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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(1880)
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WALCH’S TASMANIAN ALMANAC 1
Advertising 2 , 3 , 4
WALCH’S TASMANIAN ALMANAC 5
FOR ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS DURING PRINTING, see page 262. FIXED AND MOVABLE FESTIVALS, &c., 1880. 6
NOTES OF THE CALENDAR, 1880. 6
AUSTRALIAN SEASONS. 6
INDEX. 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11
A SUMMARY OF THE PRINCIPAL ASTRONOMICAL AND METEOROLOGICAL OCCURRENCES FOR THE YEAR 1880. 12
GEOGRAPHICAL POSITIONS. 12
APPROXIMATE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LOCAL TIME AT THE FOLLOWING PLACES AND AT HOBART TOWN. 12
ECLIPSES IN THE YEAR 1880. 13
SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC. 13
APPROXIMATE TABLE OF TIME FOR THE MERIDIANPASSAGE OF THE PRINCIPAL PLANETS DURING THE YEAR 1880, FOR THE 1st DAY OF EVERY MONTH. 14
SEMIDIURNAL AND SEMINOCTURNAL ARCHES, 14 , 15
AN APPROXIMATE AND CONCISE EQUATION TABLE, 15
APPROXIMATE TABLE OF MEAN TEMPERATURE AT SEVERAL PLACES SITUATED WITHIN A FEW DEGREES OF A SIMILAR LATITUDE. 15
TABLE SHOWING EXCESS OF SPONTANEOUS EVAPORATION OVER RAINFALL AT HOBART TOWN DURING THE TEN YEARS, 1866 TO 1875, INCLUSIVE. 16 , 17
MEAN RESULTANTS FROM THE 35 YEARS’ METEOROLOGICAL TABLES FOR HOBART TOWN FROM 1841 TO 1875 INCLUSIVE. 18
HEBREW FESTIVALS, NEW MOONS, AND FASTS. 19
Advertising 20
CALENDAR FOR 1880. 21
CALENDAR FOR 1881. 21
JANUARY, 1880. 22 , 23
FEBRUARY, 1880. 24 , 25
MARCH, 1880. 26 , 27
APRIL, 1880. 28 , 29
MAY, 1880. 30 , 31
JUNE, 1880. 32 , 33
JULY, 1880. 34 , 35
AUGUST, 1880. 36 , 37
SEPTEMBER, 1880. 38 , 39
OCTOBER, 1880. 40 , 41
NOVEMBER, 1880. 42 , 43
DECEMBER, 1880. 44 , 45
SOVEREIGNS OF ENGLAND SINCE THE CONQUEST. 46
SOVEREIGNS AND HEADS OF GOVERNMENTS. 46
GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. REIGNING SOVEREIGN AND FAMILY. 47
HER MAJESTY’S OFFICERS OF STATE. 48
SECRETARIES OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES, 1854 to 1878. 49
NUMERICAL SUMMARY OR THE MEMBERS OF BOTH HOUSES OF THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT, 1877. 49
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 49
LIST OF BRITISH COLONIES, WITH NAMES OF GOVERNORS, ETC. 50 , 51
SUCCESSION OF LIEUTENANT-GOVERNORS AND GOVERNORS OF TASMANIA. 52
GOVERNMENT OF TASMANIA. 52 , 53
PARLIAMENT OF TASMANIA. 54
OFFICERS OF THE PARLIAMENT 55
ELECTORAL DISTRICTS. 55
PARLIAMENTARY QUALIFICATIONS. 56
NOTICE TO ELECTORS. 56
CONSULS & CONSULAR AGENTS IN TASMANIA. 56
PARLIAMENTS SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT. 57
MINISTRIES SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT. 57 , 58 , 59
CORONERS. 59 , 60 , 61
MAGISTRACY. A LIST OF JUSTICES OF THE PEACE FOR THE ISLAND OF TASMANIA AND ITS DEPENDENCIES. 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF JUSTICES OF THE PEACE FOR THE TERRITORY. 71 , 72 , 73 , 74 , 75
