These coins are examples of Australian decimal currency coins in 1970 and 1971. Decimal currency was introduced into Australia in 1966 with 50 cents, 20 cents, 10 cents, five cents, two cents and one cent coins issued at that time. The images of Australian animals and birds on one side of the coins were designed by Stuart Devlin. The one and two cent coins were discontinued in the 1980s and $1 and $2 coins were introduced in 1991.These coins are retained as examples of Australian decimal currency coins in the 1970s. They will be useful for display. .1 A Australian decimal currency twelve-sided coin, 50 cents – Australian Coat of Arms on one side and the image of Queen Elizabeth11 on the other. ‘2 An Australian decimal currency coin, 20 cents – image of a platypus on one side and the image of Queen Elizabeth11 on the other .3 An Australian decimal currency coin, 10 cents – image of a lyrebird on one side and the image of Queen Elizabeth 11 on the other .4 An Australian decimal currency coin, 5 cents – image of a spiny anteater (echidna) on one side and the image of Queen Elizabeth 11 on the other .5 An Australian decimal currency coin, 2 cents – image of a frill-necked lizard on one side and the image of Queen Elizabeth 11 on the other. .6 An Australian decimal currency coin, one cent – the image of a feathertail glider on one side and the image of Queen Elizabeth 11 on the other. .1 50 Elizabeth11 Australia 1971 .2 20 Queen Elizabeth 11 Australia 1970 .3 10 Queen Elizabeth 11 Australia 1970 .4 5 Queen Elizabeth 11 Australia 1970 .5 2 Queen Elizabeth 11 Australia 1970 .6 1 Queen Elizabeth 11 Australia 1971 australian decimal currency coins, history of warrnambool, australian decimal currency, stuart devlin

Presumably made around the time that Australia switched from Imperial to Decimal Currency in 1966 to aid the householder make quick conversions.Pair of transfer printed glasses with decimal currency converters printed on them.decimal currency - australia, glasses, currency converters

This decimal currency converter was produced about 1966 when the Australian currency was changed from the imperial system to the decimal system. It has been used by a Warrnambool businessman, Alan Lane to promote one of his businesses, Lane’s Motors and would have been given to business clients. Alan Lane (d.1995) was prominent in Warrnambool as a businessman man, community leader and philanthropist. His businesses included a bus company, a taxi company and a travel agency. His community services included involvement in the St. John Ambulance Brigade, the Rotary Club, the local Football League, the Warrnambool Art Gallery, the Performing Arts Centre, the Warrnambool Chamber of Commerce and the Warrnambool Council. The A.L. Lane Foundation was established with funds from his estate and continues to assist local projects and charitable causes. This item is of interest as a memento of the time when the Australian currency was converted to the decimal system and as a memento of the prominent Warrnambool community worker, Alan Lane. This is a card consisting of four circles of paper of different sizes joined in the centre with a metal clip. The smallest central piece of paper has advertising material and the other three pieces have red and black numbers, some of decimal currency notations and some of imperial currency notationsDecimal Currency Computer Instructions for Use See Back Lane’s Motors alan l. lane, warrnambool, a.l. lane foundation

Set of three notices regarding the introduction of Decimal Currency that took place on 14/2/1966 1 - Notice No. 3 dated 6/9/1965 regarding how revenue pay-in would be made and coins counted. Has a sample pay-in form showing the methods. Notes the training to be provided. 2 - Notice No. 4 dated 16/9/1965 - in a question and answer format about the conversion from imperial to decimal currency. 3 - Notice No. 5 dated 31/10/1965 - training using plastic model coins and conversions.Yields information about the conversion from imperial to decimal currency and the training undertaken for this.Document - Set of three notices foolscap, each with two punched holes on left side.Some have numbers in the top left hand corner in ink.tramways, instructions, operations, conductors, decimal conversion, decimal currency, training

