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
1888
Images
104
Notes
Very tightly bound material. Best copy available.
View Catalogue

Contents

VICORIAN ALMANAC 1888 1
Advertising 2
No title 2
Advertising 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10
THE VICTORIAN ALMANAC FOR 1888 11
Advertising 12
VICTORIAN ALMANAC, 1888. CONTENTS. 13
Advertising 13 , 14
ECLIPSES IN THE YEAR 1888. 15
Explanation of the Calendar. 15 , 16
Supplementary Tide Table for the Principal Australian Ports. 16
Notes of the Calendar for 1888. 16
Australian Seasons, 1888. 16
Apparent Places of the Principal Planets for each Tenth Day of the year 1888, at 9h. 40m. p.m., Melbourne mean time. 17
Mean Astronomical Refraction (Ivory’s). 17
Semi-Diurnal Arcs for Melbourne. 18
Table for Converting Intervals of Sidereal Time into Intervals of Mean Time. 18
Table for Ascertaining Heights. 18
Table for finding local times of Sunrise and Sunset at chief towns of Australasia. 19
Mean Places for Ist of January, 1888, of Twenty-one Stars of the FirstgMagnitude. 20
Duration of Twilight after Sunset at Melbourne. 20
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS. 21
CALENDAR OF THE JEWS FOR 1888-5607-48. 21
JANUARY. 22 , 23
Astronomical Notlces of the Planets. 23
FEBRUARY. 24 , 25
Astronomical Notlces of the Planets. 25
MARCH. 26 , 27
Astronomical Notices of the Planets. 27
APRIL. 28 , 29
Astronomical Notlces of the Planets. 29
MAY. 30 , 31
Astronomical Notices of the Planets. 31
JUNE. 32 , 33
Astronomical Notices of the Planets. 33
JULY. 34 , 35
Astronomical Notices of the Planets. 35
AUGUST. 36 , 37
Astronomical Notices of the Planets. 37
SEPTEMBER. 38 , 39
Astronomical Notices of the Planets. 39
OCTOBER. 40 , 41
Astronomical Notices of the Planets. 41
NOVEMBER. 42 , 43
Astronomical Notices of the Planets. 43
DECEMBER. 44 , 45
Astronomical Notices of the Planets. 45
CALENDAR 46
HOTTEST DAYS IN MELBOURNE. 47
Plain Rules for Foretelling the Weather. 47
WEATHER TABLE FOR 1888. 48
Acts of first Session of Thirteenth Parliament 49
Melbourne University Terms. 49
THIRTEENTH PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA. 50 , 51
MINISTRIES IN VICTORIA. 52
GOVERNMENT OF VICTORIA. 52
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, 1887. 52 , 53 , 54 , 55
LAW DEPARTMENTS. 55
POSTAL RATES. 56 , 57 , 58 , 59
MONEY ORDERS. 59 , 60 , 61
POSTAL NOTES. 61
POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANKS. 62
GOVERNMENT TELEPHONE EXCHANGE. 62
Governors of the Australasian Colonies. 62
VICTORIAN INLAND PARCEL POST. 63
BRITISH AND FOREIGN PARCEL POSTS. 63
ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. 64
European Mail Signals. 65
Fixed and Movable Festivals, &c., 1888. 65
MELBOURNE HARBOUR TRUST. 65
BANKS, &c., IN VICTORIA. 66
PLAGES IN MELBOURNE WORTH VISITING. 67 , 68
THE QUEEN AND ROYAL FAMILY. 68
A USEFUL TABLE FOR FARMERS. 68
FOREIGN CONSULS. 69
GOVERNORS OF VICTORIA, 69
MEDICAL NOTES REFERRING TO A FEW OF THE MOST COMMON DISEASES. 70 , 71 , 72 , 73 , 74 , 75 , 76 , 77 , 78
Signals in Use within the Ports of Victoria. 78
THE MELBOURNE SAVINGS BANK. 79
NOTABLE EVENTS. 80 , 81 , 82 , 83 , 84 , 85 , 86 , 87 , 88
ALLEGED CURE FOR SMALL-POX. 88
REFRESHMENTS. 89 , 90 , 91 , 92 , 93 , 94 , 95 , 96 , 97
Advertising 98 , 99 , 100 , 101 , 102 , 103 , 104

Text

Cite

Citation options:
Work identifier

http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-734375204

APA citation

(1859). The Victorian almanac for ... : containing gardener's calendar, colonial information, and table of moonlight nights Retrieved January 18, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-734375204

MLA citation

The Victorian almanac for ... : containing gardener's calendar, colonial information, and table of moonlight nights Melbourne: George Robertson, 1859. Web. 18 January 2025 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-734375204>

Harvard/Australian citation

1859, The Victorian almanac for ... : containing gardener's calendar, colonial information, and table of moonlight nights George Robertson, Melbourne viewed 18 January 2025 http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-734375204

Wikipedia citation

{{Citation
  |
  | title=The Victorian almanac for ... : containing gardener's calendar, colonial information, and table of moonlight nights
  | year=1859
  | section=volumes : illustrations ; 18 cm.
  | issue=1888
  | location=Melbourne
  | publisher=George Robertson
  | url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-734375204
  | id=nla.obj-734375204
  | access-date=18 January 2025
  | via=Trove
}}

Citations are automatically generated and may require some modification to conform to exact standards.

Download

Select the images you want to download, or the whole document.

Available formats
TIF high resolution
Include
All
Current

Or select a range of images:

Order

You can order a copy of this work from Copies Direct.

Copies Direct supplies reproductions of collection material for a fee. This service is offered by the National Library of Australia

Include

Or select a range of images:

Share

Share on Twitter

Share on Facebook

What can I do with this?

Copyright varies by issue and article

Reason for copyright status
Serials have an open range of dates.

Copyright varies with each issue and article. You may have full rights to copy, or may be able to copy only under some circumstances, for example a portion for research or study. Order a copy where circumstances allow or Contact us for further information.

Copyright status was determined using the following information:

Material type
Literary, dramatic or musical work

Copyright status may not be correct if data in the record is incomplete or inaccurate. Other access conditions may also apply.

For more information please see: Copyright in library collections.