Walch's Tasmanian almanac for

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N 919.46 WAL
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Hobart, Tas. : J. Walch & Sons, 1870-[1971]
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(1927)
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WALCH’S TASMANIAN ALMANAC 1
Advertising 2
The Government Railways of Tasmania 3
Advertising 4
TASMANIA 6
WALCH’S TASMANIAN ALMANAC FOR 1927 7
Advertising 8
PREFACE. 9
ADDENDA. 10
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 10
INDEX. 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17
ECLIPSES IN THE YEAR 1927. 17
APPROXIMATE TABLE OF MEAN TEPERATURE AT SEVERAL PLACES SITUATED WITHIN A FEW DEGREES OF A SIMILAR LATITUDE. 18
WEATHER TABLE. 18
STANDARD TIME IN TASMANIA. 18
FIXED AND MOVABLE FESTIVALS, ETC. 19
NOTES OF THE CALENDAR. 19
EUROPEAN AND AUSTRALIAN TIME 19
DARILING GLASS. 19 , 20 , 21
EXPLANATION OF THE CALENDAR. 22
GEOGRAPHICAL POSITIONS. 22
APPROXIMATE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEAN TIME AT THE FOLLOWING PLACES AND AT HOBART. 22
LAUNCESTON TIDE TABLE, 1927. 23
HOBART SIGNALS. 24
WEATHER SIGNALS. 24
DISPLAYED IN ALL THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITALS. 24
EXPLANATION OF HOBART SIGNALS. 25
CALENDAR FOR 1928. 25
JANUARY 1927. 26 , 27
FEBRUARY 1927. 28 , 29
MARCH 1927. 30 , 31
APRIL 1927. 32 , 33
MAY 1927. 34 , 35
JUNE 1927. 36 , 37
JULY 1927. 38 , 39
AUGUST 1927. 40 , 41
SEPTEMBER 1927. 42 , 43
OCTOBER 1927. 44 , 45
NOVEMBER 1927. 46 , 47
DECEMBER 1927. 48 , 49
NOTES AND MEMORANDA FOR NEXT YEAR, 1928 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54
SOVEREIGNS OF ENGLAND SINCE CONQUEST. 55
SOVEREIGNS AND HEADS OF GOVERNMENTS. 55
GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. REIGNING SOVEREIGN AND FAMILY 56
ANNUITIES TO THE ROYAL FAMILY. 56
CENSUS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. 56
BRITISH GOVERNMENT. 57
GOVERNMENT OP IRISH FREE STATE. 57
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA. 57
LIST OF BRITISH COLONIES, WITH NAMES OF GOVERNORS, ETC. 58 , 59
SECRETARIES OF STATE FOR COLONIES, 1854-1921. 60
NUMERICAL SUMMARY OF THE MEMBERS OF BOTH HOUSES OF THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT. 60
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA. 61 , 62 , 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
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA. 71
PARLIAMENTARY QUALIFICATIONS 72
ELECTION PETITIONS. 72
PARLIAMENTS SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT. 73 , 74 , 75
SUCCESSIVE PRESIDENTS OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SINCE 1856. 75
SUCCESSIVE SPEAKERS OF HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY SINCE 1856. 75
MINISTRIES SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT. 75 , 76 , 77 , 78 , 79
ECCLESIASTICAL. 79 , 80 , 81 , 82 , 83 , 84 , 85 , 86
CORONERS. 86 , 87
MAGISTRACY. 88 , 89 , 90 , 91 , 92 , 93 , 94 , 95 , 96 , 97 , 98 , 99 , 100 , 101 , 102 , 103 , 104 , 105 , 106 , 107 , 108 , 109 , 110 , 111 , 112
LAW. 112 , 113 , 114 , 115 , 116 , 117 , 118
Local Courts Act. Sittings of the Courts 119 , 120 , 121
REGISTRATION OF DEEDS, JUDGMENTS, ETC. 122
REGISTRATION OF COMPANIES. 122
REGISTRATION OF FIRMS. 123
JURORS AND JURIES. 123 , 124
