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•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 26th of this mouth. 4 515 654 62 315 3 40 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 Weather, &c. 5 17 6 55 10 2 6 38 0 1 7 Thehe greatest heat in 5 18 6 55 11 2 7 30 7 54 1 the shade was 96;3 6 55 12 2 8 20 8 52 t,d is the sanll6•;. 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!%.winds prevailed. 13 5 21 6 54 15 2 10 48 11 12 I Weather often hot, 14 5 22 6 54 16 2 11 36 0 0 cloudy, and oppres- hive. Th':. er 151 523 ; 654 172 022 0 44 lightning frequent 16 524 654 182 1 6 1 30 during the moyt3t; 17 524 653 192 152 2 18 heavy squalls from the 3. on the 25th. 18 5 25 1 6 53 20 2 2 40 3 6 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- ly on the increase 21 5 28 653 23.2 5 0 5 $$ during the month. 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 I prominent. 2515326521272 8 5 830' 533 9 20 Rain tars. 47 in., 6 52 28 2 859 in 15 days. 5 34 6 51 29 2 9 45 10 8 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• 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,1864. `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.m.in. 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 the 8th nr 9th, and 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 n ot 10 5 46 6 43 , 13 7 9 10 9 40 quiteonly) so-Mont hot andho 1nop- pressive as February 11 5 46 6 43 14 7 10 6 10 30 is. The 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- ter stood at 89$,in 14 548 6 41 17 7 0 30 0 54 the shad bu on the 15 5 48 6 40 18 7 1 16 1 40, 19th Feb., '63t it rose 16 5 49 6 40 19 7 2 4 2 26 to 1014 N.E. and 175 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- 5 50 6 38 22 7 4 22 4 45 cre ase in sickness 18 and mortality The 20 5 51 6 37 23 7 5 6 5 30 sickness was 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- arrhcea; rheurnatisnt 23 5 52 6 35 26 7 7 30 7 56 slitly on the do- 24 5 53 6 35 27 7 8 20 8 54 cline. 25 5 53 6 34 28 7 9 20 9 48 Rain-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). • Mean maximum shade ..................... ...... 79.6 Mean temperature ............. .............. 77.1 Greatest diurnal range (fr om 62-5 to 88.4 ) .. 25.9 NoTE.-Summer ends on the 20th, but the beat, although lessthan that of lastmonth, is still considerable.Easterly 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 circuitcourt held at Drayton,1860. 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 31N. 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 630 32 024 0 50 enters the autumnal 1 557 equinox , and that 2 5 57 628 42 115 1 45 seasonthereforecom- 3 558 627 52 210 2 40 mences. Spr in g ti des 4 559 625 62 3 4 3 30 occur on the 10th or 11th, and on the 25th 5 6 0 623 72 354 4 22 or 26th. 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 6 18 12 2 16 15th only.) - Thiswas 10 6 4 7 56 8 an exceedingly un- 11 6 5 6 17 13 2 8 38 9 0 propiti ous month.