The Australian almanac

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FER F15647 (FC copy)
Created/Published
Sydney : Sherriff & Downing, 1863-
Issue
(1876)
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Contents

THE AUSTRALIAN ALMANAC 1 , 2
Advertising 3 , 4
THE AUSTRALIAN ALMANAC 5
TELEGRAPHIC STORM & GENERAL SIGNALS. 7
DESCRIPTIVE FLAGS. 7
Explanation of General Signals. 8
Mail Steamers. 8
TIME BALL. 8
INDEX. 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13
PART I. The Almanac Calendar, and Astronomical Phenomena. SECTION I. NOTES OF THE CALENDAR FOR 1876. 15
AUSTRALIAN SEASONS FOR 1876. 15
DURATION OF TWILIGHT AFTER SUNSET AT SYDNEY. 15
LATITUDES AND LONGITUDES OF AUSTRALIA 16
ECLIPSES-1876. 16
THE TIDES. 16 , 17
GENERAL EQUATION TABLE. 18
BANK HOLIDAYS. 19
JEWISH CALENDAR 19
JANUARY XXXI Days. 20
FEBRUARY-XXIX Days. 21
MARCH—XXXI Days. 22
APRIL—XXX Days. 23
MAY—XXXI Days. 24
JUNE—XXX Days. 25
JULY—XXXI Days. 26
AUGUST—XXXI Days. 27
SEPTEMBER—XXX Days. 28
OCTOBER—XXXI Days. 29
NOVEMBER—XXX Days. 30
DECEMBER—XXXI Days. 31
GARDENERS’ CALENDAR. Calendar of Culture for the Middle District. 32 , 33 , 34
CALENDAR FROM 1875 TO 1955. 35
RULES FOR ASCERTAINING DATES OF MOVEABLE FEASTS. 35
New South Wales Government. EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE ESTABLISHMENTS. 36 , 37 , 38
BRANCH, ROYAL MINT 38
COLONIAL SECRETARY 38 , 39 , 40
GOVERNMENT ASYLUMS FOR THE INFIRM AND DESTITUTE. 41
MINISTER OF JUSTICE AND PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 41 , 42
TREASURER AND SECRETARY FOR FINANCE AND TRADE 42 , 43 , 44 , 45
SECRETARY FOR LANDS 45 , 46 , 47
SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC WORK 47 , 48 , 49
MINISTER FOR MINES 49 , 50
POSTMASTER GENERAL 50 , 51
Foreign Consuls. 51
Law Directory. 51 , 52 , 53 , 54
Military Directory. 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58
Ecclsiastiral Lists. 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 , 72
Educational Establishments. 72 , 73 , 74 , 75
Societies, Public Institutions, &c. 76 , 77 , 78 , 79 , 80 , 81
Banks and Banking Companies. 81 , 82 , 83
Insurance Companies. 83 , 84
Postage on Letters, Books, Newspapers, &c. LETTERS I.-TOWN LETTERS. 85
II—INLAND LETTERS. 85
III.—INTERCOLONIAL AND SOUTH SEA ISLAND LETTERS. 85
IV.—LETTERS TO BRITISH COLONIES AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 85
V.—LETTERS TO THE UNITED KINGDOM. 86
VI.—PREPAYMENT OF POSTAGE. 86
VII-RE-DIRECTED LETTERS, &c. 86
VIII—REGISTRATION OF LETTERS. 86 , 87
IX.—LATE LETTERS. 87
X.-LETTERS CONTAINING GOLD TRANSMITTED WITHIN THE COLONY. 87 , 88
BOOK PACKETS. 1. REPORTS OF CHARITABLE OR RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS. 88
2 TOWN AND COUNTRY BOOK PACKETS, SAMPLES AND PATTERNS OF MERCHANDISE. 89
3. FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM. 89
4. AUSTRALIAN COLONIES, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND AND FLJI, BY SEA, OR OVERLAND. 89
BOOK PACKET REGULATIONS. 89 , 90
PATTERN AND SAMPLE POST REGULATIONS. 90 , 91
INLAND CARD POST. 91
NEWSPAPERS. 92
SYDNEY IRON RECEIVERS FOR LETTERS ONLY, AND BRANCH POST OFFICES. 92 , 93
SYDNEY IRON RECEIVERS FOR NEWSPAPERS ONLY AND BRANCH POST OFFICES. 93
MONEY ORDER OFFICE. 93 , 94
Telegraghic Information. 94
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS. 94
CHARGES FOR BRITISH AND FOREIGN BUSINESS. 95
POST OFFICE TELEGRAPHS. 95 , 96
GOVERNMENT SAVINGS BANK. 96
LIST OF POST TOWNS WITH THEIR DISTANCES, AND THE Times of Departures of Mails from Sydney. 97 , 98 , 99 , 100 , 101 , 102 , 103 , 104 , 105 , 106