Set of 9 MMTB imperial currency tickets and two decimal currency conversion tickets. Some tickets have notes or advertisements on the rear as noted. If not noted, all printed with black ink on coloured paper with black numbers. 1 - 3d - on a light cream paper, overprinted "City Section" and letter Vt in Blue, numbers 244515 and 244516, both with Stamina trousers adverts on rear. 2 - 6d - red ink on off white paper - GE 751538 (has been creased badly) 3 - 6d - red ink on pink paper - overprinted "City Section" Qd 523894 - has dirt marks at top and stains on right hand side 4 - 7d - blue ink on off white paper, overprinted "City Section" in black ink, Ab901555 - with pencil note "Wed 23 Dec 1964 ? Collins St Sp St to Swanston St." 5 - 7d - on orange paper Ah 040296 - with an advert for "Blind babies" help on rear. 6 - 10d - on pink paper Ch 034301 - with a "Hicks advert on rear - 385 Bourke St for a trade in on a new Kelvinator Refrigerator" 7 - 10d - on off white paper, printed in blue ink, O 212360, with Stamina trousers adverts on rear 8 - 1/- on off white paper, Am 865950 9 - 7d / 6c - decimal conversion - orange paper, numbers Aq 548056 and An 795888, the second with a note in pencil on the rear "W2 604 6pm Glenferrie Road Gardiner to Camberwell 7D Fri 14 Nov 1965"trams, tramways, mmtb, tickets, decimal currency, decimal conversion, advertisements, city section

When the changeover of decimal currency began in 1966.This is a conversion shopping card with information regarding converting "pences" to "cents / shillings to cents".g and converting prices. On the flip side it has information and examples of shopping. Also information and conversion of new notes.dollars, cents, currency, shillings, shopping, decimal currency

Set of 18 MMTB decimal currency tickets. Some tickets have notes or advertisements on the rear as noted. If not noted, all printed with black ink on coloured paper with black numbers. 1 - 4c - printed on grey paper - H622901 2 - 5c - pink paper - Ag 655536 3 - 5c - pink paper over printed with a Red P, A 483403 - with pencil note "Tues Sept 4 1973, tram 1041 City to St Kilda Beach (route 15), (? (special?) ticket) 4 - 6c - orange paper, A 640184 5 - 6c - off white paper, blue ink over printed in black City Section, A442365 6 - 7c - purple paper, Bf 359635 7 - 7c - off white paper, purple ink over printed in black City Section, Va 832278 8 - 10c - off white paper, purple ink over printed in black City Section, An 004421 9 - 9c - red ink on yellow paper - Ab 578298 and Ac 599462. 10 - 12c - brown ink on off white paper - Nos. Bp584102, Bb852548, and Ag 018787 with an ink note on rear "W2 517, Sat 12 Dec 1966 Camb Junct Bickleigh St about 7.25am" 11 - 15c - yellow paper, F888649 and 885726 with "641" in ink on the rear. 12 - 22c - green ink on yellow paper, Aj 566434 with "369" in ink on the rear. 13 - 30c - red ink on off white paper - Af 387807 14 - 45c - on off white paper. An 711259trams, tramways, mmtb, tickets, decimal currency, advertisements, city section, 1041

Correspondence - Harold Curnow re decimal currency issue to J T Dawson, Combined Pensioner's Association 21/5/1963.person, individual, harold curnow, combined pensioner's association, harold curnow, j t dawson.

In value the penny was the second smallest denominator in the old imperial currency in Australia in the mid 20th century (halfpenny was the smallest). Decimal currency was introduced in 1966 and the two cent coin was the second lowest in value. It was withdrawn from circulation in 1992 but it is still legal tender in some circumstances. This coin was minted in the first year of decimal currency in Australia. The dollar note was introduced in 1966 and it in turn was replaced in 1984 by the dollar coin. These coins are kept as mementoes of notes and coins no longer in use and are therefore of historical interest. 000496.1 Australian decimal currency bank note: $1 note 000496.2 Australian decimal currency coin: 2c 000496.3 Australian pre-decimal currency coin: 1 penny The one dollar notes are orange, yellow, black and white in colour. They have images of Queen Elizabeth 11 and the Australian Coat of Arms on one side and aboriginal motifs on the other side. The metal two cent coin has the Queen’s head on one side and an image of a frilled lizard on the other. The metal penny has the Queen’s head on one side and a kangaroo image on the other.One dollar note- numbers CJA 061539 and CEU 647543 Two cent coin: Elizabeth 11, Australia 1966 One penny: Australia, Penny, 1962 australian currency, australian decimal currency, pre-decimal currency in australia

Newspaper clippings - untitled - about the conversion to decimal currency from Monday 14/2/1966. Formal notice published Saturday 12/2/1966 published in the Herald. Gives details of acceptable coins and minimum amounts and change. Cutting has been glued to a sheet of cardboard. Signed W. Aird SecretaryIn ink along the top edge "Melb Herald"trams, tramways, fares, decimal conversion, notices and information, coins

Miscellaneous printed matter- Ringwood Chamber of Commerce; Whitehorse Traders; Sundry newspapersPacket includes: . 3807a,c,e- Sales posters and advertising material for various Ringwood traders. . 3807d- Change to decimal currency publications, 1966. . 3807b- Newspaper cutting- Ringwood Chamber of Commerce pledging their support for the area's homeless youth. 'Mail' 26/10/1994.

