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The Hobart Town almanack and Van Diemen's Land annual

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NK2528
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Hobart Town : William Gore Elliston, [1838]
Issue
Year 1838
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Contents

THE HOBART TOWN ALMANACK 1 , 2
PREFACE. 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11
CONTENTS. 13 , 14 , 15
JANUARY, 31 DAYS. 17
FEBRUARY, 28 DAYS. 18
MARCH, 31 DAYS. 19
APRIL, 30 DAYS. 20
MAY 31 DAYS. 21
JUNE 30 DAYS. 22
JULY 31 DAYS. 23
AUGUST 31 DAYS. 24
SEPTEMBER, 30 DAYS. 25
OCTOBER 31 DAYS. 26
NOVEMBER 30 DAYS. 27
DECEMBER 31 DAYS. 28
ANEW TABLE OF DISTANCES From HOBART TOWN LAUNCESTON 29
CIVIL ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ISLAND OF VAN DIEMEN’S LAND, AND ITS DEPENDENCIES. 31
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 31
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. 31
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. 32
COLONIAL SECRETARY’S OFFICE. 32
ECCLESIASTICAL. 32 , 33 , 34
SUPREME COURT OF VAN DIEMEN’S LAND. 34 , 35
COURT OF REQUESTS 35 , 36
COURT OF QUARTER SESSIONS. 36
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE. 36 , 37 , 38 , 39
SHERIFF’S OFFICE. 39
OFFICE FOR REGISTRY OF DEEDS. 39
QUEEN’S ORPHAN SCHOOLS. 39 , 40
SURVEY DEPARTMENT. 40 , 41
COLONIAL TREASURY. 41
CUSTOM HOUSE, HOBART TOWN. 41
CUSTOM HOUSE, LAUNCESTON. 41
INTERNAL REVENUE. 41 , 42
COMMISSIONERS FOR EXAMINING INTO APPLICATIONS FOR TITLES TO GRANTS OF LAND. 42
AUDIT OFFICE. 42
COLONIAL ENGINEER DEPARTMENT. 42
ROYAL ENGINEER’S YARD. 42 , 43
HOBART TOWN GAZETTE. 43
COLONIAL STORE. 43
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT. 43 , 44
LICENSED AUCTIONEERS. 44
POLICE ESTABLISHMENT. 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49
CORONERS. 49
CONVICT DEPARTMENT. 49 , 50
BOARD FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF CONVICT SERVANTS. 50
ROADS AND BRIDGES. 50 , 51
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. 51 , 52
MARINE. 52 , 53
FLINDER'S ISLAND. 53
ANNUAL PENSIONS. 53 , 54
MILITARY. 54 , 55 , 56
COMMISSARIAT 56
COMMISSARIAT OF ACCOUNTS 56
ORDNANCE STOREKEEPER’S DEPARTMENT 57
SLAUGHTER HOUSE. 57
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. BANK OF VAN DIEMEN’S LAND 58
DERWENT BANK. 58
DERWENT BANK FOR SAVINGS. 58
COMMERCIAL BANK, 1829. 59
THE GENERAL SAVINGS BANK. 59
TAMAR BANK, LAUNCESTON, 1835. 59
BANK OF AUSTRALASIA. 59 , 60
VAN DIEMEN'S LAND COMPANY 61
TASMANIAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY 61 , 62
HOBART TOWN AND LAUNCESTON MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY. 62
MECHANICS’ INSTITUTION. 62
MASONIC LODGES. 63
HOBART TOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY. 63
THE UNION CLUB 64
VAN DIEMEN’S LAND TEMPERANCE SOCIETY. 64
VAN DIEMEN’S LAND HOME MISSIONARY CHRISTIAN INSTRUCTION SOCIETY. 64
AUXILIARY BIBLE SOCIETY, 1819. 65
DISTRICT SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE. 65
VAN DIEMEN’S LAND MISSIONARY SOCIETY. 65
