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FAST FACTS: ADELAIDE 493
FAST FACTS: Adelaide
American Express The Amex office, at 13 Grenfell St. (& 08/8202 1400),
is open during normal business hours.
Business Hours Generally, banks are open Monday through Thursday
from 9:30am to 4pm and Friday from 9:30am to 5pm. Stores are generally
open Monday through Thursday from 9am to 5:30pm, Friday from 9am to
9pm, Saturday from 9am to 5pm, and Sunday from 11am to 5pm.
Currency Exchange Banks and hotels, the casino, and the Myer department
store in Rundle Mall all cash traveler’s checks. The Thomas Cook
office is at 45 Grenfell St. (& 08/8212 3354).
Dentist Contact the Australian Dental Association Emergency Information
Service (& 08/8272 8111), open weeknights from 5 to 9pm, and Saturday
and Sunday from 9am to 9pm. It will put you in touch with a dentist. You
can also contact the office of Dr. Brook, 231 North Terrace (& 08/8223
6988), available during normal business hours.
Doctor Contact the Royal Adelaide Hospital, on North Terrace (& 08/
8222 4000). The Travellers’ Medical & Vaccination Centre, 29 Gilbert Place
(& 08/8212 7522), offers vaccinations and travel-related medicines.
Emergencies Dial & 000 to call an ambulance, the fire department, or the
police in an emergency.
Hospitals The Royal Adelaide Hospital, North Terrace (& 08/8222 4000),
is located in the city center.
Hot Lines Call the Crisis Care Centre at & 13 16 11; the Royal Automobile
Association of South Australia (RAA) at & 08/8202 4500; and the Disability
Information and Resource Centre at & 08/8223 7522.
Internet Access The Ngapartji Multimedia Centre, 211 Rundle St. (& 08/
8232 0839), offers e-mail and Internet access Monday through Thursday
from 8:30am to 9pm, Friday and Saturday from 9am to 10pm, and Sunday
from noon to 7pm. Other access points are on Hindley Street: Talking
Cents, 53 Hindley St. (& 08/8212 1266), and Café Boulevard, 13 Hindley
St. (& 08/8231 5734).
Lost Property If you’ve lost something on the street, contact the nearest
police station. For items left on public transport contact the Lost Property
Office, on the main concourse of the Adelaide Railway Station on North Terrace
(& 08/8218 2552); it’s open Monday through Friday from 9am to 5pm.
Luggage Storage/Lockers There are luggage lockers at Adelaide Airport in
the domestic terminal. At the Central Bus Station on Franklin Street (& 08/
8415 5533), luggage lockers cost A$2 (US$1.30) for 24 hours.
Pharmacies Called “chemist shops” in Australia. Burden Chemists, Shop
11, Southern Cross Arcade, King William St. (& 08/8231 4701), is open
Monday through Thursday from 8am to 6pm, Friday from 8am to 8pm,
and Saturday from 9am to 1pm.
Post Office The General Post Office (GPO), 141 King William St., Adelaide,
SA 5000 (& 08/8216 2222), is open Monday through Friday from 8am to
6pm and Saturday from 8:30am to noon. General delivery mail (poste
restante) can be collected Monday through Friday from 8am to 5pm and
Saturday 8:30 to noon.