but also handbooks and guidebooks and directories
BY YEAR THEN A-Z
1851
Dehane, G. (). Dehane’s almanac Retrieved January 21, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2900038726
adelaide based
(1851). Ford’s Australian almanac Retrieved January 21, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2916339854
colour scanned
1853
Dehane, G. (). Dehane’s almanac Retrieved January 21, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2901449890
1853
Ford’s Australian almanac Retrieved January 21, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2914803617
sydney centric
1856
Waugh & Cox’s Australian almanac Retrieved January 21, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2918646578
colour scan
1857
(1857). J. Cox and Co’s Australian almanac Retrieved January 21, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2915245755
sydney centric
1866
Pearson & Co. (1866). Pearson & Co.’s exhibition guide to Melbourne : with new map of Melbourne & suburbs, October 1866 Retrieved January 21, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-455227554
-great fonts and ads. great map but low res. colour scan.
1867
Stevens & Bartholomew’s Sandhurst, Castlemaine, Echuca, Maldon, Dunolly, Maryborough, Back Creek and Avoca district directory for 1867 : combined with an almanac for 1867, gardeners’ calendar, gold ready reckoner &c. &c … with all the latest additions and corrections.
source: https://nla.gov.au:443/nla.obj-2873625143
colour scan, downloaded.
(1869). Wellbank’s Australian nautical almanac and coasters’ guide : for the Southern and the Eastern coasts of New Holland Retrieved January 21, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2904877662
colour scan
1870
The Australian handbook & almanac
(1870). The Australian handbook & almanac Retrieved January 21, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2887774696
colour scan
1870
Sherriff, John L.. The Australian almanac Retrieved January 21, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2906132045
1870
Walch’s Tasmanian almanac
Walch’s Tasmanian almanac for .. Hobart, Tas: J. Walch & Sons, 1870. Web. 12 January 2026 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2898240000>
colour scan, downloaded
1871
Moore’s Australian almanac and hand-book for the year .. Retrieved January 21, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2948926951
Sydney-centric
1871
Clarson, Massina, & Co’s weather almanac and general guide and handbook for Victoria : with map engraved especially for this almanac
source: https://nla.gov.au:443/nla.obj-390252787
colour scan
1872
The Australian handbook and almanac and shippers’ and importers’ directory
(1872). The Australian handbook and almanac and shippers’ and importers’ directory Retrieved January 21, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2963513330
colour scan
1872
The Victorian almanac for … : containing gardener’s calendar, colonial information, and table of moonlight nights Retrieved January 21, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-733262088
Victorian Almanac
colour scan
1873
The Victorian almanac for … : containing gardener’s calendar, colonial information, and table of moonlight nights Retrieved January 21, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-733278826
1873
Slater’s sixpenny diary and almanac Retrieved January 21, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-614147699
Brisbane centric. colour scan
“When found, make a note of it” i love that!
-great fonts
PAGE 16 – description and ADVICE FOR SUNSTROKE
PAGE 17,18 SNAKE BITES – INC MELBOURNE EXAMPLE
PAGE 20 – what to do when lost in the bush
—great blank memo notebook pages
-PAGE 59 – cheap novels – AIMARDS – great listing
p63 buscuits (UK manufacturers) – one is a garibaldi name
1874
The Australian Templar annual and directory
Alcock, Peter Cornelius. (1874). The Australian Templar annual and directory Retrieved January 12, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2886437624
…colour scanned , downloaded. Melbourne-centric
1874 The Illustrated Australian Annual and Family Almanac
….scanned as black and white. Seems to also be issued by the Australian templars but this is the more secular version. Same illustrator. Melbourne-centric
1875
Stephen’s Victorian almanac for .. Retrieved January 21, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-666419140
1875
The Victorian almanac for … : containing gardener’s calendar, colonial information, and table of moonlight nights Retrieved January 21, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-733296002
1876
The Australian handbook and almanac and shippers’ and importers’ directory Retrieved January 21, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2963513330
1876
Moore’s Australian almanac and hand-book for the year .. Retrieved January 21, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2942582548
colour scan
1877
The Vagabonds Annual Christmas 1877
Vagabond. (1877). The Vagabond annual Retrieved January 21, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3072850692
1877 Dr. L.L. Smith’s medical almanac
Smith, Louis L. (). Dr. L.L. Smith’s medical almanac Retrieved January 21, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2916380996
colour scan
1878
The Hamilton spectator directory and almanac Retrieved January 21, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2927890216
1878
Everybody’s Tasmanian almanac Retrieved January 21, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2899777363
1879
F. Watmuff’s Australian almanac for …
https://nla.gov.au:443/nla.obj-395253462
scanned as colour. Melbourne-centric
1882
Mullen, Samuel. (). S. Mullen’s Victorian almanac for … : and astronomical ephemeris, containing all the necessary information, reduced to the meridan and latitude of Melbourne Retrieved January 21, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3041773680
AMAZING ALMANACS to go through……
https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog?q=%22Almanacs%2C+Australian+–+Victoria%22&search_field=subject
tasmanian one
sydney centric australian one
Moore’s Australian almanac and hand-book for the year .. Sydney: J. Moore, . Web. 12 January 2026 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2949178571>
burrows & co 