Walch's Tasmanian almanac for

Call Number
N 919.46 WAL
Created/Published
Hobart, Tas. : J. Walch & Sons, 1870-[1971]
Issue
(1942)
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Contents

WALCH'S TASMANIAN ALMANAC 1
Advertising 2 , 3
MAP OF TASMANIA 6
WALCH’S TASMANIAN ALMANAC FOR 1942 7
PREFACE 8
POSTAGE 8
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS 8
INDEX 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15
THE SECOND GREAT WAR 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22
SECONDARY SCHOOLS 22
DAYLIGHT SAVING 22
AUSTRALIAN SEASONS 22 , 23
HOBART SIGNALS. 24
WEATHER SIGNALS. 24
DISPLAYED IN ALL THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITALS 24
EXPLANATION OF HOBART SIGNALS 25
CALENDAR FOR 1943 25
JANUARY, 1942 26 , 27
FEBRUARY, 1942 28 , 29
MARCH, 1942 30 , 31
APRIL, 1942 32 , 33
MAY, 1942 34 , 35
JUNE, 1942 36 , 37
JULY, 1942 38 , 39
AUGUST, 1942 40 , 41
SEPTEMBER, 1942 42 , 43
OCTOBER, 1942 44 , 45
NOVEMBER, 1942 46 , 47
DECEMBER, 1942 48 , 49
NOTES AND MEMORANDA FOR NEXT YEAR, 1943 50
Record of Events, etc., during 1942 51 , 52 , 53 , 54
SOVEREIGNS OF ENGLAND SINCE THE CONQUEST 55
SOVEREIGNS AND HEADS OF GOVERNMENTS 55
GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND REIGNING SOVEREIGN AND FAMILY 56
ANNUITIES TO THE ROYAL FAMILY 56
BRITISH WAR CABINET 57
LIST OF BRITISH COLONIES, WITH NAMES OF GOVERNORS, ETC. 58 , 59
NUMERICAL SUMMARY OF THE MEMBERS OF BOTH HOUSES OF THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT 60
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA 60
COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENT 61 , 62 , 63
SUCCESSION OF GOVERNORS AND LIEUTENANTGOVERNORS OF TASMANIA 63
GOVERNMENT OF TASMANIA 64
PARLIAMENT OF TASMANIA 65
THE MINISTRY 66
POLITICAL AND OFFICIAL RECORD 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71
OFFICERS OF THE PARLIAMENT 71
GENERAL ELECTION OF THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY 71
PARLIAMENTARY RECORD ELECTORAL DISTRICTS 72
PARLIAMENTARY QUALIFICATIONS 73
ELECTION PETITIONS 73
PARLIAMENTS SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT 73 , 74 , 75 , 76 , 77 , 78 , 79 , 80
HONOURS 81
SUCCESSION OF AGENTS-GENERAL FOR TASMANIA 81
ECCLESIASTICAL 82 , 83 , 84 , 85 , 86 , 87
CORONERS 87 , 88 , 89
MAGISTRACY 89 , 90 , 91 , 92 , 93 , 94 , 95 , 96 , 97 , 98 , 99 , 100 , 101 , 102 , 103 , 104 , 105 , 106 , 107 , 108 , 109 , 110
TITLE OF "HONOURABLE” 111
SUCCESSION OF CHIEF JUSTICES OF TASMANIA 111
SUCCESSION OF PUISNE JUDGES OF TASMANIA 111
LAW 111 , 112 , 113 , 114 , 115
LOCAL COURTS ACT—SITTINGS OF THE COURTS 116
COURTS OF GENERAL AND QUARTER SESSIONS OF THE PEACE 117 , 118
REGISTRATION OF DEEDS, JUDGMENTS, &c. 119
REGISTRATION OF COMPANIES 119
REGISTRATION OF FIRMS 120
JURORS AND JURIES 120 , 121
TITLES TO LANDS 122 , 123
LICENSING COURTS 123
BANKRUPTCY 123 , 124
NOTARIES PUBLIC 124
EXAMINERS UNDER LEGAL PRACTITIONERS ACT 124
CONDITIONS OF ADMISSION AS LEGAL PRACTITIONERS 124 , 125
BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, ATTORNEYS & PROCTORS 125 , 126 , 127 , 128 , 129
PLAIN RULES FOR FORETELLING WEATHER 129
CONSULS AND CONSULAR AGENTS IN TASMANIA 129
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA 130
COMMONWEALTH DEPARTMENTS IN TASMANIA 130 , 131 , 132
DISTRIBUTION OF STATE DEPARTMENTS 132
STATE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS 133
DEPARTMENTS UNDER THE PREMIER 133
THE HYDRO-ELECTRIC COMMISSION 133 , 134
DEPARTMENTS UNDER THE CHIEF SECRETARY 134 , 135 , 136 , 137
DEPARTMENTS UNDER THE MINISTER FOR LANDS AND WORKS 137 , 138
MINES DEPARTMENT LABORATORY, LAUNCESTON 139 , 140 , 141
REGULATIONS UNDER “THE INFLAMMABLE LIQUIDS ACT” 141
LANDS AND SURVEYS BRANCH 141 , 142 , 143 , 144 , 145 , 146 , 147 , 148
TELEGRAPHIC INFORMATION 149
CODE LANGUAGE, INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAMS 150