ECCLESIASTICAL. 75 , 76 , 77 , 78 , 79 , 80
LAW THE SUPREME COURT OF TASMANIA. 80 , 81 , 82 , 83
VICE-ADMIRALTY COURT. 83
BANKRUPTCY. 83
COURTS OF REQUESTS. 84 , 85 , 86
JURORS AND JURIES. 86 , 87
WITNESSES. 87 , 88
LICENSING MEETINGS OF JUSTICES. 88
COURTS OF GENERAL AND QUARTER SESSIONS OF THE PEACE. 88 , 89
COURTS OF PETTY SESSIONS. 89 , 90
TITLES TO LANDS. 90 , 91 , 92 , 93
INTESTATE ESTATES. 93
ESCHEATED ESTATES. 93
LEGAL PRACTITIONERS. 93
NOTARIES PUBLIC. 93
BARRISTERS, ATTORNEYS, SOLICITORS, AND PROCTORS OF THE SUPREME COURT OF TASMANIA AS THEY STAND ON THE ROLL. 93 , 94 , 95 , 96 , 97
CERTIFICATED CONVEYANCERS. 97
SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT. 97
IMPERIAL DEPARTMENT. 97
TABLE OF PRECEDENCE OF COLONIAL OFFICERS. 98
DISTRIBUTION OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS UNDER THE SEVERAL MINISTERS OF THE CROWN. 98 , 99
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS. 99 , 100
LANDS AND WORKS DEPARTMENT. 100 , 101 , 102
LAUNCESTON AND WESTERN RAILWAY. 102 , 103
THE GOLD FIELDS. 103
MINING DISTRICTS. 104
GENERAL REGISTER OFFICE FOR BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. 104 , 105
IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT 105 , 106
ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. 106 , 107
LAUNCESTON AND WESTERN RAILWAY TELEGRAPH. 107
TASMANIAN MAIN LINE RAILWAY TELEGRAPH. 107 , 108
SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH. 108
SCALES OF CHARGES. 108
MESSAGES. 108
EUROPEAN AND AUSTRALIAN TIME. 109
POST OFFICE. 109 , 110 , 111 , 112
POST OFFICE MONEY ORDERS. 112 , 113
ENGLISH MAIL SERVICE Viâ COLOMBO, 1880. 113 , 114
TIME TABLE-SAN FRANCISCO, 1880. 114
TABLE OF THE ARRIVAL AND DESPATCH OF INLAND MAILS. 115 , 116 , 117 , 118 , 119 , 120
TASMANIAN COUNCIL OF EDUCATION. 121 , 122 , 123
ROLL OF MALE ASSOCIATES OF ARTS. 123 , 124 , 125 , 126
BOARD OF EDUCATION. 126 , 127 , 128 , 129
LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS. 129 , 130 , 131 , 132 , 133 , 134 , 135
CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT. 135 , 136
TARIFF OF TASMANIA, 137 , 138 , 139
LLOYD’S AGENTS. 139
TO FIND THE TONNAGE OF SHIPS. 139
TAHIFF OF TASMANIA. 140 , 141 , 142 , 143 , 144 , 145
WHARFAGE RATES, HOBART TOWN AND LAUNCESTON. 145
BONDING WAREHOUSE RENTS AND CHARGES. 146 , 147
SHIPPING BELONGING TO HOBART TOWN. 147 , 148 , 149 , 150
YACHTS BELONGING TO HOBART TOWN. 150
SHIPPING- ON THE REGISTER OF THE PORT OF LAUNCESTON. 150 , 151 , 152
SHIPPING MASTERS 152
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, HOBART TOWN. 152
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, LAUNCESTON. 152
MARINE BOARD, HOBART TOWN. 152 , 153 , 154
LAUNCESTON MARINE BOARD. 154
HER MAJESTY’S SHIPS ON THE AUSTRALIAN STATION. 155
HER MAJESTY’S SHIPS FOR THE DEFENCE OF THE COLONIES. 155
