Hello dollar bill: 50 years ago today, Australia went decimal

By Staff Reporter
Updated February 14 2016 - 5:18pm, first published 4:18pm
Decimal conversion time, 1966. Toys in old and new prices.  Photo: National Archives
Decimal conversion time, 1966. Toys in old and new prices. Photo: National Archives
A smooth transition: Miss N. Malseed (in charge of decimal training at Myer), Sir Walter Scott, Mr L. B. Brand and Mrs J. Smith, Myer staff member.  Photo: R. Wheeler
A smooth transition: Miss N. Malseed (in charge of decimal training at Myer), Sir Walter Scott, Mr L. B. Brand and Mrs J. Smith, Myer staff member. Photo: R. Wheeler

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