Collection of 5 number 4c/4d decimal currency conversion tickets showing the pre decimal price of 4d and post conversion of 4c. Printed on off white paper, red ink with black number at base of ticket. All tickets have been punched, but only with some showing the hole completely clear. Ticket numbers: A244786, A287414, A196805, A245708 and A209343. Ticket has a cross hatched pattern printed on the back of the ticket in red.trams, tramways, secv, tickets, decimal conversion

Australia converted to decimal currency on 14 February 1966. This coin purse is printed with a simple conversion table to help the user navigate the switch from pounds, shillings and pence to the new dollars and cents.Cream vinyl coin purse with conversion table for pre-decimal and decimal currency printed in black on each side. Hinged silver metal opening and kiss clasp. Unlined.coin purse, decimal currency, 1960s

Has a strong association with the Ballarat and Bendigo tramway system as being identified as being used on the system and for which trip on a specific date and demonstrates the ticket style at the time of closure of Ballarat.Set of 4 decimal currency tickets used on the Ballarat or the Bendigo tramway system with three of them noted as to their use on the rear. 1 - 4c red - B814452 - ?? Bgo, Sat May 19, 1969, Tram No. 2 - Concession 2 - 7c purple - City Section - A056182 - tram 42 - Sun Sept 19, 1971 (last day of trams in Ballarat) 3 - 8c green - A552387 - 845am, tram 40 to Sebastopol, Sat Sept 19, 1971 4 - 8c green - A643974 - 745pm, tram 40 to Sebastopol, Sat Sept 19, 1971 trams, tramways, tickets, secv, ballarat, bendigo, sebastopol, closure, last day

Set of 9 imperial or decimal currency MMTB or MTA or The Met tickets. All numbers printed in black. .1 - 80c - The Met, green ink on off white paper, marked "Adult", No. B238377 .2 - 75c - MTA, green ink on off white paper, No. 005680 .3 - ditto - No. 931347 .4 - 40c - The Met, red ink on off white paper, "Concession" - No. C535873 .5 - 35c - MTA - red ink on off white paper, No. 071355 .6 - ditto - No. 688676 .7 - 5d - MMTB - black ink on purple paper No. 099479 .8 - ditto - No. 284558 .9 - 5d City Section - MMTB - red ink on red paper, over stamped of grey ink - No. 975635 Tickets 7, 8 and 9 have advertisements for Stamina trousers or suits on the rear along with the thought of the month or a statement.trams, tramways, mmtb, tickets, concession fares, city section, mta, the met

Set of 17 decimal currency MMTB All black printing unless noted otherwise. .1 - 5c, on light pink paper, No. 733328 .2 - 5c, on light pink paper, over printed in red with the letter "P" - 441407 .3 - 10c brown paper, No. 077958 and 528045 .4 - 20c blue paper, No. 263787 .5 - 25c, on manila coloured paper, printed in red ink No. 574563 .6 - 25c, on light red paper, printed in red ink No. No. 5413368 .7 - 35c, on off white paper, green ink, No. 314862 .8 - 40c, off white paper, light black grid over print, No. 886828 .9 - 40c, off white paper, grey ink, reversed value No. 414144 .10 - 40c, on grey paper, No. 073395 .11 - 45c, off white paper, light grey grid, No. 437793 .12 - 50c, off white paper, green ink, reversed value No. 386485 and 611233 .13 - 60c, off white paper, brown ink, reversed value No. 484147 .14 - 70c, off white paper, purple ink, reversed value No. 719444 and 856648trams, tramways, mmtb, tickets, concession fares

Set of 17 decimal currency MMTB / MTA / The Met, tram tickets. All black printing unless noted otherwise. A variety of small size (55H x 26W) or large format (68H x 31W). .1 - 30c, large, on light pink paper, printed with red ink, No. Aa398115 .2 - 35c, large, off white paper, printed with light green ink, No. At 660840 .3 - 35c, large, off white paper, printed with dark green ink, Ac672942 .4 - ditto, but number Abc 573789 .5 - 40c, large, on off-white paper, but printed with a black pattern in the background, Ad 609815 .6 - 40c, large, on grey paper, Aa019636 .7 - 45c, large, on off white paper, printed with pink ink and the price in reverse image Aw 327624 .8 - 45c, large, on off white paper, printed with a pink pattern in the background, Ac596735 .9 - 50c, large on yellow paper, Ac382471 .10 - 50c, large on off white paper, printed in green ink with the price in reverse image Bb571083 .11 - 60c, large, on off white paper, printed in red ink, Ba454229 .12 - 60c, large, on off white paper, printed in brown ink with the price in reverse image Be 045844 .13 and .14 - 75c, large on off white paper, printed with teal ink, U508902 (issued by MTA), also R070196 .15 - 80c, large on off white paper, printed with dark green ink, Bb231639 .16 - 80c, large on off white paper, printed with green ink, issued by The Met, E873522 .17 - $1 - large, on off white paper, Aa431186 See also Reg Item 3342 for similar tickets, but with some differences.trams, tramways, mmtb, mta, the met, tickets, city section