TABLE OF DISTANCES ALONG THE MAIN ROAD 155
EXPLANATION OF HOBART TOWN SIGNALS. 156
EXPLANATION OF LAUNCESTON SIGNALS. 156
HOBART TOWN SIGNALS. 157
LAUNCESTON SIGNALS. 157
TASMANIAN VOLUNTEER FORCE. 159
TASMANIAN VOLUNTEER LIGHT HORSE. 159
SOUTHERN TASMANIAN VOLUNTEER ARTILLERY. 159
NORTHERN TASMANIAN VOLUNTEER ARTILLERY. 159 , 160
TASMANIAN VOLUNTEER RIFLE REGIMENT. 160
MEDICAL. 161 , 162 , 163
CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS. NEW TOWN CHARITABLE INSTITUTION FOR INDIGENT FEMALES. 163
CENTRAL COMMITTEE FOR BOARDING OUT DESTITUTE CHILDREN. 163
NEW TOWN CHARITABLE INSTITUTION FOR MALES. 164
GENERAL HOSPITAL, HOBART TOWN. 164 , 165
LAUNCESTON GENERAL HOSPITAL. 165
HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE, NEW NORFOLK. 165
CASCADES HOSPITAL FOR INSANE, HOBART TOWN. 165
HOSPITAL FOR CONTAGIOUS DISEASES, CASCADES, HOBART TOWN. 165
BRICKFIELDS INVALID DEPOT FOR MALES, HOBART TOWN. 166
LAUNCESTON INVALID DEPOT FOR MALES. 166
TASMANIAN MAIN LINE RAILWAY. 166 , 167
INDICATIONS OF WEATHER. 167
MAIN LINE RAILWAY, LOCAL TRAINS 168
TASMANIAN MAIN LINE RAILWAY. 169
LAUNCESTON AND WESTERN RAILWAY. 170
NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHED IN TASMANIA. 171
SHOOTING AND FISHING SEASONS. 171
RULES FOR DISTINGUISHING THE SALMON 171
CONTRACTS, ETC. (NEW SOUTH WALES.) 172
TABLE TO CALCULATE WAGES AND PAYMENTS. 172
LEGAL WEIGHTS FOB GRAIN, ETC. 172
STATISTICS. 173 , 174
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF TASMANIA, 1878. 175
MINERAL EXPORTS, 1878, PRODUCE OF TASMANIA. 175
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS PER HEAD, 1857 TO 1878. 175
NUMBER AND TONNAGE OF VESSELS 176
REGISTERED VESSELS, DECEMBER 31, 1878. 176
LAND UNDER CULTIVATION, 1857 TO 1878. 176
REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE, 1878. 177
PUBLIC DEBT OF TASMANIA. 177
TASMANIAN BANKS, SEPTEMBER 29, 1878. 177
IMPERIAL EXPENDITURE, 1878. 177
WOOL EXPORTED FROM DEC. 1, 1877, TO NOV. 30, 1878. 178
POPULATION OF TASMANIA, DECEMBER 31, 1878. 178
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS, 1878. 178
CENSUS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. POPULATION of THE UNITED KINGDOM on 2nd April, 1871. 178
AREA OF AUSTRALASIAN COLONIES. 178
AUSTRALASIAN STATISTICS, 1878. 179
AREA OF TASMANIA AND ITS DEPENDENCIES. 180
REGULATIONS FOR SALE OF FRUIT IN HOBART TOWN. 180
PER CENTAGES. 180
LEGAL TENDER. 180
DAYS OF GRACE. 180
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 181
CENTAL TABLE FOR THE SALE OF GRAIN FLOHR, POTATOES, ETC. 182
MOONLIGHT NIGHTS. 182
TOLLS AT NEW TOWN* AND SANDHILL BARS. 183
TOLLS AT HUON BRIDGE. 183
BRIDGEWATER COMMISSION. 183
PROBATE DUTIES. 183
STAMP DUTIES. 184 , 185
CARRIAGE DUTIES. 185
LICENCES. 186
BANKS. 186
SAVINGS BANKS. 186
COMMISSIONERS INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS. 187
SALMON COMMISSION. 187