CUSTOMS’ DUTIES. 107
Railway fares. 108
SOUTHERN LINE. 108 , 109
WESTERN LINE. 109 , 110
RICHMOND (BRANCH) LINE AT BLACKTOWN. 110
SUBURBAN LINE.—SYDNEY TO PARRAMATTA. 111
GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. 111 , 112
SEASON TICKETS. 112 , 113
HASLEM CREEK CEMETERY.—FUNERAL TRAINS. 113
COACHING. 113
SOUTHERN ROAD. 114
PUBLIC VEHICLES. 115
CABS AND HACKNEY CARRIAGES. 115
DRAYS OR VANS. 116
BOATMEN’S FARES. 116
STEAMBOAT INFORMATION FROM PHOENIX WHARF. 116
HUNTER RIVER. 117
CLARENCE AND RICHMOND RIVER. 117
PARRAMATTA. 117 , 118
GOSFORD, BRISBANE WATER, AND BROKEN BAY. 118
LAW CALENDAR. SUPREME COURT. 118 , 119
DISTRICT COURT SITTINGS. 119 , 120
COURTS OF QUARTER SESSIONS. 120
MAGISTERIAL BENCHES. 121
QUEENSLAND AND TORRES STRAITS MAIL SERVICE— 122
TIME TABLE FOR THE MAIL SERVICE 123
P. & O. CO’S. MAIL TIME TABLE FOR 1876. 124
MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SYDNEY. 124
Law Directory: 125 , 126 , 127 , 128 , 129 , 130
COUNTRY ATTORNEYS. 130 , 131 , 132 , 133
NOTARIES PUBLIC. PRACTISING IN NEW SOUTH WALES. 133
COMMISSIONERS FOR AFFIDAVITS, SYDNEY. 134
COMMISSIONERS FOR TAKING AFFIDAVITS IN PLACES BEYOND IHE JURISDICTION OF THE COLONY. 134
LONDON. 135 , 136 , 137 , 138
COMMISSIONERS OF OTHER COLONIAL COURTS FOR TAKING AFFIDAVITS IN NEW SOUTH WALES. 138 , 139
IN THE SUPREME COURT OE NEW SOUTH WALES. 139 , 140 , 141 , 142
QUARTER SESSIONS. 1876. 142
Magistrates of the City of Sydney. 143 , 144 , 145
Medical Directory. 145 , 146 , 147
BRITISH SHIPS OF WAR ON THE AUSTRALIAN STATION. 148 , 149 , 150
Newspaper published in New South Wales. 150 , 151 , 152
PART II. Statistics of New South Wales for 1874. PART I.-POPULATION, VITAL STATISTICS, IMMIGRATION. 153 , 154 , 155
PART II.—RELIGION, EDUCATION, AND CRIME. 156 , 157 , 158
PART III.—TRADE AND COMMERCE. 158 , 159
PART IV.-MILLS AND MANUFACTURES. 159 , 160
PART V.—PRODUCTION. 160 , 161 , 162 , 163
PART VI.—MONETARY AND FINANCIAL. 163 , 164 , 165
PART VII.—MISCELLANEOUS. 165 , 166 , 167
AUSTRALASIAN COLONIES. 168
Country Directory, ARRANGED ACCORDING TO THE POLICE DISTRICTS OF THE COLONY 169 , 170 , 171 , 172 , 173 , 174 , 175 , 176 , 177 , 178 , 179 , 180 , 181 , 182 , 183 , 184 , 185 , 186 , 187 , 188 , 189 , 190 , 191 , 192 , 193 , 194 , 195 , 196 , 197 , 198 , 199 , 200 , 201 , 202 , 203 , 204 , 205 , 206 , 207 , 208 , 209 , 210 , 211 , 212 , 213 , 214 , 215 , 216 , 217 , 218 , 219 , 220 , 221 , 222 , 223 , 224 , 225 , 226 , 227 , 228 , 229 , 230 , 231 , 232 , 233 , 234 , 235 , 236 , 237 , 238 , 239 , 240 , 241 , 242 , 243 , 244 , 245 , 246 , 247 , 248 , 249 , 250 , 251 , 252 , 253 , 254 , 255 , 256
Erratum. 256
AUSTRALASIAN COLONIES. ARRANGED ACCORDING TO SENIORITY. New South Wales. Tasmania. 257 , 258 , 259
Westen Austratia. 259 , 260
South Australia. 260 , 261 , 262
Victoria. 262 , 263 , 264
Queensland. 264 , 265 , 266
New Zealand. 266 , 267 , 268
Norfolk Island. 269
Fiji. 269
New Caledonia. 269
Great Britain and Ireland. THE QUEEN AND ROYAL FAMILY. 270 , 271
HER MAJESTY'S CHIEF OFFICERS OF STATE. 271
SCOTLAND. 271
IRELAND. 271 , 272
PRINCE OF WALES'S HOUSEHOLD. 272
HER MAJESTY'S HOUSEHOLD. 272 , 273
CITY OFFICERS. 273
ALDERMEN. 273
TABLE OF KINGS AND QUEENS OF ENGLAND. 274
GOVERNMENT OFFICE AND OFFICERS. 274 , 275 , 276 , 277 , 278 , 279
Advertising 280 , 281 , 282 , 283 , 284 , 285 , 286 , 287 , 288 , 289 , 290 , 291 , 292 , 293 , 294 , 295 , 296 , 297 , 298 , 299 , 300

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