Walch's Tasmanian Almanac Explained

Walch's Tasmanian Almanac was an almanac produced in Hobart by J Walch and Sons from the 1850s until 1980.

It had a range of variant titles over the time that it was published, but was commonly known as Walch's Almanac.^[1]

Also known as the "red book",^[2] it included detailed information about Tasmania for the current year, and all regions and towns of the state.^[3]

It is a valuable resource of historical information about Tasmania.

Extensive use of the information has been collated and indexed by and for genealogical societies.^[4]

See also

• Australian Blue Book
• Pugh's Almanac

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.

Notes and References

1. News: Walch's Tasmanian Almanac . . CLV . 22,257 . Tasmania, Australia . 31 March 1942 . 5 December 2016 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
2. News: Walch s "Red Book" . . CLVII . 22,561 . Tasmania. 23 March 1943 . 5 December 2016 . 7 . National Library of Australia.
3. News: AUSTRALIANA: GARNET WALCH . . 30,654 . Melbourne . 25 November 1944 . 5 December 2016 . 7 (The Argus Week-end Magazine) . National Library of Australia.
4. http://search.ancestry.com.au/search/db.aspx?dbid=30372 – Walch's Tasmanian Almanac, 1863–1904 on Ancestry dot com