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Title: Peace’s Orkney and Shetland almanac [1973]

In: The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 28

Publication details: Victoria University of Wellington Library, Wellington

Part of: The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout

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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 28

February. 1873

Day Of Moon'S Changes. First Quarter 4th 10.6 morn. Full Moon... 12th... 11.33 morn. Last Quarter 20th... 11.23 morn. NEW MOON 27th... 3.22 morn. TIME OF HIGH WATER Moon's Age. Month. Week. AT KIRKWALL. AT LERWICK. Morn. Even. Morn. Even. Partridge and pheasant shooting ends. H. m. H. m. h. h. h. m. 1 S 0 43 1 5 1 4 1 26 4 2 S 4th Sunday after Epiphany. (2) Candlemas-day.—France declared war against England, 1793. Sir Robert Peel born, 1788. Earl Patrick Stewart executed at the market cross of Edinburgh, 1615. Mary Queen of Scots beheaded, 1587. 1 27 1 40 1 48 2 10 5 3 M 2 10 2 31 2 31 2 52 6 4 Tu 2 53 3 16 3 13 3 37 7 5 W 3 40 4 8 4 1 4 29 8 6 Th 4 41 5 17 5 2 5 38 9 7 F 5 55 6 35 6 15 6 56 10 8 S 7 17 7 58 7 38 8 19 11 9 S Septuagesima. Queen Victoria married, 1840. (10) Darnley murdered, 1567. Massacre of Glencoe, 1691. ST. VALENTINE'S DAY. 8 33 9 2 8 54 9 23 12 10 M 9 26 9 48 9 47 10 9 13 11 Tu 10 10 10 28 10 31 10 49 14 12 W 10 44 11 2 11 5 11 23 15 13 Th 11 19 11 35 11 40 11 56 16 14 F 11 50 0 11 17 15 S 0 3 0 18 0 24 0 39 18 16 S Sexagesima. (18) Martin Luther died, 1546. (20) Rev. Robert Paterson, D.D., died at Kirkwall, 1870. (22) Five pirates executed in London for the murder, on the high seas, of Captain Smith of the 'Flowery Land' and his brother, natives of Orkney,' 64. 0 33 0 48 0 54 1 9 19 17 M 1 3 1 18 1 24 1 39 20 18 Tu 1 33 1 50 1 54 2 11 21 19 W 2 7 2 25 2 28 2 46 22 20 TH 12 45 3 6 3 6 3 27 23 21 F 3 29 3 58 13 50 4 19 24 22 S 4 33 5 15 4 54 5 36 25 23 S Quinquagesima—Shrobe Sunday. (23) Rev. W. Logie, D.D., minister of St Magnus Cathedral, born, 1786. (24) James Baikie, Vice-Lieut, of Orkney, died at Hall of Tankerness, 1869. (28) Steam communication with the N. Isles of Orkney established, 1865. 6 0 6 47 6 21 7 8 26 24 M 7 33 8 14 7 54 8 35 27 25 Tu 8 47 9 17 9 8 9 38 28 26 W 9 45 10 9 10 6 10 30 29 27 TH 10 32 10 55 10 53 11 16 30 28 F 11 19 11 41 11 40 1 RISING AND SETTING OF THE SUN AT KIRKWALL. Day. h. m. h. m. Day. h. m. h. m. 1st, Rises, 8 25 Sets 4 27 16th, Rises, 7 44 Seats 5 10 4th, " 8 16 " 4 37 20th " 7 33 " 5 18 8th, " 8 6 " 4 47 24th, " 7 25 " 5 30 12th, " 7 51 " 4 58 28th, " 7 13 " 5 37 FOR HIGH WATER AT Fair Isle, add 50 minutes to Kirkwall. Wick, add 1 hour 20 min. Fraserburgh, add 1 hour 40 min. Aberdeen, add 2 hours 69 min. Arbroath, add 4 hours Leith, add 4 hours to Kirkwall. Shields Bar, add 5 hours " Liverpool, add 1 hour 22 min. " Sunderland, add 5 hours " Banff, add 2 hours 19 min.

February. 1873.