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	Pound (currency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The pound, a unit of currency, originated in England as the value of a pound mass of silver.
		Australian pound (until 1966, replaced by the Australian dollar) note: the Australian pound was also used in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, Nauru, New Hebrides and Papua and New Guinea.
		The Australian pound was replaced in the New Hebrides in 1977 by the New Hebrides franc.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pound_(currency) (714 words)

	Australian Pound
		The Australian pound was Australia's currency from 1910 to 1966.
		The Australian pound was on the Gold Standard and was equal in value to pound sterling.
		In 1948 when the United Kingdom Government devalued the pound sterling against the US dollar, Australian Prime Minister and Treasurer Ben Chifley followed suit so the Australian pound would not become over-valued in sterling zone countries, with which Australia did the most trade at the time.
	www.seattleluxury.com /encyclopedia/entry/Australian_pound (292 words)

	Pound sterling information - Search.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		It is often simply called the pound, with "pound sterling" used mainly in formal contexts, or when it is necessary to distinguish the unit of currency from others that have the same name (the term British pound is also often used for this purpose).
		The pound sterling, established in 1560–61 by Elizabeth I and her advisors, foremost among them Sir Thomas Gresham, brought order to the financial chaos of Tudor England that had been occasioned by the "Great Debasement" of the coinage, which brought on a debilitating inflation during the years 1543–51.
		Pound sterling was used as the currency of the British Empire.
	c10-ss-1-lb.cnet.com /reference/Pound_sterling?redir=1 (3269 words)

	rediff.com: Australia's Olympics minister quits politics
		Australian media rallied against Knight, calling him a vindictive politician intent on "payback" who had shattered the afterglow of the Sydney Olympics.
		Pound said Knight had threatened to publicly reject his IOC gold order only hours before it was bestowed on him by IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch at the closing ceremony last Sunday, if his colleague Sandy Hollway was also granted the same honour.
		Pound said the IOC board was unanimous in its wish to award Hollway its gold Olympic Order because he had "made an exceptional contribution to the Games".
	www.rediff.com /sports/2000/oct/04knigh.htm (546 words)

	The Gold Rush
		The design of the five pound coin was similar to that of the one pound and was as large as our 1966 50 cent piece.
		The Australian ore had a high percentage of silver while the darker tone of the British coin was due to the copper content.
		The designer of the George V Australian silver and bronze issues, Sir Edgar Bertram Mackennal, was selected to produce the obverse design for the George V sovereign and half sovereign coins.
	www.australianstamp.com /Coin-web/aust/goldrush.htm (4018 words)

	Wikinfo \| Australian dollar
		The Australian dollar was introduced in February 14, 1966, not only replacing the Australian pound (long since distinct from the pound sterling) but also introducing a decimal system.
		The Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies wished to name the currency "the Royal", and other names such as "the Austral" and "the Koala" were also proposed.
		In 1966 following the introduction of the Australian dollar the value of the national currency continued to be managed in accord with the Bretton Woods gold standard as it had been since 1954.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Australian_dollar (816 words)

	Early Australian Currency
		Apart from 300 pounds in currency held by the Governor, the only coins available were those carried in the pockets and purses of the passengers.
		One notable case involved the future pioneer of the Australian wool industry and notorious officer of the New South Wales Corps, John Macarthur.
		Traders tokens were unofficial coin-like issues struck by a variety of merchants to overcome a severe small-change shortage of English coins caused largely by the population explosion which occurred during the gold rushes of the early 1850's.
	www.australianstamp.com /Coin-web/aust/earlyaus.htm (6248 words)

	Ezra Pound Collection, Index of Correspondents
		Cunard, Nancy, 1896-1965--5.13 (22 from Pound), 13.5 (2 from Pound)
		Pound, Dorothy--9.1 (with Simpson, Dallam), 10.1 (with Wykes-Joyce, Liza), 10.4 (with Fitzgerald, Robert), 13.3 (with Paige, D.D.), 13.4 (27), 13.5 (2), 13.6 (16), 13.7 (92), 14.2 (10)
		Simpson, Dallam--9.1 (2 from Pound), 9.2-5 (375 from Pound), 10.4 (2 from Pound) (with Magner, Eugene Joseph), 14.5 (3), 14.11 (2; 1 from Pound)
	www.hrc.utexas.edu /research/fa/pound.ezra.corr.html (357 words)

	Information about Australian Coins
		The Australian pound was directly linked to the British pound meaning that as long as the British remained on the Gold Standard then so did Australia.
		The Australian pound was broken down identically to the pre decimal British pound.
		This saw the introduction of the Australian dollar fro the first time; the dollar became equal in value to two Australian pounds and the various other monetary units were changed accordingly.
	www.coinsandcoincollecting.com /australian-coins.html (765 words)