CIPHER LANGUAGE 150
RADIO TELEGRAMS 151 , 152
DAILY LETTER TELEGRAMS 152
CABLE RATES 152
NIGHT LETTER TELEGRAMS 152
LETTERGRAMS 152 , 153
TELEPHONE EXCHANGES 153 , 154 , 155
RATES OF POSTAGE 155 , 156 , 157 , 158 , 159
INSURANCE OF PARCELS 159
DELIVERIES 159 , 160 , 161 , 162
TABLE OF THE ARRIVAL AND DESPATCH OF INLAND MAILS 163 , 164 , 165 , 166 , 167 , 168 , 169 , 170 , 171 , 172 , 173 , 174 , 175 , 176 , 177 , 178 , 179
AGENTS-GENERAL FOR AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, LONDON 181
MAILS BETWEEN TASMANIA AND MAINLAND STATES 180
AIR MAILS. 180 , 181
REGISTRY OF BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS 182 , 183
COMMONWEALTH LETTERS PATENT 183 , 184 , 185 , 186 , 187 , 188 , 189
DEATH DUTIES 189
LAND TAX 189 , 190
STAMP DUTIES 190 , 191 , 192
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY 192
AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES 192
CIVIL DEFENCE 193
TASMANIAN RIFLE ASSOCIATION 194
UNITED SERVICE INSTITUTE OF TASMANIA 194
RETURNED SOLDIERS 194
FISHERIES 195 , 196 , 197 , 198
GAME LAWS, SHOOTING AND FISHING SEASONS, &c. 198 , 199 , 200
SUPERFICIAL FEET IN A BOARD OR PLANK 200
FACTORIES 201
WAGES BOARDS 201
SHOPS 201 , 202
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION 202
WORKERS’ (OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES) RELIEF ACT 203
THE FRUIT INDUSTRY 203
SHIPMENT OF FRUIT TO OTHER STATES 204
DESTRUCTION OF NOXIOUS WEEDS 204
"THE STOCK ACT, 1912” 204
DESTRUCTION OF RABBITS 205
TASMANIAN PUBLIC SERVICE ASSOCIATION 205
HYDRO-METRIC SURVEY OF TASMANIA 205
TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT 205
ROAD TRANSPORT BRANCH 205
RAILWAY BRANCH 205
CONTROL OF TRANSPORT 206 , 207 , 208 , 209 , 210
RAILWAY ANNIVERSARIES 210
MAIN LINE SUBURBAN SERVICE FROM HOBART 211
MAIN LINE SUBURBAN SERVICE TO HOBART 212 , 213 , 214 , 215 , 216 , 217 , 218 , 219 , 220 , 221 , 222 , 223 , 224 , 225
LICENCES 226 , 227
ROYAL SOCIETY OF TASMANIA 227 , 228
TASMANIAN MUSEUM, ART GALLERY AND BOTANICAL GARDENS 228
NATIONAL PARK 228
CRADLE MOUNTAIN – LAKE ST. CLAIR RESERVE 229
QUEEN VICTORIA MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY LAUNCESTON 229
AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE 229 , 230
TASMANIAN SOCIETY 230
THE ROYAL EMPIRE SOCIETY 230
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, HOBART 230
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, LAUNCESTON 230
AUTOMOBILE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 230
HOBART STOCK EXCHANGE 230
LAUNCESTON STOCK EXCHANGE 231
COMPANIES’ AUDITORS BOARD 231
MUSICAL ASSOCIATION OF TASMANIA 232
MARINE BOARDS 232 , 233 , 234 , 235 , 236 , 237 , 238 , 239 , 240 , 241 , 242 , 243
BONDING WAREHOUSE RENTS AND CHARGES 243
PUBLIC HEALTH 244 , 245
LEGALLY QUALIFIED MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS RESIDENT IN TASMANIA 245 , 246 , 247 , 248 , 249 , 250 , 251 , 252
DENTAL 252 , 253
LEGALLY QUALIFIED CHEMISTS 254
GOVERNMENT CHEMICAL & ASSAY LABORATORIES 255
THE UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA 256 , 257 , 258 , 259
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT 260 , 261 , 262 , 263
ZEEHAN SCHOOL OF MINES AND METALLURGY 263
MOUNT LYELL SCHOOL OF MINES AND INDUSTRIES, QUEENSTOWN 263 , 264
REFORMATORY 264
CARTERS’ CHARGES 265
CAB FARES 265
FIRE BRIGADE BOARDS 266 , 267
INSURANCE COMPANIES, HOBART 267 , 268 , 269
INSURANCE COMPANIES, LAUNCESTON 269 , 270
ELECTROLYTIC ZINC COMPANY OF AUSTRALASIA LIMITED 270 , 271
MASONIC 271 , 272 , 273
FRIENDLY SOCIETIES 273 , 274
UNITED ANCIENT ORDER OF DRUIDS 275
LOYAL ORANGE INSTITUTION 275 , 276
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODDFELLOWS 276
TASMANIAN GOVERNMENT RAILWAY SERVANTS’ FRIENDLY SOCIETY, LAUNCESTON 277
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF RECHABITES, S.U. 277
AUSTRALIAN NATIVES’ ASSOCIATION 277
