SOUTH WALES. 503 , 504 , 505 , 506 , 507 , 508
Legislative Work for 1888. 509
Pensions 510 , 511 , 512 , 513
QUEENSLAND. 514
QUEENSLAND. 515 , 516 , 517 , 518
Legislative Work for 1888. 519
Pensions. 519
SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 520
SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 521 , 522 , 523 , 524
Legislative Work for 1888. 524
Pensions. 524
TASMANIA. 525
TASMANIA. 526 , 527 , 528
Legislative Work for 1888. 528
Pensions. 529 , 530
VICTORIA. 531 , 532
VICTORIA. 533 , 534 , 535 , 536 , 537 , 538
Legislative Work for 1888. 538
Pensions. 539 , 540 , 541
WESTERN AUSTRALIA. 542
Parliament 542 , 543
Legislative Work for 1888. 544
Pensions. 544
NEW SOUTH WALES. 545 , 546 , 547 , 548
Tender Board. 549
DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES. 550
QUEENSLAND. 551 , 552 , 553
SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 554 , 555 , 556 , 557
TASMANIA. 558 , 559 , 560
VICTORIA. 561 , 562 , 563 , 564
WESTERN AUSTRALIA. 565 , 566
SECTION XII, ECCLESIASTICAL. 567
Principal Articles of Calendar 567
Calendars for 1889 568 , 569
Ecclesiastical, Religious, &c. NEW SOUTH WALES. 570 , 571 , 572 , 573 , 574 , 575 , 576 , 577 , 578 , 579 , 580 , 581 , 582 , 583 , 584 , 585
QUEENSLAND. 586 , 587 , 588 , 589 , 590 , 591
SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 592 , 593 , 594 , 595 , 596 , 597
TASMANIA. 598 , 599 , 600 , 601
VICTORIA. 602 , 603 , 604 , 605 , 606 , 607 , 608 , 609 , 610 , 611
WESTERN AUSTRALIA. 612 , 613
SECTION XIII. EDUCATION. 614
Educational Review for 1888. 615 , 616 , 617 , 618 , 619 , 620
Public Instruction New South Wales. 621 , 622 , 623 , 624 , 625 , 626 , 627 , 628
NEW SOUTH WALES. 629 , 630
The Year-Book of Australia. 630 , 631 , 632 , 633 , 634 , 635 , 636
QUEENSLAND. 637 , 638
SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 639
TASMANIA. 640 , 641 , 642
VICTORIA. 643
The Year-Book of Australia. 643 , 644 , 645 , 646 , 647 , 648 , 649 , 650 , 651
WESTERN AUSTRALIA. 652
SECTION XIV. LEGAL. 653
REGAL TABLE. 653
The Year-Book of Australia. 654
NEW SOUTH WALES. 655 , 656 , 657 , 658 , 659 , 660 , 661 , 662 , 663 , 664 , 665 , 666 , 667 , 668 , 669 , 670 , 671 , 672 , 673 , 674 , 675 , 676
Patents Law Amendment Act of 1887. 677 , 678 , 679 , 680
QUEENSLAND 681 , 682 , 683 , 684 , 685 , 686 , 687 , 688 , 689 , 690 , 691 , 692
SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 693 , 694 , 695 , 696 , 697 , 698 , 699 , 700 , 701 , 702 , 703 , 704 , 705 , 706 , 707
LAND AND INCOME TAX. 707
TASMANIA. 708 , 709 , 710 , 711 , 712 , 713 , 714 , 715 , 716 , 717 , 718 , 719 , 720 , 721
VICTORIA. 722 , 723 , 724 , 725 , 726 , 727 , 728 , 729 , 730 , 731 , 732 , 733 , 734 , 735 , 736 , 737 , 738 , 739 , 740
WESTERN AUSTRALIA. 741 , 742 , 743 , 744 , 745 , 746 , 747 , 748 , 749 , 750 , 751
Press Opinions of "The Year-Book of Australia.” 752
SECTION XV. MEDICAL. 753
Table of Abbreviations. 754
NEW SOUTH WALES. 755 , 756 , 757 , 758 , 759 , 760 , 761 , 762 , 763 , 764
QUEENSLAND. 765 , 766 , 767 , 768 , 769
SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 770 , 771 , 772 , 773
TASMANIA. 774 , 775 , 776 , 777