The book titled "MMTB Electric Tramways and Motor Omnibuses Sections and Fares", dated 14 Feb. 1966, the day of the introduction of decimal currency to Australia - all fares in cents. Details the various section stages and fares for each tram and bus route, General instructions, concession fares, and photos or drawings of the various special tickets, eg passes or prepaid tickets. Yields information about the Feb 1966 Fares and Sections for the MMTB at the time of the introduction of decimal currency.Green cloth covered bound book, 108 pages, plus printed end sheets used in covers. Book consists of four sections, bound with sewn cloth binding on the outside with glued white paper end covers. Dated 14 Feb. 1966, the day of the introduction of decimal currency to Australia - all fares in cents.tramways, tickets, fares, sections, decimal currency

Written on back of photograph, "Geoffrey Morffew tries his luck at the Lucky Dip at the East Ringwood Pre-School Fair." [no date].

Ticket printed on off white paper, with blue printing. Number printed in black. Has been overprinted in black at top "City Section". Ticket No. 358275 and 271836 Each ticket has section numbers on either side for In or Out trips.Demonstrates the type of ticket used at the time decimal currency introduction, early 1966.Dual currency Melbourne tram ticket printed at the time of the conversion to Decimal currency; 7d or 6c. Two copies held.trams, tramways, mmtb, tickets, city section, decimal currency

Conversion of Australian currency from pounds/shilling/pence to dollars/cents. on 14 February 1966.Circular paper computer used by hand to convert pounds/shilling/pence to dollars/cents, or the reverse calculation. Printed in 1965/64 for the conversion of Australian currency which was affected on 14 February 1966. Printed in red and black on four circular plains. Printed by Earles Printing Pty Ltd for Ultra Publicity Pty Ltd, 104 Wellington parade, East Melbournebendigo, decimal converter

Short piece noting that the designs on the 'tails' side of the new decimal currency were created by Australian industrial designer Stuart Devlin, but that Devlin was not credited in publications by the Decimal Currency Board.Typewritten (c copy), quarto, 2 pagesdecimal currency, coins, industrial design, stuart devlin, rmit, colin barrie, industrial design council of australia, robin boyd, manuscript

Used in shops and businesses in Australia prior to decimal currency being introduced in 1963.A Victor hand-operated adding machine covered in brown plastic trim. It has a lever on the right hand side which turns. Has eight columns of numbers with 1 - 11 on the right hand column and 1-9 on six columns and 1 only on one column.A gold VICTOR label on the front. adding-machine pre-decimal-currency

This book was used after the introduction of decimal currency in 1966. it was used by the Orbost Rifle Club. The Orbost Rifle Club existed in the early 20th century. (There are records from 1900). It folded in the late 1970's.Target shooting is one of the oldest organised sports in Australia. Records date back to the British Marines at Sydney Cove in 1788. The Victorian Rifle Association (VRA) was formed in 1860. One of the most important adjuncts to the militia system from 1903 to the re-organisation of 1912 was the role played by the Rifle Club movement in Australia. At the time, these clubs were seen as the reservoir of manpower for a potential guerrilla force should any invasion occur. For Australia, the invasion fear was uppermost in the minds of the population. So important were the rifle clubs for the defence of Australia that the Commonwealth provided the training staff, rifles and ammunition so the clubs could function. Members were drilled, wore uniforms and practised all the basic skills of soldiering as well as target shooting. The Orbost Rifle Club was active during this period. This item is an example of accounting practices during the transition to Decimal currency.A small cream coloured book with brown print on front cover - "Warne Dollar & Cent Ready Reckoner".inside cover - Ted Curtis 5 Lind Lane Orbostaccounting orbost-rifle-club ready-reckoner-warne decimal-currency