HOBART TOWN PUBLIC CEMETERY. 187
QUEENBOROUGH PUBLIC CEMETERY. 187
UPPER DAVEY-STREET CEMETERY, HOBART. 187
ROYAL SOCIETY OF TASMANIA. 188
INSURANCE COMPANIES, HOBART TOWN. 189
INSURANCE COMPANIES LAUNCESTON. 189 , 190
FIRE BELL SIGNALS, HOBART TOWN. 190
HOBART TOWN FIRE BRIGADES. 190
FIRE BELL SIGNALS, LAUNCESTON. 191
MINING COMPANIES (REGISTERED). 191 , 192 , 193 , 194 , 195
TIN SMELTING WORKS. 195
MASONIC. 195 , 196
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF GOOD TEMPLARS. 196 , 197
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF RECHABITES, S.U. 197 , 198
BANDS OF HOPE. 198
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS, M.U. 198 , 199
ANCIENT & INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS. 199
ANCIENT & INDEPENDENT ORDER OF FORESTERS. 199
PROTESTANT ALLIANCE FRIENDLY SOCIETY OF AUSTRALASIA. 199
ORANGE INSTITUTION. 199
DRUIDS SOCIETY. 199
THE CITY OF HOBART TOWN, 199 , 200 , 201 , 202
COACHES FROM HOBART TOWN. 202
TASMANIAN MAIN LINE RAILWAY. 202
STEAMERS FROM HOBART TOWN. 202 , 203
CARRIERS FROM HOBART TOWN. 203
WATERMEN'S FARES, HOBART TOWN. 203
CAB FARES, HOBART TOWN. 204
CARTERS' CHARGES, HOBART TOWN. 204
PLACES OF DIVINE WORSHIP IN AND NEAR HOBART TOWN. 205
SOCIETIES, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, COMPANIES, CLUBS, ETC., HOB APT TOWN. 205 , 206 , 207 , 208 , 209 , 210 , 211 , 212
LAUNCESTON, THE CHIEF TOWN IN THE NORTH OF TASMANIA. 212 , 213
PUBLIC DEPARTMENTS, NOT MUNICIPAL, LAUNCESTON. 214
RAILWAYS. 214
STEAMERS FROM LAUNCESTON. 215
CARTERS’ CHARGES, LAUNCESTON. 215
CAB FARES, LAUNCESTON. 215
WATERMEN’S FARES, LAUNCESTON. 215
LAUNCESTON TIDE TABLE. 216 , 217
STAGE COACHES FROM LAUNCESTON. 217
CARRIERS FROM LAUNCESTON. 217
PLACES OF DIVINE WORSHIP IN AND NEAR LAUNCESTON. 217
SOCIETIES, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, COMPANIES, CLUBS, ETC., LAUNCESTON. 217 , 218 , 219 , 220 , 221 , 222 , 223
COUNTRY DISTRICTS 223
LIST OF TOWNS, POST OFFICES, & TELEGRAPH STATIONS IN TASMANIA. 224
TOWNS, POST STATIONS, ETC. 225 , 226 , 227 , 228 , 229 , 230
PARISHES. 231 , 232 , 233 , 234
HEIGHTS OF THE PRINCIPAL MOUNTAINS IN THE SEVERAL CONTINENTS. 234
RURAL MUNICIPALITIES. 234
POLICE DISTRICTS. 235
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF BOTHWELL, 235 , 236
EURAL MUNICIPALITY OF BRIGHTON. 236 , 237
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF CAMPBELL TOWN. 237 , 238 , 239
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF CLARENCE, 239 , 240
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OP DELORAINE, 241 , 242
POLICE DISTRICT OF EMU BAY. 242
EMU BAY DIVISION. 242 , 243
TABLE CAPE DIVISION. 243 , 244 , 245
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF EVANDALE, IN THE COUNTY OF CORNWALL. 245 , 246
BUBAL MUNICIPALITY OF FINGAL, IN THE COUNTIES OF CORNWALL AND GLAMORGAN. 246 , 247
