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Note regarding expression of currency amounts<br />

No attempt has been made to convert fines, debts, purchase prices etc.<br />

which were expressed in the historical records as Australian Pounds to<br />

Australian decimal currency equivalents. To do so would be meaningless.<br />

However, for clarification: -<br />

One Australian Pound (£1) became Two Australian Dollars in May 1966,<br />

One Shilling (expressed as 1/- or 1s) became Ten Cents. <strong>The</strong>re is no<br />

direct conversion between Pence and Cents, except that Sixpence (6d)<br />

became Five Cents.<br />

<strong>The</strong> amount of a fine recorded as "£3 Ss Od" is a fine of Three Pounds Five<br />

Shillings. An amount expressed as "5/-" is Five Shillings. An amount<br />

expressed as "5/6" is Five Shillings and Sixpence. Similarly "5/10" is Five<br />

Shillings and Ten Pence; "1Od" represents Ten Pence.

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