A poster issued to advise people of the acceptance of imperial currency at offices or on trams.Poster - SEC Poster, about the acceptance of imperial currency following the introduction of Decimal currency from 14/2/1966. Advises what multiples imperial coins would be accepted in at SEC offices and trams. Signed A C Sandow Branch Manager and has the SEC Ballarat branch stamp. See Reg Item 8344 for another poster. various pencil notations on the first page and the last page such as telephone numbers.trams, tramways, decimal currency, conversion, sec, posters

Red based metal tin marked "Baird's Shortbread fingers", containing many MMTB paper tickets. Tin has a tartan pattern, metal lid. Tickets - both penny and decimal currency, paper flimsy, some have dates written on the back, some have been grouped using staples. Some multiple currency - e.g. 20c or 2/-. tickets themselves have not been sorted as such.trams, tramways, tickets, mmtb, decimal currency

This photograph depicts the interior of the Coles Variety Store within Bentleigh's Centre Road shopping precinct in 1956. Signage represents the pre decimal currency era. The Record Bar advertises the availability of standard and microgroove vinyl records.In this era, the Centre Road Bentleigh shopping strip provided consumers with access to many of the major retail outlets and provided for a wide range of shopping needs. By the 1960s, Chadstone Shopping Centres (opened 1960) and Southland (opened 1968) had been established which created changes to the way in which people shopped.Black and white photograph of interior of Coles Store in Centre Road, Bentleigh displaying prominent signage predating decimal currency. Other signage includes the Coles Record Bar indicating the sale of standard and microgroove vinyl records.Handwritten in blue ink: Coles Bentleigh Sep 1956 B Black printed text on white round adhesive sticker: 202 Handwritten in red ink: 80%shopping strip, strip shopping, bentleigh, city of moorabbin, coles stores

Has a strong association with the Ballarat and Bendigo tramway system as being identified as being used on the system and for which trip on a specific date and demonstrates the ticket style prior to the time of decimal conversion in Australia.Set of 9 pre-decimal or imperial currency tickets used on the Ballarat or the Bendigo tramway system with three of them noted as to their use on the rear. 1 - 3d - orange ticket, over printed "City Section" - A 198391 - used "Charing Cross to Station - tram 23 - Sat 22 May 1965" 2 - 3d - orange - V437554 - on rear "Tram 34 Going to Mt Pleasant Easter Tuesday 31 March 1959". 3 - 5d - green - Q565064 - on rear in pencil "Quarry Hill to Charing Cross (No. 3) 4 - 5d - green - Q565055 - ditto, with addition of "2nd tram" 5 - 7d - black A987991 - on side in pencil' "Eaglehawk to Q Hill No. 3" 6 - 8d - red C209572 - "18 Drummond from L St N Sun 8 Nov. 1964" 7 - 8d- red - C209585 - "ditto" 8 - 8d - red - C582546 - "Q Hill to station tram 23, Sat 22 May 1965" 9 - 1/- purple - A 180987 - "18 decorated for Sebastopol Gold Cent. Sun 8 Nov. 1964 to Sebastopol" trams, tramways, tickets, secv, ballarat, bendigo, gold, sebastopol, quarry hill, mt pleasant, lydiard st north

The wooden pricing stamps are part of the 'Mann' collection at the Wodonga Historical Society and were used in the J. Mann & Sons General Store in Wodonga High Street, prior to the introduction of the decimal currency in Australia in 1966. J. Mann and Sons was first established as a farm produce store in 1921. The range of products was extended in the 1930s and included groceries and hardware, as well as the first petrol bowser in Wodonga outside the store. After WWII, the premises were extended and the range of products continued to increase. In the 1960s the Mann Family opened a new supermarket in Wodonga, in addition to the hardware business, providing steel, plumbing and industrial supplies, and they employed over 100 people at one stage. With changes in the retail industry, the Mann Family sold the main hardware business to Bunnings and the steel and rural produce business to the Kelly brothers in 2006.The collection of wooden pre-decimal pricing stamps have local significance due to their use in the J. Mann & Sons General Store in High St, Wodonga pre-1966, and their association with the prominent Mann family in Wodonga. They also have national and international significance as examples of the use of the pre-decimal currency system in commerce/local businesses.Six wooden pre-decimal pricing stamps from the J. Mann & Sons General Store, Wodonga which are part of a large collection of wooden pricing stamps. The pre-decimal prices are printed in black on a circular white background at one end and at the other end, the embossed/raised price is used for the stamp. The letter 'd' in some of the prices stands for pence and comes from the Latin 'denarius.Pre-decimal prices.mann, general store, high street, wodonga, commerce, local business, pricing stamps, pre-decimal currency, j. mann & sons