VICTORIA. 778 , 779 , 780 , 781 , 782 , 783 , 784 , 785 , 786 , 787 , 788
WESTERN AUSTRALIA. 789 , 790
SECTION XVI. MILITARY AND NAVAL. 791
COMMISSIONS IN IMPERIAL FORCES. 791
Military and Naval Forces. NEW SOUTH WALES. 792 , 793 , 794 , 795 , 796 , 797 , 798 , 799
QUEENSLAND. 800 , 801 , 802
SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 803 , 804 , 805 , 806
TASMANIA. 807 , 808
VICTORIA. 809 , 810 , 811
WESTERN AUSTRALIA. 812
NAVAL. 812
SECTION XVII. COMMERCIAL. 813
DISTANCES OF OCEAN AND COAST MAIL ROUTES. 813
DISTANCES OF PORTS ON THE AUSTRALIAN COAST. 813
AVERAGE PASSAGES BY STEAMERS. 813
Commercial Review for the Year 1888 814 , 815 , 816 , 817 , 818 , 819
Leading Stocks 820 , 821
Leading Stocks 822 , 823
NEW SOUTH WALES. 824 , 825 , 826 , 827 , 828 , 829
TO READERS OF The Year-Book of Australia. 829 , 830 , 831 , 832 , 833 , 834 , 835 , 836
QUEENSLAND. 837 , 838 , 839 , 840 , 841 , 842 , 843
SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 844 , 845 , 846 , 847 , 848 , 849 , 850
TASMANIA. 851 , 852 , 853 , 854 , 855
VICTORIA. 856 , 857 , 858 , 859 , 860 , 861 , 862 , 863 , 864 , 865 , 866
Comparative Statement of Import Duties levied by the various Australian Colonies 867 , 868 , 869 , 870 , 871 , 872 , 873 , 874 , 875 , 876 , 877 , 878 , 879 , 880 , 881 , 882 , 883 , 884 , 885 , 886 , 887 , 888 , 889 , 890 , 891 , 892 , 893 , 894 , 895
The New South Wales Shipping Trade during 1888. 896
SECTION XVIII. POLITICAL BIOGRAPHIES OF M.’SP., ART GALLERIES, LITERARY INSTITUTIONS, AND VISITORS’ INFORMATION. 897
Political Biography of Members of Parliament. 898 , 899 , 900 , 901
Visitors’ Information. 902 , 903 , 904 , 905 , 906 , 907 , 908 , 909
Metropolitan Municipalities 1ST January, 1889. 910
SECTION XIX. BANKS, BUILDING SOCIETIES, INSURANCE COMPANIES, MANUFACTURES AND INDUSTRIES, AUCTIONEERS, ARCHITECTS, SURVEYORS, &c. 911
Australian Banking Statistics. 912 , 913 , 914 , 915 , 916 , 917
NEW SOUTH WALES. 918 , 919 , 920 , 921 , 922
QUEENSLAND. 923 , 924 , 925 , 926
SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 927 , 928 , 929 , 930 , 931
TASMANIA. 932 , 933 , 934
VICTORIA. 935 , 936 , 937 , 938 , 939
WESTERN AUSTRALIA. 940 , 941
Building Societies. NEW SOUTH WALES. 942 , 943 , 944
Insurance Review of Australia for the Year 1888. 945 , 946 , 947
BANKS, NEW SOUTH WALES. 948 , 949 , 950 , 951 , 952 , 953 , 954 , 955 , 956 , 957 , 958 , 959 , 960 , 961 , 962 , 963 , 964 , 965 , 966
The Year-Book of Australia 966
INSURANCE, NEW SOUTH WALES. 967 , 968 , 969 , 970 , 971 , 972 , 973
Manufactures and Industries 974 , 975 , 976 , 977 , 978 , 979 , 980 , 981
SYDNEY CORPORATION. 982 , 983 , 984
TO READERS OF The Year-Book of Australia. 984 , 985
Schedule of Watermen’s Fares and Rates. 986 , 987 , 988
ADVICE TO IMMIGRANTS AND NEW ARRIVALS IN THE COLONY OF NEW SOUTH WALES. 989 , 990 , 991 , 992
Advertising 993 , 994 , 995 , 996 , 997 , 998 , 999 , 1000 , 1001 , 1002 , 1003 , 1004 , 1005 , 1006 , 1007 , 1008 , 1009 , 1010 , 1011 , 1012 , 1013 , 1014 , 1015 , 1016 , 1017 , 1018 , 1019 , 1020 , 1021 , 1022 , 1023 , 1024 , 1025 , 1026

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