	Slang Numismatic Terms
		Australian pre-decimal Pound - derived from a classic chain of Australian word association - Fiddly - Fid - Quid (Quid being slang for one pound).
		Australian pre-decimal Ten Shillings - derived from the same word association chain as Fiddly.
		Australian decimal Twenty dollars - derived from the colour of the main design on the $20 note.
	www.australianstamp.com /Coin-web/history/slang.htm (485 words)

	ME
		For example, the Australian monetary unit switched from the Australian pound to the Australian dollar on February 14, 1966.
		For most of 1966, the Australian dollar was the monetary unit; therefore the exchange rate is expressed as the number of Australian dollars per (U.S.) dollar.
		The exchange rate is expressed as pounds per dollar in 1948-1979, old sheqalim per dollar in 1980-1985, and new sheqalim per dollar in 1986‑1999.
	eh.net /hmit/exchangerates/infoafr.htm (1343 words)

	Geoscience - The Earth - Australian Landforms - Wilpena Pound
		Wilpena Pound is a huge natural amphitheatre in the southern Flinders Ranges of South Australia, 400 km north of Adelaide.
		The Rawnsley Quartzite (in the Pound Subgroup) is made up of quartz-rich sediments originally laid down in a large ocean.
		The floor of the Pound is about 200 m above the surrounding plains, and the outer ring of cliffs rising 500 m from the plains is all that remains of much higher mountains surrounding the Pound, since eroded by many thousands of metres.
	www.amonline.net.au /geoscience/earth/wilpena.htm (164 words)

	Australian pound - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1910 the federal government passed the "Australian Notes Act" which prohibited the circulation of State notes.
		The 1000 pound note only saw limited circulation and was later confined to inter-bank use.
		Australian pound · ½d · 1d · 3d · 6d · 1/- · 2/- · 5/- · 10/- · £1 · £5 · £10 · £20 · £50 ;· £100 ;· £1000
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Australian_pound (1414 words)

	Will's Online World Paper Money Gallery - AUSTRALIA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Australian pound officially became the national currency in 1909 and was issued at par with the British Pound.
		The Australian pound, like its British counterpart was divisible into 240 pence or 20 shillings, with one shilling being equal to twelve pence.
		Australian pound banknotes were originally issued by the Commonwealth Treasury in 1910, and in 1920 the Commonwealth Bank of Australia took over all note issuing responsibilities from the Treasury.
	www.worldpapermoney.org /australia.htm (367 words)

	Comments on 10668 \| Ask MetaFilter
		The pound had a reputation for stability and served as the "International Currency" the same way that the USD does today.
		In 1910 an Australian currency was first introduced by the Labor Government of Prime Minister Andrew Fisher - the Australian pound consisting of twenty shillings each consisting of twelve pence.
		a shilling was 1/20th of a pound, now 5p; a penny was 1/12 of a shilling, so there were 240 old pence in a pound, there are now 100 new pence (we've dropped the 'new' now).
	ask.metafilter.com /mefi/10668 (781 words)

	Australian Dollar and Australia currency information including currency exchange rates
		The Australian dollar, denoted by AUD or A$, is the official currency of the Commonwealth of Australia (including the Australian Antarctic Territory, Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, Heard Island and Mc Donald Islands as well as the independent Pacific island states of Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu).
		The Australian dollar was first introduced in 1966 when it replaced the Australian pound and introduced a decimal system to the nation.
		Robert Menzies, Australian Prime Minister at the time, wished to name the currency "the Royal" other names such as "the Austral" and "the Koala" were suggested as well.
	www.gocurrency.com /countries/australia.htm (975 words)

	WILPENA POUND - FLINDERS RANGES
		Wilpena Pound is a rather remarkable rock basin within the Flinders National Park, which covers a huge 80sq.
		There are also some magnificent walks in the area, which really allow you to see the beauty of the Wilpena Pound.
		It is possible to camp in the bush or in the resort within the pound.
	www.australianexplorer.com /wilpena_pound.htm (458 words)

	Geoscience - The Earth - Australian Landforms - Kata Tjuta (The Olgas)
		Geoscience - The Earth - Australian Landforms - Kata Tjuta (The Olgas)
		These are a group of 28 rounded hills resembling domes, 27 km west of Uluru.
		There are two perpendicular sets of vertical joint planes which have acted as zones of weakness for erosion, resulting in formation of deep, narrow valleys (such as the Valley of the Winds), separating the rounded rock masses.
	www.amonline.net.au /geoscience/earth/olgas.htm (187 words)