POLICE DISTRICT OF FRANKLIN, IN THE COUNTIES OF KENT AND BUCKINGHAM. 247 , 248 , 249 , 250
POLICE DISTRICT OF GEORGE TOWN. IN THE COUNTIES OF DORSET AND DEVON. 250 , 251 , 252
RURAL MUNICIPALITY of GLAMORGAN (SWANSEA), IN THE COUNTY OF GLAMORGAN. 252 , 253
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF GLENORCHY, IN THE COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAM. 253 , 254
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF GREEN PONDS, IN THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH. 254 , 255 , 256
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF HAMILTON, IN THE COUNTIES OF MONMOUTH, CUMBERLAND, AND BUCKINGHAM. 256 , 257
POLICE DISTRICT OF HOBART, IN THE COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAM. 257 , 258
POLICE DISTRICT OF KINGBOROUGH. IN THE COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAM. 258 , 259 , 260
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF LONGFORD. IN THE COUNTY OF WESTMORELAND. 260 , 261 , 262
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF NEW NORFOLK, IN THE COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAM. 262 , 263
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF OATLANDS, IN THE COUNTIES OF MONMOUTH AND SOMERSET. 264 , 265
POLICE DISTRICT OF PORT SORELL, IN THE COUNTY OF DEVON. 265 , 266 , 267 , 268 , 269
POLICE DISTRICT OF PORTLAND, IN THE COUNTIES OF CORNWALL AND DORSET. 269 , 270
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF RICHMOND, IN THE COUNTY OF MOUMOUTH. 270 , 271
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF ROSS, IN THE COUNTY OE SOMERSET. 271 , 272
POLICE DISTRICT OF RUSSELL. (KNOWN AS CIRCULAR HEAD). 272 , 273 , 274
POLICE DISTRICT OF SELBY, IN THE COUNTIES OF CORNWALL, DEVON, AND DORSET. 275 , 276
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF SORELL, IN THE COUNTY OF PEMBROKE. 276 , 277
SOUTH LONGFORD POLICE DISTRICT. 277 , 278
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF SPRING BAY, IN THE COUNTY OF PEMBROKE. 278 , 279
RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF WESTBURY, IN THE COUNTIES OF WESTMORELAND AND DEVON. 279 , 280 , 281
Obituary. 282 , 283
ACTS OF PARLIAMENT PASSED DURING THE YEAR 1879. 284
ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS. 284
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 285 , 286
Advertising 287 , 288 , 289 , 290 , 291 , 292 , 293 , 294 , 295 , 296 , 297 , 298 , 299 , 300 , 301 , 302 , 303 , 304 , 305 , 306 , 307 , 308 , 309 , 310 , 311 , 312 , 313 , 314 , 315 , 316 , 317 , 318 , 319 , 320 , 321 , 322 , 323 , 324 , 325 , 326 , 327
Advertising 328 , 329 , 330 , 331 , 332 , 333 , 334 , 335 , 336 , 337 , 338 , 339 , 340 , 341 , 342 , 343 , 344 , 345 , 346 , 347 , 348 , 349 , 350 , 351 , 352 , 353 , 354 , 355 , 356 , 357 , 358 , 359 , 360 , 361 , 362 , 363 , 364 , 365 , 366 , 367 , 368 , 369

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