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
1897
Images
104
Notes
Very tightly bound material. Best copy available.
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Contents

VICTORIAN ALMANAC 1
No title 2
Advertising 2 , 3
COLE'S MAGIC-COIN PUZZLE. 4
PLEASANT-LEARNING-LAND. 5
FROM COLES BOOK ARCADE. 6
THE VICTORIAN ALMANAC FOR 1897 7
Advertising 8
VICTORIAN ALMANAC, 1897. CONTENTS. 9
Advertising 9 , 10
ECLIPSES IN 1897. 11
EXPLANATION OF THE CALENDAR. 11 , 12
Mean Places for 1st of January, 1897, of Twenty-one Stars of the First Magnitude. 13
Notes of the Calendar for 1897. 13
Table for Converting Intervals of Sidereal Time into Intervals of Mean Time. 13
Apparent Places of the Principal Planets for each Tenth Day of the year 1897 for Greenwich noon, or 10h. Om. p.m. Melbourne Statute Time. 14
Mean Astronomical Refraction (Ivory's). BAR. 30 INCHES, FAH. THER. 50°. 14
Supplementary Tide Table for the Principal Australian Ports. 15
Duration of Twilight after Sunset at Melbourne. 15
Australian Seasons, 1897. 15
Semi-Diurnal Arcs for Melbourne. Latitude, 37° 49' South. 16
Table for Ascertaining Heights. (From the Board of Trade Barometer Manual, by Admiral Fitzroy.) 16
Corrections to be applied to the Melbourne Times of Sunrise and Sunset to get those of the following Australian Towns. 17
JANUARY. 18 , 19
Astronomical Notices of the Planets. 19
FEBRUARY. 20 , 21
Astronomical Notices of the Planets. 21
MARCH. 22 , 23
Astronomical Notices of the Planets. 23
APRIL. 24 , 25
Astronomical Notices of the Planets. 25
MAY. 26 , 27
Astronomical Notices of the Planets. 27
JUNE. 28 , 29
Astronomical Notices of the Planets. 29
JULY. 30 , 31
Astronomical Notices of the Planets. 31
AUGUST. 32 , 33
Astronomical Notlces of the Planets. 33
SEPTEMBER. 34 , 35
Astronomical Notices of the Planets. 35
OCTOBER. 36 , 37
Astronomical Notices of the Planets. 37
NOVEMBER. 38 , 39
Astronomical Notices of the Planets. 39
DECEMBER. 40 , 41
Astronomical Notices of the Planets. 41
CALENDAR 42
FARM AND GARDEN CALENDAR FOR JANUARY. 43
FARM AND GARDEN CALENDAR FOR FEBRUARY. 44
FARM AND GARDEN CALENDAR FOR MARCH. 45
FARM AND GARDEN CALENDAR FOR APRIL. 46
FARM AND GARDEN CALENDAR FOR MAY. 47
FARM AND GARDEN CALENDAR FOR JUNE. 48
FARM AND GARDEN CALENDAR FOR JULY. 48 , 49
FARM AND GARDEN CALENDAR FOR AUGUST. 50
FARM AND GARDEN CALENDAR FOR SEPTEMBER. 51
FARM AND GARDEN CALENDAR FOR OCTOBER. 52
FARM AND GARDEN CALENDAR FOR NOVEMBER. 53
FARM AND GARDEN CALENDAR FOR DECEMBER. 54
HERSCHEL’S WEATHER TABLE, FOR FORETELLING- THE WEATHER THROUGHOUT EACH YEAR, FOR EVER. 55 , 56
WEATHER TABLE FOR 1897. 56
Plain Rules for Foretelling the Weather. 57
Fixed and Movable Festivals, &c., 1897. 57
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS. 57
HOTTEST DAYS IN MELBOURNE. 58
Melbourne University Terms. 58
SIXTEENTH PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA. 59 , 60 , 61
MINISTRIES IN VICTORIA. 61
GOVERNMENT OF VICTORIA. 61
SITTINGS OF LAW COURTS. 62
STAMP DUTIES. 62 , 63
PROBATE DUTIES. 63
GOVERNORS OF AUSTRALASIAN COLONIES. 63
MELBOURNE HARBOUR TRUST. 63
THE QUEEN AND ROYAL FAMILY. 64
FOREIGN CONSULS. 64
PLAGES IN MELBOURNE WORTH VISITING. 65
CLOSE SEASONS FOR GAME, &c. 66
EXTRACTS FROM GAME AND FISHERIES ACTS. 66
METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. 67
A USEFUL TABLE FOR FARMERS. 67
POSTAL RATES. 68 , 69
INLAND AND INTERCOLONIAL POSTAGE. 69 , 70
VICTORIAN INLAND PARCELS POST. 71
INTERCOLONIAL PARCELS POST. 71
ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. 71 , 72
THE WORLD’S OLD FAMILIES. 72
MEDICAL NOTES REFERRING TO A FEW OF THE MOST COMMON DISEASES. 73 , 74 , 75 , 76 , 77 , 78 , 79 , 80
NOTABLE EVENTS. 1895. 81 , 82 , 83 , 84 , 85 , 86 , 87 , 88 , 89
DIRECTIONS FOR MAKING A WILL. 90
THE CULTIVATION OF THE TOBACCO PLANT. 91 , 92
FUN ON THE BIKE. THE RULE OF THE ROAD. 93 , 94 , 95 , 96
PERSIFLAGE FOR THE SILLIES. 97
BOYS AND GIRLS TO THE FRONT. 98 , 99
NOT FOR TEETOTALLERS. 99 , 100
Advertising 101 , 102 , 103 , 104

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