LIST OF TOWNS, POST OFFICES AND TELEGRAPH STATIONS IN TASMANIA 278 , 279 , 280 , 281 , 282 , 283 , 284 , 285 , 286 , 287
BANKS 288 , 289 , 290 , 291
LIGHTHOUSES 291
THE CITY OF HOBART 292 , 293 , 294 , 295 , 296 , 297
HOBART MUNICIPAL TRAMWAYS 297 , 298
RISDON FERRY 298
PLACES OF DIVINE WORSHIP IN AND NEAR HOBART 299
AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING COMMISSION 299
SOCIETIES, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, COMPANIES, CLUBS, &c., IN HOBART 300 , 301 , 302 , 303 , 304 , 305 , 306 , 307 , 308 , 309 , 310 , 311 , 312 , 313 , 314
NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHED IN TASMANIA 314
THE CITY OF LAUNCESTON 315 , 316 , 317
COACHES FROM LAUNCESTON 318
PUBLIC DEPARTMENTS, NOT MUNICIPAL, LAUNCESTON 318
PLACES OF DIVINE WORSHIP IN AND NEAR LAUNCESTON 319
SOCIETIES, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, COMPANIES CLUBS, &c., IN LAUNCESTON 319 , 320 , 321 , 322 , 323 , 324 , 325 , 326 , 327
COUNTRY WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION 328
TASMANIAN HACK RACING COUNCIL 328
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS 328
LOCAL GOVERNMENT 329
MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION OF TASMANIA 329 , 330
MUNICIPALITIES 330
BEACONSFIELD MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTY OF DEVON 331 , 332
BOTHWELL MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTIES OF MONMOUTH, CUMBERLAND AND WESTMORLAND 332 , 333 , 334
BRIGHTON MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH 334 , 335
BRUNY MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAM 335 , 336
BURNIE MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTIES OF WELLINGTON AND DEVON 336 , 337 , 338
CAMPBELL TOWN MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTIES OF SOMERSET AND GLAMORGAN 338 , 339
CIRCULAR HEAD MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTIES OF WELLINGTON AND RUSSELL 340 , 341 , 342
CLARENCE MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH 342 , 343
DELORAINE MUNICIPALITY 343 , 344
DEVONPORT MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTY OF DEVON 345 , 346 , 347
ESPERANCE MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTIES OF ARTHUR, KENT AND BUCKINGHAM 347 , 348
EVANDALE MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTIES OF CORNWALL, DORSET AND SOMERSET 348 , 349
FINGAL MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTIES OF CORNWALL AND GLAMORGAN 349 , 350 , 351 , 352
FLINDERS MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTY OF FLINDERS 352 , 353
GEORGE TOWN MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTY OF DORSET 353 , 354
GLAMORGAN MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTY OF GLAMORGAN 354 , 355
GLENORCHY MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAM 355 , 356 , 357
GORMANSTON MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTIES OF MONTAGU, FRANKLIN AND LINCOLN 357 , 358
GREEN PONDS MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH 358 , 359
HAMILTON MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTIES OF MONMOUTH, CUMBERLAND LINCOLN ARTHUR. FRANKLIN AND BUCKINGHAM’ 359 , 360
HUON MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTIES OF KENT AND BUCKINGHAM 361 , 362
KENTISH MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTIES OF DEVON AND LINCOLN 362 , 363
KINGBOROUGH MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAM 364 , 365
KING ISLAND MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTY OF WELLINGTON 365 , 366
LATROBE MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTY OF DEVON 366 , 367
LEVEN MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTY OF DEVON 368 , 369
LILYDALE MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTY OF DORSET 369 , 370 , 371
LONGFORD MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTIES OF WESTMORLAND, SOMERSET AND CORNWALL 371 , 372 , 373
