The Newcastle city and country almanac & directory : with farm and garden calendar

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FER F13312 (FC copy)
Created/Published
Newcastle, N.S.W. : R.C. Knaggs & Co
Issue
(1889)
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192
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Contents

NEW SOUTH WALES 1
DIAGRAM OF NEW SOUTH WALES RAILWAYS 3
TELEGRAPHIC STORM & GENERAL SIGNALS. 5
DESCRIPTIVE FLAGS 5
NUMERICAL FLAGS 5
TELEGRAPHIC, STORM, AND GENERAL SIGNALS. Explanation of Storm Signals. 6
Ports Represented by Numerical Flags. 6
Explanation of General Signals. 6
Mail Steamers. 6
THE NEWCASTLE CITY & COUNTRY ALMANAC & DIRECTORY, WITH FARM AND GARDEN CALENDAR, FOR THE YEAR 1889. 7
Index to Contents. 8
ADVERTISEMENTS. 9
THE ROYAL FAMILY. 10
PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF THE CALENDAR FOR THE YEAR 1889. 11
FIXED AND MOVEABLE FESTIVALS, ANNIVERSARIES, &c., &c. 11
ERAS, 1889. 11
ECLIPSES, 1889. 11
THE SEASONS, 1889. 11
JANUARY 12
GARDENING INFORMATION. 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23
FEBRUARY 13
MARCH 14
APRIL 15
MAY 16
JUNE 17
JULY 18
AUGUST 19
SEPTEMBER 20
OCTOBER 21
NOVEMBER 22
DECEMBER 23
GARDENING INFORMATION. 24 , 25 , 26 , 27
MERCANTILE CHARGES. 28
FACILITIES FOR SHIPPING COAL AT NEWCASTLE. 28
COLLIERIES BEING WORKED AND IN COURSE OF DEVELOPMENT IN THE NORTHERN DISTRICT. 28 , 29 , 30 , 31
POSTAL INFORMATION. 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36
MONEY ORDERS PAYABLE IN NEW SOUTH WALES. 36
List of Places upon which Orders will be issued subject to Deductions upon Payment.* 37
THE GOVERNMENT SAVINGS BANK AT POST OFFICE 37
TELEGRAPHIC INFORMATION. 38
DESPATCH AND ARRIVAL OF INLAND MAILS 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53
POSTAGE ON CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESSED TO PLACES BEYOND THE COLONY. 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58
TABLE SHOWING THE DIFFERENCES OF LOCAL TIME BETWEEN SYDNEY AND THE UNDERMENTIONED PLACES.- 59
FOREIGN MONEY. 59
WEATHER TABLE, BY DR. HERSCHEL, OF LONDON. 59
WAGES TABLE. 60
READY RECKONER. 60
RAILWAY FARES. 61 , 62 , 63
OVERLAND JOURNEYS. 63 , 64
NEW GENERAL CEMETERY, GREAT NORTHERN LINE. 64 , 65
TRAMWAY TIME TABLE AND FARES. 65
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 66
VICE-REGAL, EXECUTIVE, AND PARLIAMENTARY. 67
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. 68 , 69
COLONIAL AGENTS-GENERAL IN LONDON. 69
DISTRICT COURTS AND QUARTER SESSIONS. 69
LIST OF LAND OFFICES. 70
GOVERNMENT FEES. 70
ANNUAL LICENSE FEES. 71
GOVERNORS OF THE AUSTRALASIAN COLONIES. 71
LIST OF CONSULAR AGENTS, &c., IN SYDNEY. 71 , 72
SOVEREIGNS, &c., OF EUROPE. 72
SNAKE BITE CURE. 72
BOATMEN’S RATES. SCHEDULE OF FARES IN NEWCASTLE. 73
DUTY STAMP ACT. 74 , 75
TARIFF OF NEW SOUTH WALES. 76 , 77
TARIFF OF VICTORIA. 78 , 79
TARIFF OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 80 , 81 , 82 , 83 , 84
DIRECTIONS FOR MAKING A WILL* 85
PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS.—DIRECTIONS TO CANDIDATES. 85 , 86
GOVERNORS—NEW SOUTH WALES. 86
NEWCASTLE. 87 , 88
STATISTICS OF THE PORT OF NEWCASTLE. 88 , 89
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. 90
VESSELS BELONGING TO NEWCASTLE. 91 , 92 , 93 , 94
MAGISTRATES, CONSULS, AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. 94 , 95 , 96 , 97
PUBLIC COMPANIES, INSTITUTIONS AND SOCIETIES. CORPORATION. 97
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. 97
DECENTRALIZATION LEAGUE. 98
NEWCASTLE VOLUNTEER RIFLE CLUB (RESERVES). 98
NEWCASTLE CITY FOOTBALL CLUB (ASSOCIATION). 99
NORTHERN DISTRICT FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION (AUSTRALIAN RULES). 99
NEWCASTLE AMATEUR ATHLETIC CLUB. 99
DRAMATIC SOCIETY. 99
NEWCASTLE LIEDERTAFEL. 99
NEWCASTLE ROWING CLUB. 99
MERCANTILE BOWING CLUB. 99
NEWCASTLE BICYCLE CLUB. 100
NEWCASTLE FIRE BRIGADE. 100
NEWCASTLE VOLUNTEER SALVAGE CORPS, No. 1. 100
CITY OF NEWCASTLE GAS AND COKE COMPANY (LIMITED). 100
CLERGY, SOLICITORS AND SURGEONS. 100 , 101
NORTHUMBERLAND MINERS’ UNION. 101
INVESTMENT AND BUILDING SOCIETIES. 101 , 102 , 103
PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN NEWCASTLE AND MINING DISTRICTS. 103 , 104
ADAMSTOWN. 105
BELMONT 105
BRUSHGROVE. 105
CARRINGTON (BULLOCK ISLAND). 105 , 106
CHARLESTOWN. 106
COORANBONG 106
GLEN MITCHELL. 107
HAMILTON 107
HEXHAM. 107
ISLINGTON 107
LAKE MACQUARIE 108
LAMBTON. 108 , 109
MAITLAND. 109
MAGISTRATES AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. 109 , 110 , 111
MEREWETHER. 112
MINMI 112
MORPETH. 112 , 113
NEW LAMBTON 113
NEWPORT. 113
PLATTSBURG. 114
RAYMOND TERRACE. 114 , 115
STOCKTON. 115
SWANSEA, LAKE MACQUARIE 115 , 116
TERALBA. 116
TIGHE’S HILL 116 , 117
TORONTO. 117
WALLSEND. 117
WARATAH 117 , 118
WICKHAM. 118 , 119
DIRECTORY OF NEWCASTLE. 120 , 121 , 122 , 123 , 124 , 125 , 126 , 127 , 128 , 129 , 130 , 131 , 132 , 133 , 134 , 135 , 136 , 137 , 138
Advertising 139 , 140 , 141 , 142 , 143 , 144 , 145 , 146 , 147 , 148 , 149 , 150 , 151 , 152 , 153 , 154
Advertising 155 , 156 , 157 , 158 , 159 , 160 , 161 , 162 , 163 , 164 , 165 , 166 , 167 , 168 , 169 , 170 , 171 , 172
Advertising 173 , 174 , 175 , 176 , 177 , 178 , 179 , 180 , 181 , 182 , 183 , 184 , 185 , 186 , 187 , 188 , 189 , 190 , 191 , 192

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