Decimal Switch Down Under

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Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1916A

Date Released

24 Feb 1966

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Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

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MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Decimal Switch Down Under. DESCRIPTION: Australia goes decimal, switching from LSD to counting coins in tens. The initial change over period operates smoothly with most people as interested in the new money’s appearance as its value. SHOTLIST: MS one man opens barred gate while other man pulls trolley loaded with new currency through. MCU new notes on top of trolley. MCU new coins being tipped into counting machine. MS man operating machine. MCU machine working. MCU ditto pan to stacks of coins. MS people at bank counter. MCU new notes being passed across bank counter. MCU hand counting new coins. MS woman at bank counter. MCU new notes and coins passed through grill. MS man stacking NoSles of the new notes. MS sign Dollars and Cents Information. MS man in kiosk explains the new system. CU man in kiosk. CU woman listens. MCU finger points out new notes. MCU man looks at new notes. Pan from sign Decimal Currency Assistance to MCU of the chairman of Australia’s decimal currency board. MCU old £1 notes being perforated in a machine. MCU old notes being thrown on a fire. TS people shopping in a departmental store. CU sign Outstanding value 30/- - 3$. CU sign 4/- - 40c. CU sign 15/- - $1 50c. MS woman at counter. CU cash till rings up a $1 15c. MS man hands barmaid 10/- note but she shakes her head so he takes a machine from his bag. CU man feeds old 10/- note into machine and a new $1 bill comes out. CU barmaid’s face. CU barmaid holds $1 bill. CU man feeds another 10/- note into machine and turns out and another $1 bill.

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Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

165

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