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Visitor's Toolkit
As a visitor to Australia, it helps to know how things compare to "home".
Here is some general information and links that will make conversions easier for you.
Clothing
| Men |
| Suits & Overcoats |
| American | 36 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 44 | 46 | 48 |
| British | 36 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 44 | 46 | 48 |
| European | 46 | 48 | 50 | 52 | 54 | 56 | 58 |
| Shirts |
| American | 14 | 14.5 | 15 | 15.5 | 16 | 16.5 | 17 |
| British | 14 | 14.5 | 15 | 15.5 | 16 | 16.5 | 17 |
| European | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 41 | 42 | 43 |
| Shoes |
| American | 8 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 12 |
| British | 7 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11 |
| European | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Socks |
| American | 9.5 | 10 | 10.5 | 11 | 11.5 | 12 |
| British | 9.5 | 10 | 10.5 | 11 | 11.5 | 12 |
| European | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 |
| Women |
| Dresses & Suits |
| American | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
| British | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
| European | 36 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 44 | 46 |
| Shoes |
| American | 6 | 6.5 | 7 | 7.5 | 8 | 8.5 | 11 |
| British | 4.5 | 5 | 5.5 | 6 | 6.5 | 7 | 9.5 |
| European | 38 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 44
|
| Children |
| American | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | |
| British (height ins) | 43 | 48 | 55 | 58 | 60 | 62 | |
| European (cm) | 125 | 135 | 150 | 155 | 160 | 165 |
Size Converter
Currency Conversion facilities
The "Classic" Universal Currency Converter
The BT Finance Converter
MEAP's Currency Conversion Calculator (uses daily exchange rates)
OANDA Currency converter (has lots of features & daily exchange rates. Also accessible)
Distances by air
From Sydney to:
Canberra (ACT) 237km
Melbourne (VIC) 707km
Brisbane (QLD) 747km
Darwin (NT) 3154km
Perth (WA) 3284km
Adelaide (SA) 1167km
Hobart (TAS) 1040km
London 17,000km
Los Angeles 12,000km
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Electricity
The electricity supply is between 220 and 240 Volts 50 hertz, and plugs are flat three pin
but not similar to British three pin plugs. Adaptors can be bought in any hardware or
department store, as well as some pharmacies and travel agents.
Poste Restante
You can receive post from any post office if you address the letter to Poste Restante followed by the post office, town, state and postcode. Mail will be held for up to a month and ID such as passport will be needed when you arrive to collect your mail. Get the sender to put your surname first because it should then be filed in the right place and more easily found. e.g.
PEARCE, Sally
Poste Restante
GLEBE NSW 2037
AUSTRALIA
For further information:
Australia Post
Search for an Australia Post office
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Metric/imperial conversion
Here are some suggested links to help you make metric/imperial conversions:
Online calculators to help you covert length, area, mass & weight, liquid volume and temperature:
Metric/Imperial converter
Metric-US-metric conversion site
World-wide metric calculators
Metric USA calculator (this calculator converts more than you'll ever need to know!)
Metric Conversion Table (text only):
http://www.angelfire.com/ny/finefood/METRIC.html
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Money Orders
Money Orders can cashed on-the-spot at any of Australia Post's 3,900 plus Post Offices Australia-wide. There are two types of money orders:
Express Money Order
Up to $10,000 can be transferred across Australia, from Post Office to Post Office, within one hour. Costs $20.
Ordinary Money Order
Maximum Value $1,000. Costs $2.50.
For Further information:
Australia Post Money Orders
Search for an Australia Post office
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Time Zones - from Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Northern Territory: GMT+9.5 hours
Lord Howe Island: +10.5 hours (Local summer +11 hours)
New South Wales: +10 hours (Local summer +11 hours)
Queensland: +10 hours
Victoria: +10 hours (Local summer +11 hours)
Australian Capital Territory: +10 hours (Local summer +11 hours)
South Australia: +9.5 hours (Local summer +10.5 hours)
Tasmania: +10 hours (Local summer +11 hours)
Western Australia: +8 hours
Note:
The states of NSW, Victoria and ACT will introduce Summer Time at 2am 27 August 2000 and revert on 25 March 2001.
For further information:
Check the current time in Sydney
Find the best time to phone overseas/interstate
Time zone map
Time zone converter (good if you know what time zone you're in):
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Temperature Conversions:
| C = 5/9(F-32) | F = 9/5C + 32 |
| Celsius (degrees) | Fahrenheit (degrees) |
| -18 | 0 |
| -10 | 14 |
| 0 | 32 |
| 10 | 50 |
| 20 | 70 |
| 30 | 85 |
| 40 | 113 |
