5WL73Y 3 4067 01941 987 7 The volumes in this set of Pugh's Almanac are considered to be impossible to restore economically. Nineteenth century volumes ha(cid:127)7e been microfilmed, and in addition , original sets are being preserved in the Fryer LL.brary. This is a blank page JANUARY, 31 Days. 3 $HASSS OR TWE MOON. ---4--- D. H. H. 9. D. H. Qa. 5 1 54 50a.m. Apogee .... ......... 17 4p.m. J1 Moon 12 9 12 8a m. Perigee ............. 29 1p.m. boat Quarter 20 0 48 50p.m. Zqew Moon... 27 7 42 44p.rn. SUN Moon's1 $igh Water on Bari REMARKS. li,ises Set's Age. Morn.' A£Cerrr. n. M. H. M. D. T. H. M. if. M. 1514 653 32 1 0 1 20 SrxraG tides occur 514 6 53 42 144 2 4 on the 10th or 11th, 3 515 654 52 228 2 52 and on the 25th or 4 515 654 62 315 3 40 26th of this mouth. 5 516 654 72 4 2 4 24 6 1 516 651, 82 450 5 15 ME]LA. YOU JAN., 1864. 7 517 655 92 '545 6 16 5 17 6 55 10 2 6 38 7 0 1 Weather, &c. 5 18 6 55 11 2 7 30 7 54 1 Tthhheee sghreaadteest wahse at9 6;i3n 6 55 12 2 8 20 8 52 t,d is the sanll6(cid:127);. 20 6 55 13 2 9 15 9 36 Evaporation nearly 6 inches. S.E. and 12 521 655 142 10 0 10 20 .1!%w.i nds prevailed. 13 5 21 6 54 15 2 10 48 11 12 I Weather often hot, 11541 55 2232 ; 6 65 454 11762 2 1102 326 00 440 chlliiovuged.h yt, niTnhag'n: .d froeeprpqruese-nt 16 524 654 182 1 6 1 30 during the moyt3t; 17 524 653 192 152 2 18 heavy squalls from 18 5 25 16 53 20 2 2 40 3 6 the 3. on the 25th. 19 526 653 21 2 325 3 54 Jfealth.-Fever and 20 1 5 27 l 6 53 22 2 4-12- 4 36 , febriledehilityslight- 21 5 28 653 23.2 5 0 5 $$ dluyrionng tthhee imncornetha.se 221529 652 1242 5 4,5 6 4 hittamruation of the 231530 6 52 25 2 6 26 6 50 cellular tissue and were also 53116521262 715 7 40 Iprominent. 2515326521272 8 5 830' 533 6 52 28 2 859 9 20 Rain tars. 47 in., 5 34 6 51 29 2 9 45 10 8 in 15 days. 28 35 6 51 0 7 1030 10 54 1 Births.-Males, 34; 29 s6 6 51 1 7 11 16 11 40 females, 30(cid:127) total 64- 30 }7 6 50 2 7 0 41 030 Deaths -Males,28; 31 538 650 37 0 54 j 1 20 females, 19 total,47. B* 4 MPXAgr2 28 Days. a e evFn.&TIInn (1864). Mean maximum shade ........................... 84.1 Mean temperature ............................... 75'9 Greatest diurnal range (from 62'2 to 87} ... 24'8 NOTE.-This is usually the hottest month in the year ; heavy malls, with thunder and rain, are common, and strong easterly ds. Occuan NCES, &c. A A 1 W Outbreak of Polish revolution, 1863. 2 Th Maryborough township established, 1851. 3 F 4 S 5 8 6 M First Supreme Court sittings held at Ipswicl;, 1860. 7 T 8 W 9 Th 10 F Floods throughout the colony, 1864. 11 8 12 S Septuagesima Sunday. 13 M w Th First wool ship sailed hence for London, 1851.- F [Van Diemen's Land Govt. founded 1804. t8 S 19 S [with the blacks in the Burdekin country, 1863. 20 M Morrill returned to civilization, after being 17 years 21 T Gladstone proclaimed a municipality, 1863. 22 W Very high floods in the Fitzroy, 1864. 