The Victorian almanac for ... : containing gardener's calendar, colonial information, and table of moonlight nights

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JAFp BIBLIO F17876
Created/Published
Melbourne : George Robertson, 1859-1927
Issue
1873
Images
102
Notes
Tightly bound material. Best available copy.
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Contents

VICTORIAN ALMANAC 1873 1
Advertising 2
No title 2
Advertising 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10
THE VICTORIAN ALMANAC FOR 1873 11
THE VICTORIAN ALMANAC, 1873. CONTENTS. 12
ECLIPSES IN THE YEAR 1873. 13 , 14
Notes of the Calendar for 1873. 14
The Australian Seasons, 1873. 14
Explanation of the Calendar. 15 , 16
Mean Places for 1st January, 1873, of Twenty-one Stars of the First Magnitude. 16
Apparent Places of the Principal Planets for each Tenth Day of the year 1873, at 9h. 40m. p.m. mean Melbourne time. 17
Mean Astronomical Refraction (Ivory’s). 17
Semi-Diurnal Arcs for Melbourne. LATITUDE, 37° 49' SOUTH. 18
Table for Ascertaining Heights, 18
Plain Rules for Foretelling the Weather. 19
Duration of Twilight after Sunset at Melbourne. 19
Midsummer and Midwinter. 19
Melbourne University Terms. 19
Fixed and Movable Festivals, &c. 19
JANUARY. 20 , 21
FEBRUARY. 22 , 23
WEIGHT OF WATER. 23
MARCH. 24 , 25
APRIL. 26 , 27
MAY. 28 , 29
JUNE. 30 , 31
AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 31
JULY. 32 , 33
APOTHECARIES’ WEIGHT. 33
AUGUST. 34 , 35
PARTICULAR MEASURES OF LENGTH. 35
SEPTEMBER. 36 , 37
OCTOBER. 38 , 39
NOVEMBER. 40 , 41
DECEMBER. 42 , 43
CONTENTS OF CASKS (ROYAL NAVY). 43
CALENDAR 44
CALENDAR OF THE JEWS FOR 5633-34 (1873). 45
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS. 45
Governors of the Australian Colonies. 45
Tide Table for Principal Ports in Victoria. 46
TIDAL SIGNALS. 46
Commercial Code of Signals. 46
Signals in Use within the Ports of Victoria. 47
Time allowed Vessels at Public Wharves. 47
THE QUEEN AND ROYAL FAMILY. 48
GOVERNORS OF VICTORIA. 48
GOVERNMENT OF VICTORIA. 48
SIXTH PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA. 49 , 50
MINISTRIES IN VICTORIA. 50
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS. 51 , 52 , 53
LAW DEPARTMENTS. 53
Geographical Positions of Chief Cities in Australia. 53
CONSULS AND CONSULAR AGENTS. 54
BANKS IN VICTORIA. 54
PLACES IN MELBOURNE WORTH VISITING. 55
POPULATION OF VICTORIA. 55
THE MAIL VIA SOUTHAMPTON, BRINDISI, AND SUEZ, 1873. 56
OVERLAND MAIL SIGNALS. 56
POSTAL RATES. 57 , 58
ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. 59
Telegrams via Galle. 59 , 60
BRITISH-AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAPH. 60
RAILWAY STATIONS IN VICTORIA, WITH THE DISTANCES AND FARES FROM MELBOURNE. 61 , 62
VICTORIAN RAILWAYS.—PARCELS UNDER £10 IN VALUE. 62 , 63
POPULATION OF THE PRINCIPAL TOWNS IN VICTORIA. 64 , 65 , 66
RECENTLY PASSED ACTS OF PARLIAMENT. DUTIES ON THE ESTATES OF DECEASED PERSONS. 67
GAME PROTECTION ACT. 67
THE ACT TO AMEND THE LAW RELATING TO THE PROPERTY OF MARRIED WOMEN. 68
TRANSFER OF LAND STATUTE. 69
DIRECTIONS FOR MAKING A WILL. 69
NOTES ON GARDENING. 70 , 71 , 72 , 73 , 74
HINTS ON HEALTH. 75
MEDICAL NOTES. 76 , 77
USEFUL RECIPES. 78
RELIGIONS OF THE PEOPLE. 79
STATISTICAL REGISTER OF VICTORIA—1871-2. 80 , 81 , 82 , 83 , 84
Advertising 84 , 85 , 86 , 87 , 88 , 89 , 90 , 91 , 92 , 93 , 94 , 95 , 96 , 97 , 98 , 99 , 100 , 101 , 102

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