PRESBYTERIAN TRACT SOCIETY. 65
BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. 65
THE WESLEYAN METHODIST HOBART TOWN SUNDAY LOCAL TRACT SOCIETY 66
WESLEYAN LIBRARY. 66
WESLEYAN MISSIONARY SOCIETY. 66
HOBART TOWN GRAMMAR SCHOOL. 66
WESLEYAN SUNDAY SCHOOL. 66
INFANT SCHOOL SOCIETY. 67
SCHOOLS. 67
COACHES. 67 , 68 , 69
CARTERS’ CHARGES. 69
BOATS. 70
BOATMENS’ CHARGES. 70 , 71
Return of the Free Inhabitants of Van Diemen’s Land, (exclusive of the Military,) distinguishing their different modes of Worship. 72
SUMMARY. 73
Statement of Offences and Punishments in Van Diemen’s Land, from the First of July to the Thirty-first day of December, 1837, compared with the Return ending the Thirtieth day of June, 1837, shewing an increase of 1592. Who have been punished and discharged as follows 74
Summary of each Description of the several Offences above mentioned, compared with the Return ending the Thirtieth day of June, 1837, shewing an increase of 1592. 75
IMPORTS—1837. 76
EXPORTS—1837. 76 , 77 , 78
HOBART TOWN 79
FOREIGN AND COLONIAL MONIES, WITH THEIR VALUE IN STERLING. 80
THE SYDNEY GOVERNMENT. 81
THE ROYAL FAMILY. 81
MINISTRY OF ENGLAND. 82 , 83 , 84 , 85
SOVEREIGNS OF EUROPE. 86
HOUSE OF PEERS. 86
HOUSE OF COMMONS. 86
GOVERNORS AND COMMANDERS OF BRITISH COLONIES AND SETTLEMENTS. 87 , 88
BRITISH ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD. 89
PRINCIPAL FOREIGN ORDERS. 90
THE ANNUAL. A NARRATIVE or THE SUFFERINGS AND ADVENTURES OF CERTAIN OF THE TEN CONVICTS, WHO PIRATICALLY SEIZED THE BRIG ‘FREDERICK’ AT MACQUARIE HARBOUR, IN VAN DIEMEN’S LAND, AS RELATED BY ONE OF THE SAID CONVICTS WHILST LYING UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATH FOR THIS OFFENCE IN THE GAOL AT HOBART TOWN. 91 , 93 , 94 , 95 , 96 , 97 , 98 , 99 , 100 , 101 , 102 , 103 , 104 , 105 , 106 , 107 , 108 , 109 , 110 , 111 , 112 , 113 , 114 , 115 , 116 , 117 , 118 , 119 , 120 , 121 , 122 , 123
A SHRED OF AUTOBIOGRAPHY 125 , 126 , 127 , 128 , 129 , 130 , 131 , 132 , 133 , 134 , 135 , 136 , 137 , 138 , 139 , 140 , 141 , 142 , 143 , 144 , 145 , 146 , 147 , 148 , 149 , 150 , 151 , 152 , 153 , 154 , 155 , 156 , 157 , 158 , 159 , 160 , 161 , 162 , 163 , 164 , 165 , 166 , 167 , 168 , 169 , 170 , 171 , 172 , 173 , 174 , 175 , 176 , 177 , 178 , 179 , 180 , 181 , 182 , 183 , 184 , 185 , 186 , 187 , 188 , 189 , 190 , 191 , 192 , 193 , 194 , 195 , 196 , 197 , 198 , 199 , 200 , 201 , 202 , 203 , 204 , 205 , 206 , 207 , 208 , 209 , 210 , 211 , 212 , 213 , 214 , 215 , 216 , 217 , 218 , 219 , 220 , 221 , 222 , 223 , 224 , 225 , 226 , 227 , 228 , 229 , 230 , 231 , 232 , 233 , 234 , 235 , 236 , 237 , 238 , 239 , 240 , 241 , 242 , 243 , 244 , 245
ERRATA TO THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY. 246
TELEGRAPHIC SIGNALS FROM MOUNT NELSON TO THE BATTERY. 247 , 248 , 249 , 250 , 251 , 252 , 253
SEMAPHORIC SIGNALS. 254
ARRIVALS OF VESSELS DURING THE YEAR 1837. 255 , 256 , 257 , 258 , 259
DEPARTURE OF VESSELS DURING THE YEAR 1837. 259 , 260 , 261 , 262 , 263
Advertising 265 , 266 , 267 , 268 , 269 , 270

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