23 Th 24 F 25 S First sod of first Queensland railway turned at 26 8 Quinquagesima-Shrove Sunday. [Ipswich,1 864. `27 M 28 T First bank opened at Port Denison, 1863. FEBRUARY, 28 Days. a PHASES OP THE MOON. D. H. M. S. D. H. First Qz. ... 3 11 20 56a.m. Apogee. ........... 14 7a.m. Full Moon... 11 2 39 14a Perigee ............... 26 10p.m. Last Quarter 19 7 50 2a.min.. New Moon .. 26 6 15 20a.m. SUN Moon' s High Water on Bar. REMARKS. Rises Sets Age. Morn. I Aftern. H. M. H. M. D. T. H. M. H. M. SPRING tides OCCUr 1 5 39 6 50 4 7 1 52 2 16 on the8th nr 9th, aanndd 2 5 39 6 50 5 7 2 40 3 4 on the 23rd or 24th 3 5 40 6 49 6 7 3 26 3 50 of the month. 4 544 649 77 412 436 5 541 648 87. 5 0 524 6 5 42 6 48 9 7 5 48 6 15 MEMA. FOB FEB., 1864. 7 543 6 47 10 7 640 7 4 The Weather, &c.- 8 5 44 6 46 11 7 7 30 7 56 (Observations 9 5 45 6 44 12 7 8 20 8 45 only) -Mont noott 10 5 46 6 43 , 13 7 9 10 9 40 qounliyte) s-oM onhtot ahnod 1nop- 11 5 46 6 43 14 7 10 6 10 30 pressive iass. FTebhreuary 12 5 47 6 42 15 7 10 54 11 16 was t e a y 13 5 47 6 42 16 7 11 40 0 5 when the therfnome- 14 548 6 41 17 7 0 30 0 54 ter stood at 89$,in the shad bu on the 15 5 48 6 40 18 7 1 16 1 40, 19th Feb., '63t it rose 116 75 49 6 40 19 7 2 4 2 26 to 1014 N.E. and 5 49 6 39 20 7 2 50 3 15 S.E. winds prevailed. 14 5 50 6 39 21 7 3 40 4 0 Health.-A large in- 18 5 50 6 38 22 7 4 22 4 45 crease in sickness and mortality The 20 5 51 6 37 23 7 5 6 5 30 sickness w waass chiefly 21 5 51 6 36 24 7 5 54 6 18 febrile debility gas- 22 5 52 6 36 25 7 6 40 7 4 tric fever, and di- 23 5 52 6 35 26 7 7 30 7 56 aslrirthlycea; rohneu rtnahteis ndto- 24 5 53 6 35 27 7 8 20 8 54 25 5 53 6 34 28 7 9 20 9 48 clRinaein.-fall.- 9.33 in., 26 5 66 6 33 0 2 10 10 10 34 in 10 days. 27 5 56 6 32 1 2 11 0 11 22 1 Births- Males, 40; 28 5 57 6 31 2 2 11 45 0 6 females, 41: total,81. Deaths.-Males, 36; females, 26: total, 62. a MARCH, 31 Days. TEMPERATURE (1864). (cid:127) Mean maximum shade ..................... ...... 79.6 Mean temperature ............. .............. 77.1 Greatest diurnal range (from 62-5 to 88.4) .. 25.9 NoTE.-Summer ends on the 20th, but the beat, although lesst han that of lastm onth, is stlil considerable.E asterly winds prevail, with frequent showers. a Occu uesNCE6, &C. A R 1 W Ash Wednesday.-St. David's Day. 2 Th 3 F Ipswich proclaimed a municipality, 1860. 4 8 [Denison Times established, 1864. 5 S Quadragesima-First Sunday in Lent.-Port 6 M First newspaper published in Australia, 1803. 7 T 8 W 9 Th Port Denison proclaimed a port of entry, 1861. 10 F Prince of Wales married, 1863. -New Holland 11 S [discovered by the Dutch, 1606. 12 S "Moreton Bay Association" first mooted idea of 13 M separation from N. S. Wales, 1847.-First 14 T circuicto urth eld at Drayton,1 860. 15 W 16 Th 17 F St. Patrick's Day. 18 S Tremendous gale, felt nearly throughout the colony, -19 S [1864. 20 M Severe floods throughout Queensland, 1863 & 1864., 21 T Insurrectionary war broke out in N. Zealand, 1860. 22 W [20th -Sir C. Fitzroy visited Moreton Bay, 1854.] 23 Th Maryborough proclaimed a municipality, 1861. 