NEW NORFOLK MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTIES OF BUCKINGHAM AND MONMOUTH 373 , 374 , 375
OATLANDS MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTIES OF MONMOUTH, SOMERSET AND PEMBROKE 375 , 376 , 377
PENGUIN MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTY OF DEVON 377 , 378
PORT CYGNET MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAM 378 , 379
PORTLAND MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTIES OF CORNWALL AND DORSET 380 , 381
QUEENSTOWN MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTY OF MONTAGU 381 , 382 , 383 , 384
RICHMOND MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTIES OF MONMOUTH AND PEMBROKE 384 , 385
RINGAROOMA MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTY OF DORSET 386 , 387
ROSS MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTIES OF SOMERSET AND GLAMORGAN 387 , 388
SCOTTSDALE MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTY OF DORSET 388 , 389
SORELL MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTY OF PEMBROKE 390 , 391
SPRING BAY MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTY OF PEMBROKE 391 , 392
ST. LEONARDS MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTIES OF CORNWALL AND DORSE! 392
STRAHAN MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTIES OF MONTAGU, FRANKLIN, MONTGOMERY, AND ARTHUR 393 , 394
TABLE CAPE MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTY OF WELLINGTON 394 , 395 , 396
TASMAN MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTY OF PEMBROKE 396 , 397
WARATAH MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTY OF RUSSELL 397 , 398
WESTBURY MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTIES OF WESTMORLAND AND DEVON 398 , 399 , 400
ZEEHAN MUNICIPALITY 400 , 401
PARISHES SHOWING THE COUNTIES IN WHICH THEY ARE SITUATED 402 , 403
TABLE OF DISTANCES ALONG THE MAIN ROAD BETWEEN HOBART AND LAUNCESTON 403
TABLE OF DISTANCES AND PRINCIPAL MOTOR ROUTES 403 , 404
CHIEF MOUNTAINS AND HEIGHTS IN TASMANIA 405 , 406
TABLE TO CALCULATE WAGES AND PAYMENTS 406
STATISTICS 407
POPULATION OF TASMANIA 408 , 409
NET VALUE OF PRODUCTION 409
PASTORAL INDUSTRY 409
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES 410
STATE FINANCE 410
PUBLIC DEBT, TASMANIA 411
GENERAL REVENUE, 1940-41 411
EXPENDITURE, 1940-41 412
AREA OF TASMANIA AND ITS DEPENDENCIES 412
CAPITAL VALUE OF RATEABLE PROPERTY, 1939 and 1940 413
AREA OF AUSTRALASIAN COLONIES 413 , 414
AUSTRALIAN STATISTICS, 1940 414
LAND — LIVE STOCK (a) 415
STATE FINANCE 415
COMMONWEALTH FINANCE 416
AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL INDUSTRY YEAR 1940-41 417
PRODUCTION 417
MODES OF ADDRESS 417
VARIOUS TABLES 418
CUBIC OR SOLID MEASURE 419
LARGEST DAMS IN THE WORLD 419
TER-CENTENARY OF TASMANIA 419
RAINFALL IN TASMANIA from Oct. 1, 1940, to Sept, 30, 1941, showing total fall each Month and Number of Days on which Rain fell. 100 points = 1 inch Information supplied by the Commonwealth Meteorological Department 420 , 421
APPROXIMATE TABLE OF MEAN TEMPERATURE AT SEVERAL PLACES SITUATED WITHIN A FEW DEGREES OF A SIMILAR LATITUDE. 422
WEATHER TABLE. 422
STANDARD TIME IN TASMANIA. 422
FIXED AND MOVABLE FESTIVALS, ETC. 423
NOTES OF THE CALENDAR. 423
EUROPEAN AND AUSTRALIAN TIME. 423
DRILLING GLASS. 423
EXPLANATION OF THE CALENDAR 424
GEOGRAPHICAL POSITIONS 424
APPROXIMATE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEAN TIME AT THE FOLLOWING PLACES AND AT HOBART 424
ADDENDA 425 , 426
Obituary 427 , 428
LEAP YEAR 428
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS 429 , 430
Advertising 430 , 431 , 432 , 433 , 434 , 435 , 436 , 437 , 438 , 439 , 440 , 441 , 442 , 443 , 444 , 445 , 446 , 447 , 448 , 449 , 450 , 451 , 452 , 453 , 454 , 455 , 456 , 457 , 458

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