WITNESSES’ EXPENSES. 124 , 125
TITLES TO LANDS. 125 , 126 , 127 , 128 , 129 , 130 , 131 , 132 , 133 , 134
DISTRIBUTION OF STATE DEPARTMENTS. 135
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS. 135 , 136 , 137 , 138
DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEYS. 139 , 140 , 141 , 142 , 143 , 144 , 145 , 146
REGULATIONS UNDER “THE MINING ACT.” 147 , 148 , 149 , 150
REGULATIONS UNDER “THE INFLAMMABLE OILS ACT.” 150
FORESTRY DEPARTMENT. 150 , 151
PRINCIPAL LAKES IN TASMANIA. 151 , 152
AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES. 153 , 154 , 155 , 156 , 157 , 158 , 159 , 160 , 161 , 162 , 163
POST OFFICE. 164 , 165 , 166 , 167 , 168 , 169 , 170
PRINCIPAL ISLANDS OF TASMANIA. 170
TABLE OF THE ARRIVAL AND DESPATCH OF INLAND MAILS. 171 , 172 , 173 , 174 , 175 , 176 , 177 , 178 , 179 , 180 , 181 , 182 , 183 , 184 , 185 , 186 , 187
TABLE OF DISTANCES ALONG THE MAIN ROAD. 188
TABLE OF DISTANCES OF PRINCIPAL MOTOR ROUTES. 188
CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT. 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
BONDING WAREHOUSE RENTS AND CHARGES. 224
COMMONWEALTH LETTERS PATENT. 224
LETTERS PATENT. 224 , 225 , 226 , 227
LAND TAX. 227
INCOME TAX. 227 , 228 , 229
TAX ON DIVIDENDS AND COMPANIES. 229 , 230
STAMP DUTIES. 230 , 231 , 232
DEATH DUTIES. 232
TASMANIAN RAILWAYS. 232
GAUGES OF AUSTRALIAN RAILWAYS. 232
THE GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS OF TASMANIA. 233 , 234 , 235
RESERVED SEATS FREE OF CHARGE ON EXPRESS AND PASSENGER TRAINS. 235 , 236
MAIN LINE HOBART SUBURBAN SUNDAY TRAINS 236
MAIN LINE-HOBART SUBURBAN TRAINS. 237
TASMANIAN GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS. 238 , 239 , 240 , 241 , 242 , 243 , 244 , 245 , 246 , 247 , 248 , 249 , 250
REGISTRY OF BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, & DEATHS. 250 , 251
FACTORIES. 251 , 252 , 253
FRUIT DISTRICTS. 254
DESTRUCTION OF NOXIOUS WEEDS 254 , 255
DESTRUCTION OF RABBITS 255
FISHERIES. 256 , 257 , 258 , 259
GAME LAWS, SHOOTING AND FISHING SEASONS, ETC. 259 , 260
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, HOBART. 260
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, LAUNCESTON. 260
ROYAL SOCIETY OF TASMANIA. 261
TASMANIAN MUSEUM, ART GALLERY AND BOTANICAL GARDENS. 261 , 262
NATIONAL PARK. 262
AUSTRALASIAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE. 262
PUBLIC HEALTH. 263 , 264
MEDICAL. 264 , 265 , 266 , 267 , 268
DENTAL. 269
GOVERNMENT CHEMICAL AND ASSAY LABORATORIES, Bathnrst-street, Hobart. 269
CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS. 270 , 271 , 272 , 273
THE UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA. 273 , 274 , 275 , 276 , 277
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. 277 , 278 , 279
TECHNICAL EDUCATION. 279 , 280 , 281
BANKS. 282 , 283
INLAND RATES OF EXCHANGE. 283 , 284
MARINE BOARDS. 284 , 285 , 286 , 287
LAUNCESTON MARINE BOARD. 288 , 289 , 290 , 291
SHIPPING ON THE REGISTER OF THE PORT OF HOBART. 291 , 292 , 293
SHIPPING ON THE REGISTER OF THE PORT OF LAUNCESTON. 293 , 294
LICENCES. 294 , 295
CARTERS' CHARGES. 295 , 296
FIRE BRIGADE BOARDS. 296 , 297
FIRE STATIONS AND ALARMS, HOBART. 297
FIRE BELL SIGNALS, LAUNCESTON. 297
INSURANCE COMPANIES, HOBART. 298 , 299
INSURANCE COMPANIES, LAUNCESTON. 299 , 300
