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

Call Number
JAFp BIBLIO F17876
Created/Published
Melbourne : George Robertson, 1859-1927
Issue
1885
Images
100
Notes
Very tightly bound. Best available copy.
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Contents

VICTORIAN ALMANAC 1885 1 , 2
Advertising 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6
THE VICTORIAN ALMANAC FOR 1885 7
Advertising 8
VICTORIAN ALMANAC, 1885. CONTENTS. 9
Advertising 9 , 10
ECLIPSES IN THE YEAR 1885. 11 , 12
Mean Places for 1st of January, 1885, of Twenty-one Stars of the First Magnitude. 12
Duration of Twilight after Sunset at Melbourne. 12
Explanation of the Calendar. 13
Apparent Places of the Principal Planets for each Tenth Day of the year 1885, at 9h. 40m. p.m., Melbourne mean time. 14
Mean Astronomical Refraction (Ivory’s). BAR. 30 INCHES. FAH. THER. 50°. 14
Semi-Diurnal Arcs for Melbourne. LATITUDE, 37° 49' SOUTHE. 15
Table for Converting Intervals of Sidereal Time into Intervals of Mean Time. 15
Table for Ascertaining Heights. (From the Board of Trade Barometer Manual, by Admiral Fitzroy.) 15
Table for finding local times of Sunrise and Sunset at chief towns of Australasia. 16
Supplementary Tide Table for the Principal Australian Ports. 17
Fixed and Movable Festivals, &c., 1885. 17
Notes of the Calendar for 1885. 17
The Australian Seasons, 1885. 17
JANUARY. 18 , 19
FEBRUARY. 20 , 21
MARCH. 22 , 23
APRIL. 24 , 25
MAY. 26 , 27
JUNE. 28 , 29
JULY. 30 , 31
AUGUST. 32 , 33
SEPTEMBER. 34 , 35
OCTOBER. 36 , 37
NOVEMBER. 38 , 39
DECEMBER. 40 , 41
CALENDAR 42
CALENDAR OF THE JEWS FOR 1885-5645-46. 43
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS. 43
HOTTEST DAYS IN MELBOURNE. 44
WEATHER TABLE FOR 1885. 45
Acts of the Parliamentary Session, 1884. 46
TWELFTH PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA. 47 , 48
MINISTRIES IN VICTORIA. 49
GOVERNMENT OF VICTORIA. 49
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, 1884. 49 , 50 , 51
LAW DEPARTMENTS. 52
GOVERNORS OF VICTORIA, 52
SAN FRANCISCO MAIL ROUTE. 53
Signals in Use within the Ports of Victoria. 53
A USEFUL TABLE FOR FARMERS. 53
EUROPEAN MAIL ARRIVALS. 54
EUROPEAN MAIL DEPARTURES. 55
POSTAL RATES. 56 , 57
INLAND AND INTERCOLONIAL POSTAGE. 57 , 58
MONEY ORDERS. 58
RATES OF COMMISSION. 59
POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANKS. 59 , 60
ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. 60
Melbourne, Port Darwin, and European Telegraph. 61
European Mail Signals. 62
TO FIND THE CYCLE OF THE SUN FOR ANY YEAR TILL 1900, AND THE SUNDAY LETTER. 62
BANKS, &c., IN VICTORIA. 63
Melbourne University Terms. 63
THE QUEEN AND ROYAL FAMILY. 64
CARLISLE EXPECTATION TABLE. 64
PLACES IN MELBOURNE WORTH VISITING. 65
FOREIGN CONSULS. 66
MELBOURNE HARBOUR TRUST. 66
Governors of the Australasian Colonies. 66
MEDICAL NOTES REFERRING TO A FEW OF THE MOST COMMON DISEASES. 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 , 72 , 73 , 74
THE MELBOURNE SAVINGS BANK. 75 , 76
NOTABLE EVENTS. 77 , 78 , 79 , 80 , 81 , 82
WHOOPING-COUGH. 82
REFRESHMENTS. 83 , 84 , 85
THE CREEDS OF THE BELLS. 86
THE POLITICIAN. 86
MAKING THINGS OVER. 87
THE DEPARTURE OF YOUTH. 87
THE REQUIREMENTS OF A LADY OF FASHION. 87
THE DUTCHMAN’S DOG. 88
HOW TO TREAT CATS. 88
ON MARRIAGE. 88
CHEERFUL DESTITUTION. 89
REPAYING. 89
GAS. 89
A VALUABLE TRUTH IN BUSINESS. 90
QUEER NOSES. 90
Advertising 90 , 91 , 92 , 93 , 94 , 95 , 96 , 97 , 98 , 99 , 100

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