proclamation · 1876
Two Melbourne holiday notices for Thursday 28 December 1876: a Chief Secretary's notification (signed J. McCulloch) appointing a public/civil-service holiday from 1pm under the Civil Service Act, with Post Office, Customs and Railways arrangements; and a Proclamation by Governor Sir George Ferguson Bowen (countersigned Chief Secretary John A. Macpherson) declaring a half bank holiday in Melbourne and suburbs from 1pm under the Bank Holidays Act 1873.
[ 2377 J DIEU SOIT QUI-MA MON DROIT SUPPLEMENT TO THE VICTORIA 0 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE OF FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1876. …
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Recorded in this notice
OfficialGovernor
OfficialSir GEORGE FERGUSON BOWEN
OfficialG. F. BOWEN
Signatory BoilerplateJohn A. Macpherson
OfficialJ. McCulloch
Printer BoilerplateJohn Ferrea
OrgPost Office
OrgCustoms
OrgRailways
EventPublic Holiday
EventHALF BANK HOLIDAY
LocationVICTORIA
Victoria Government Gazette, No. 95, 27 December 1876.
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People in this noticeSir GEORGE FERGUSON BOWEN · G. F. BOWEN · John A. Macpherson · J. McCulloch · John Ferrea
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