Money exchange: When Australian swapped pounds for dollars

By Damien Murphy
Updated February 13 2016 - 1:08am, first published 12:15am
Dollar Bill - The Decimal Currency Jingle in 1966.  Photo: Supplied
Dollar Bill - The Decimal Currency Jingle in 1966. Photo: Supplied

On Sunday 50 years ago Australians swapped pounds for dollars. The massive money exchange may have been the last great occasion that Australians shared a unity of purpose.

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