24 F 25 S Annunciation-Lady Day.-Leichhardt returned 26 S [from Port Essington, 1846. 27 M 28 T 29 W 30 Th 31 F Queensland Guardian established, 1860. MARCH, 31 Days. 7 PHASES OF THE MOON. D. H. 5. D. H. First Qr. ... 4 10 3N1. 14p.m. Apogee ............... 13 Noon. Full Moon . 12 8 54 8p.m. Perigee ............... 27 10a.m. Last Quarter 20 10 48 20p.m. New Moon.. 27 3 40 20p.m. SUN Moon's I High Water on Bar. REMASH$. q Rises Sets Age. Morn. Aftern. M. H. M. D. T. H. M. H. M. Or the 20th the Sun 1 557 630 32 024 0 50 enters the autumnal 2 5 57 628 42 115 1 45 seeqausionnotxh,ere afnodr ecotmh-at 3 558 627 52 210 2 40 mences. Spring tides 4 559 625 62 3 4 3 30 occur on the 10th or 5 6 0 623 72 354 4 22 o11rt h2,6t ahn.d on the 25th 6 6 1 622 82 446 5 10 7 6 2 621 92 536 6 0 MENA. FOR MAR., 1864 8 6 2 620 103 626 6 50 The Weather, &c.- 9 6 3 6 19 11 2 7 12 7 34 (Observations from 10 6 4 6 18 12 2 7 56 8 16 15th only.) - Thiswas 11 6 5 6 17 13 2 8 38 9 0 apnr opeixticoeuesd inglmyo ntuhn.- 12 6 5 6 16 14 2 9 24 9 56 Severe, floods pre- 13 6 6 6 15 15 2 10 20 10 45 vailed throughout 14 6 6 6 14 16 2 11 6 11 30 t18hteh , coalnod nyo na bthoeu t1 8tthhe 15 6 7 6 13 17 2 11 54 0 20 andlUthaternflegale 16 6 7 6 12 1$ 2 0 44 1 8 swept the coast, and 17 6 8 6 11 19 2 1 30 1 52 lwanads alsHo ighfeesltt fatre mpin.- 18 6 8 6 10 20 2 2 16 2 38 in shade on 20th, 19 6 8 6 9 212 3 0 3 22 88 4. S. S. It. winds 20 6 9 6 8 22 2 3 41 4 4 prevailed. Health, Fever and 21 6 9 6 7 23 2 4 26 4 50 febrile debility much 22 6 9 6 6 24 2 5 12 5 36 the same as last mo. 23 6 10 6 5 25 2 6 0 6 26 aBnrdodniacrrhhii al eaaTweecret ioonns 24 6 10 6 4 26 2 6 52 7 16 the decrease. The 25 6 10 6 3 27 2 7 42 8 6 mortality , however, 26 6 11 6 2 28 2 8 34 9 0 great. Itain-fall.-9 48 in., 27 6 11 6 1 29 2 9 30 9 56 in 10 days. 6.72 in. 28 6 12 5 59 0 8 10 22 10 48 fell on 19th. 29 6 12 5 58 1 8 11 12 11 36 Births -Males, 39; females, 39 (cid:127) total, 78. 30 6 13 5 57 2 8 12 0 0 22 Deaths.-Males, 19; 31 6 13 5 56 3 8 0 46 1 12 females, 17: total,36. 8 APRIL, 30 Days. TEMPERATURE (1864). Mean maximum shade .......................... 80.4 Mean temperature ... ........ . ... ...... 71.1 Greatest diurnal range (from 60 to 87.1) ...... 27.1 NOTE.-At the beginning of this month we may expect cloudy, showery, unpleasant weather ; towards the end, the S.W. weather commences , with heavy dews and positive electricity. a i a OCCURRENCES, &c. A A 1 S 2 S First circuit court held at Maryborough, 1860. 3 M 4 T 5 W [First circuit court held at same place, 1863. 6' Th Telegraph line commenced at Rockhampton, 1864.- 7 F First Queensland census taken, 1861. (Pop. 30,059.) 8 s 9 S Palm Sunday. 10 M [First telegraphic message sent in Q., 1861. 11 T Most destructive fire in Queen-street, Brisbane, 1864. 12 W Port Denison Settlement founded, 1861. 13 Th 14 F Good Friday. 15 S Moreton Bay Supreme Court formally opened, 1857. 16 S Easter Sunday. 17 M 18 T American Revolution. 1775. 