STATISTICS. 301
POPULATION OF TASMANIA. 302
THE CENSUS OF TASMANIA, 4TH APRIL, 1921. 303
VALUE OF PRODUCTION 303
SHIPPING TRADE, 30TH JUNE. 1926. 303 , 304
PASTORAL INDUSTRY. 305
TOTAL TRADE OF TASMANIA. 306
IMPORTS, EXPORTS, AND TOTAL TRADE OF TASMANIAN PORTS. 1925-26 306
QUANTITIES & VALUES OE PRINCIPAL EXPORTS. 306
STATE FINANCE. 307
PUBLIC DEBT, TASMANIA. 307
GENERAL REVENUE, 1925-26, 308
EXPENDITURE, 1925-26, 308 , 309 , 310
AUSTRALASIAN STATISTICS, 1925. 311
STATES AND COMMONWEALTH 312
LIST OF TOWNS. POST OFFICES, & TELEGRAPH STATIONS IN TASMANIA, 313 , 314 , 315 , 316 , 317 , 318 , 319 , 320 , 321 , 322 , 323 , 324
ELECTORAL DISTRICTS. 324
PARISHES 325 , 326
NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHED IN TASMANIA. 326
CHIEF MOUNTAINS & HEIGHTS IN TASMANIA. 327 , 328
MASONIC. 329 , 330 , 331
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF RECHABITES, S.U. 331
PROTESTANT ALLIANCE FRIENDLY SOCIETY OF AUSTRALASIA. 332
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODDFELLOWS, M.U. 332
UNITED ANCIENT ORDER OF DRUIDS. 333
LOYAL ORANGE INSTITUTION. 334
TASMANIAN GOVERNMENT RAILWAY SERVANTS’ FRIENDLY SOCIETY, LAUNCESTON. 335
LAUNCESTON STOCK EXCHANGE. 335
THE CITY OF HOBART 336 , 337 , 338 , 339 , 340
WATER SUPPLY, HOBART. 340 , 341
HOBART MUNICIPAL TRAMWAYS. 341 , 342
STEAMERS FROM HOBART. 342
COACHES AND OMNIBUSES FROM HOBART. 343
HEIGHTS OF THE PRINCIPAL MOUNTAINS IN THE SEVERAL CONTINENTS. 343
PLACES OF DIVINE WORSHIP in and NEAR HOBART. 344
SOCIETIES, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, COMPANIES, CLUBS, ETC., HOBART. 344 , 345 , 346 , 347 , 348 , 349 , 350 , 351 , 352 , 353 , 354 , 355
PUBLIC RULES FOR FORETELLING WEATHER. 355
CITY OF LAUNCESTON. 356 , 357 , 358
PUBLIC DEPARTMENTS, NOT MUNICIPAL, LAUNCESTON. 358 , 359
STEAMERS FROM LAUNCESTON. 359
COACHES FROM LAUNCESTON. 359
PLACES OF DIVINE WORSHIP IN AND NEAR LAUNCESTON. 360
SOCIETIES, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, COMPANIES, CLUBS, ETC., LAUNCESTON. 360 , 361 , 362 , 363 , 364 , 365
LICENCES, LAUNCESTON. 366
LOCAL GOVERNMENT. 367
INDICATIONS OF WEATHER. 367
MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION OF TASMANIA 368
TABLE TO CALCULATE WAGES AND PAYMENTS. 368
MUNICIPALITIES. 369
BEACONSFIELD MUNICIPALITY, IN THE COUNTY OF DEVON. 370 , 371
BOTHWELL MUNICIPALITY, IN THE COUNTIES OF MONMOUTH, CUMBERLAND, AND WESTMORLAND. 371 , 372
BRIGHTON MUNICIPALITY, IN THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH. 373 , 374
BRUNY MUNICIPALITY, IN THE COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAM. 374
CAMPBELL TOWN MUNICIPALITY, IN THE COUNTIES OF SOMERSET AND GLAMORGAN. 374 , 375 , 376
CIRCULAR HEAD MUNICIPALITY, IN THE COUNTIES OF WELLINGTON AND RUSSELL. 376 , 377 , 378
CLARENCE MUNICIPALITY, IN THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH. 378 , 379
DELORAINE MUNICIPALITY, IN THE COUNTIES OF DEVON, WESTMORLAND, AND LINCOLN. 379 , 380 , 381
DEVONPORT MUNICIPALITY, IN THE COUNTY OF DEVON. 381 , 382 , 383
EMU BAY MUNICIPALITY, IN THE COUNTIES OF WELLINGTON AND DEVON 383 , 384 , 385
ESPERANCE MUNICIPALITY, IN THE COUNTIES OF ARTHUR, KENT, AND BUCKINGHAM. 386 , 387
EVANDALE MUNICIPALITY, IN THE COUNTIES OF CORNWALL, DORSET, AND SOMERSET. 387 , 388
