Walch's Tasmanian Almanac
Walch's Tasmanian Almanac was an almanac produced in Hobart by J Walch and Sons from the 1850s until 1980 [1].
It had a range of variant titles in the time that it was published, but was commonly known as Walch's Almanac[2]
Also known as the 'red book' [3], included detailed information about Tasmania for the current year, and all regions and towns of the state [4] .
It was a valuable resource of historical information about Tasmania.
Extensive use of the information has been collated and indexed by and for Genealogical societies.[5]
See also
- Australian Blue Book
- Pugh's Almanac
Notes
- ↑ Walch's Tasmanian almanac for, J. Walch & Sons, 1870, retrieved 5 December 2016
- ↑ "Walch's Tasmanian Almanac". The Mercury. CLV, (22,257). Tasmania, Australia. 31 March 1942. p. 6. Retrieved 5 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Walch s "Red Book"". The Mercury. CLVII, (22,561). Tasmania, Australia. 23 March 1943. p. 7. Retrieved 5 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "AUSTRALIANA: GARNET WALCH". The Argus (Melbourne) (30,654). Victoria, Australia. 25 November 1944. p. 7 (The Argus Week-end Magazine). Retrieved 5 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ http://search.ancestry.com.au/search/db.aspx?dbid=30372 - Walch's Tasmanian Almanac, 1863-1904 on Ancestry dot com
References
- Launceston Branch, Genealogical Society of Tasmania. (compilers) Index to Walch's Tasmanian almanacs : coroners 1863-1979/80 & registrars of births, deaths & marriages 1863-1979/80 Launceston, Tas. : The Society, c2000. ISBN 1-876445-12-2
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