19 W 20 Th 21 F 22 S 23 S Low Sunday-St. George's Day. 24 M 25 T 26 W Second session of second Parliament opened, 1864. 27 Th First elections for Queensland Parliament, 1860. 28 F 29 8 Burnett Argus established, 1861. 3o S APRIL , 30 Days. 9 PHASES OF THE MOON. D. H. X. S. D. H. First Qr. ... 3 11 31 20a.m. Apogee .............. 9 2p.m. Full Moon 11 2 39 50p.m. Perigee ............ 24 8p.m. Last Quarter 19 9 12 14a in. New Moon. 26 0 25 44a.m. SUN Moon's High Water on Bar REMARKS. Rises Sets Age. Morn. I Aftern. H. M. H. M. D. T. H. M. H. Di 1 614 554 48 134 1 56 2 614 5 53 58 220 2 44 SPRANG tides occur 3 615 552 68 3 6 3 30 aonnd thoen 8thteh 2a3nrdd 9antdh, 4 615 551 78 354 4 16 24th of the month. 5 616 550 88 440 5 6 6 616 549 98 534 6 0 7 617 548 108 624 6 50 8 617 547 118 718 7 46 MEMA FOIL APE., 1864. 9 6 18 5 46 12 8 8 12 8 40 The Weather, &e.- 10 6 18 5 44 13 8 9 8 9 36 Mean temp.of month 11 6 19 5 43 14 8 10 0 10 22 was 71 1; barometer 12 6 19 5 42 15 8 10 44 11 6 bHeilgohwe st usuarle adianvge rage.of 13 6 19 5 41 16 8 11 30 11 54 thermometer was 14 6 20 540 17 8 0 18 0 45 90 3; the lowest, 15 6 21 5 39 18 8 1 6 1 32 4fr6o m6 . SW. i anndd Sr.a nWge. dto 16 6 21 5 38 19 8 1 54 2 12 N.E. and E. 17 6 22 5 37 20 8 2 34 2 56 18 6 22 5 36 21 8 3 16 3 38 Health.-A percep- 19 6 22 5 35 22 8 4 0 4 22 tthibel e gimenperroavl emenhtmealth, 20 6 23 5 34 23 8 4 44 5 6 with the exception of 21 6 23 5 33 24 8 5 30 5 54 cases of fever and 22 6 24 5 32 25 8 6 22 6 50 febrile debility. 23 6 24 5 31 26 8 7 26 7 54 Raan-fa11.-3.13 in., 24 6 25 5 31 27 8 8 20 8 50 in 12 days. 25 6 25 5 30 28 8 9 18 9 48 f 26 6 25 5 30 0 5 10 12 10 34 Births- Males, 49; 27 6 26 5 29 1 5 11 0 11 22 females, 46: total, 93. 28 6 27 5 28 2 5 11 44 0 6 Deaths.- Males, 25; 29 6 27 5 27 3 5 0 30 0 52 females, 14. total, 39. 30 6 28 5 26 4 5 1 12 1 36 10 MAY, 31 Days. TEMPERATURE (1864). Mean maximum shade ........................... 74 Mean temperature ..... .... ............. 63 9 Greatest diurnal range (from 49.3 to 80) ... 30.7 NoTE.-Fine, cool, healthy weather usually. Splendid, clear, starlit nights, with heavy dews, and occasional hoar frosts. a a m OCCURRENCES, &C. A A 1 M International Exhibition of 1862 opened. 2 T 3 W First importation of Chinese labor into Moreton 4 Th [Bay, 1850. 5 F Outbreak of civil war in America, 1861. 6 $ 7 8 8 M 9 T 10 W 11 Th 12 F Last exile ship arrived in Moreton Bay, 1850. 13 S Moreton Bay made a port of entry, 1846.-First 14 S [daily paper published in Brisbane, 1861. 15 M Capt. Cook discovered M. Bay in the Endeavour, 16 T [1770. 17 W First Circuit Court held at Brisbane, 1850. 18 Th 19 F 20 S Moreton Bay abandoned as a penal settlement, 1839. 21 S Rogation Sunday. 22 M First Queensland Parliament assembled, 1860; first 23 T [ditto dissolved, 1863. 24 W Queen Victoria born, 1819. [a municipality, 1861. 25 Th Ascension Day-Holy Thursday.-Warwick procld. 26 F The Calliope gold-field proclaimed, 1863. 27 S Year 1282 of Mahommedan era commences. 28 $ 29 M 30 T 31 W