	Evolution of AUD
		This situation was the case in the early years of the Australian Federation.
		The Australian pound was introduced by Prime Minister Andrew Fisher's labor department.
		To stabilize the currency, Fisher yoked the Australian Pound to the British Pound Sterling.
	www.gocurrency.com /articles/aud-evolution.htm (520 words)

	Convert Australian Dollars (AUD) and Pounds Sterling (GBP): Currency Exchange Rate Conversion Calculator
		The Australian Dollar is the currency in Australia (AU, AUS), Canton and Enderbury Islands, Christmas Island (CX, CXR), Cocos Islands (Keeling Islands, CC, CCK), Heard and McDonald Islands (HM, HMD), Kiribati (KI, KIR), Nauru (NR, NRU), Norfolk Island (NF, NFK), and Tuvalu (TV, TUV).
		Pound Sterling is the currency in Channel Islands, Isle of Man, and United Kingdom (England, Great Britain, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, GB, GBR, UK).
		Pound Sterling is also known as the British Pound, the United Kingdom Pound, UKP, STG, the English Pound, British Pound Sterling, BPS, and Sterlings.
	coinmill.com /AUD_GBP.html (666 words)

	Australian Story
		As all Australian petrol was imported (in US Dollars) petrol rationing continued after the end of WW2 and the use of US Dollars to import cars required a government permit.
		At the price of 2,138 Australian Pounds it was 300 pounds dearer than a Chevrolet.
		From 1949 the Australian Chevrolets kept up with the US styling (unlike 1946-49 and Ford) however mechanical developments were slower coming.
	www.ozgm.com /Ozstory.htm (960 words)

	Coin Community Forum - Only Two !!!
		The Irish pound and the Australian pound were also referred to by this name.
		For example, "Six pounds four and twopence halfpenny" was written as £6/4/2½, "one pound ten [shillings]" as £1/10/- and "Ten pounds" as £10/-/- or simply £10.
		The symbol, £, for the pound is derived from the first letter of the Latin word for pound, the librum.
	www.coincommunity.com /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3209 (1114 words)

	TIME.com: Shedding Shillings -- Feb. 25, 1966 -- Page 1
		To replace the Australian pound, it picked as the new major unit the dollar, which will be valued at half a pound and will be circulated in denominations of $1, $2, $10 and $20.
		Most of the country's 500,000 coin-handling and tabulating machines, from pay telephones to cash registers, still have to be changed, a move that will be made over the next two years with about $60.5 million in aid from the government.
		The 20 piece, which has Queen Elizabeth's profile on one side and a frilled-neck Australian lizard on the other, was nicknamed "the Twin Lizzie." The 100 piece, imprinted with the Australian lyrebird, was called "the fib." The 200 piece, which features a waterlogged-looking platypus, became "the Holt"—after Prime Minister Harold Holt, an avid beach enthusiast.
	www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,835140,00.html (723 words)

	UT Dallas' Redman to Discuss Controversial Poet Ezra Pound on Australian National Radio
		Redman, the author of Ezra Pound and Italian Fascism (Cambridge University Press, 1991), is recognized as one of the world's leading Pound scholars.
		ABC Radio National, on its Saturday afternoon poetry program PoeticA, will examine whether Pound's legacy in modern poetry should be overshadowed by his political views, which included support for Mussolini's fascism.
		ABC Radio National conducted interviews with some of the leading Pound scholars, including Redman, at the 21st Ezra Pound International Conference held in July 2005 in Rapallo, Italy.
	www.utd.edu /news/archive/2006/redman-ezra-pound.html (190 words)

	Coin Terms and Definitions A - F (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Monetary unit: Australian pound (£A), Australian dollar ($A) replaced the old Australian pound at a rate of 10 old to 1 new on February 14, 1966.
		Cyprus pound (£C) replaced pound sterling in 1977.
		The ISO 4217 currency code for the Falkland Islands Pound is FKP.
	homepage.mac.com.cob-web.org:8888 /billwesco/coins/coindef1.html (7170 words)

	RescueRex (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The animals on this site are ALL in URGENT need of help, as they are impounds in New South Wales (Metropolitan and Regional) Pounds.
		Under the NSW Companion Animal Act Impounded Dogs are to be held until reclaimed by owners or purchased from pound.
		The service is provided by Council's Animal Control Officers who are part-time officers.
	groups.msn.com /rescuerex (197 words)

	Foreign Exchange Chart Library by Exchange Rate
		Australian Dollar / Hong Kong Dollar, 'Classic' 50-day and 20-day Historical Volatility.
		Australian Dollar / Hong Kong Dollar, VaR Daily Specification EWMA(0.94) Volatility.
		British Pound / Australian Dollar, VaR Daily Specification EWMA(0.94) Volatility.
	www.thefinancials.com /vortex/LibByFX.html (522 words)

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