FINGAL MUNICIPALITY, IN THE COUNTIES OF CORNWALL AND GLAMORGAN. 388 , 389
FLINDERS MUNICIPALITY, IN THE COUNTY OF FLINDERS. 389 , 390
GEORGE TOWN MUNICIPALITY, IN THE COUNTY OF DORSET. 390 , 391
GLAMORGAN MUNICIPALITY, IN THE COUNTY OF GLAMORGAN. 391 , 392
GLENORCHY MUNICIPALITY, IN THE COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAM. 393 , 394
GORMANSTON MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTIES OF MONTAGU, FRANKLIN, AND LINCOLN. 394 , 395
GREEN PONDS MUNICIPALITY, IN THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH. 395 , 396
HAMILTON MUNICIPALITY, IN THE COUNTIES OF MONMOUTH, CUMBERLAND, LINCOLN, ARTHUR, FRANKLIN, AND BUCKINGHAM. 396 , 397 , 398
HUON MUNICIPALITY, IN THE COUNTIES OF KENT AND BUCKINGHAM. 398 , 399
KENTISH MUNICIPALITY, IN THE COUNTIES OF DEVON AND LINCOLN. 399 , 400 , 401
KINGBOROUGH MUNICIPALITY, IN THE COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAM. 401 , 402
KING ISLAND MUNICIPALITY, IN THE COUNTY OF WELLINGTON. 402 , 403
LATROBE MUNICIPALITY, IN THE COUNTY OF DEVON. 403 , 404 , 405
LEVEN MUNICIPALITY, IN THE COUNTY OF DEVON. 405 , 406 , 407
LILYDALE MUNICIPALITY, IN THE COUNTRY OF DORSET. 407 , 408
LONGFORD MUNICIPALITY, IN THE COUNTIES OF WESTMORLAND, SOMERSET, AND CORNWALL 408 , 409 , 410
NEW NORFOLK MUNICIPALITY, IN THE COUNTIES OF BUCKINGHAM AND MONMOUTH. 410 , 411 , 412
OATLANDS MUNICIPALITY, IN THE COUNTIES OF MONMOUTH, SOMERSET, AND PEMBROKE. 412 , 413
PENGUIN MUNICIPALITY, IN THE COUNTY OF DEVON. 413 , 414
PORT CYGNET MUNICIPALITY, IN THE COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAM. 415
PORTLAND MUNICIPALITY, IN THE COUNTIES OF CORNWALL AND DORSET. 416 , 417
QUEENSTOWN MUNICIPALITY, IN THE COUNTY OF MONTAGU. 417 , 418 , 419 , 420
RICHMOND MUNICIPALITY, IN THE COUNTIES OF MONMOUTH AND PEMBROKE. 420 , 421
RINGAROOMA MUNICIPALITY, IN THE COUNTY OF DORSET. 421 , 422 , 423
ROSS MUNICIPALITY, IN THE COUNTIES OF SOMERSET AND GLAMORGAN. 423 , 424
SCOTTSDALE MUNICIPALITY, IN THE COUNTY OF DORSET. 424 , 425 , 426
SORELL MUNICIPALITY, IN THE COUNTY OP PEMBROKE. 426 , 427
SPRING BAY MUNICIPALITY, IN THE COUNTY OP PEMBROKE. 427 , 428
ST. LEONARDS MUNICIPALITY, IN THE COUNTIES OF CORNWALL AND DORSET. 428 , 429
STRAHAN MUNICIPALITY, IN THE COUNTIES OF MONTAGU, FRANKLIN, MONTGOMERY, AND ARTHUR. 429 , 430
TABLE CAPE MUNICIPALITY, IN THE COUNTY OF WELLINGTON. 430 , 431 , 432
TASMAN MUNICIPALITY, IN THE COUNTY OF PEMBROKE. 432 , 433
WARATAH MUNICIPALITY, IN THE COUNTY OF RUSSELL. 433 , 434
WESTBURY MUNICIPALITY, IN THE COUNTIES OF WESTMORLAND AND DEVON. 434 , 435 , 436
ZEE HAN MUNICIPALITY, IN THE COUNTIES OF RUSSELL, MONTAGU, AND LINCOLN. 436 , 437
AUSTRALIAN SEASONS 437
RACE MEETINGS, TASMANIA 438
MOONLIGHT NIGHTS. 438 , 439
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 440 , 441 , 442
GRISTING FORMULA. 442
Obituary. 442 , 443
Advertising 444
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 445 , 446
Advertising 446 , 447 , 448 , 449 , 450 , 451 , 452 , 453 , 454 , 455 , 456 , 457 , 458 , 459 , 460 , 461 , 462 , 463 , 464 , 465 , 466 , 467 , 468 , 469 , 470 , 471 , 472 , 473 , 474 , 475 , 476 , 477 , 478 , 479 , 480 , 481 , 482 , 483 , 484 , 485 , 486 , 487 , 488 , 489 , 490 , 491 , 492 , 493 , 494 , 495 , 496 , 497 , 498

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