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< # @(#)australasia 7.67
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> # @(#)australasia 7.68
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> #
> # From Paul Eggert (2002-10-23):
> # The Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) maintains a brief history;
> # see tz-link.htm for the full reference.
> #
> # Shanks gives 1868 for the introduction of standard time; go with the
> # DIA's more-precise 1868-11-02. The DIA says that clocks were
> # advanced by half an hour in 1941; go with Shanks's more-precise
> # 1940-09-29 02:00. The DIA says that starting in 1933 DST began the
> # first Sunday in September; go with Shanks's last Sunday starting in
> # 1934.
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< Rule NZ 1974 only - Nov 3 2:00s 1:00 D
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> Rule NZ 1974 only - Nov Sun>=1 2:00s 1:00 D
> Rule NZ 1975 only - Feb lastSun 2:00s 0 S
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< Rule NZ 1989 only - Oct 8 2:00s 1:00 D
< Rule NZ 1990 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00s 1:00 D
< Rule NZ 1975 only - Feb 23 2:00s 0 S
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> Rule NZ 1989 only - Oct Sun>=8 2:00s 1:00 D
> Rule NZ 1990 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00s 1:00 D
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< Zone Pacific/Auckland 11:39:04 - LMT 1868
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> Zone Pacific/Auckland 11:39:04 - LMT 1868 Nov 2
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< Rule Tonga 2000 max - Nov Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 S
< Rule Tonga 2001 max - Jan lastSun 2:00 0 -
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> Rule Tonga 2000 2001 - Nov Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 S
> Rule Tonga 2001 2002 - Jan lastSun 2:00 0 -
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< # The most interesting region I have found consists of three towns on the
< # southern coast of Australia, population 10 at last report, along with
< # 50,000 sheep, about 100 kilometers long and 40 kilometers into the
< # continent. The primary town is Madura, with the other towns being
< # Mundrabilla and Eucla. According to the sheriff of Madura, the
< # residents got tired of having to change the time so often, as they are
< # located in a strip overlapping the border of South Australia and Western
< # Australia. South Australia observes daylight saving time; Western
< # Australia does not. The two states are one and a half hours apart. The
< # residents decided to forget about this nonsense of changing the clock so
< # much and set the local time 20 hours and 45 minutes from the
< # international date line, or right in the middle of the time of South
< # Australia and Western Australia. As it only affects about 10 people and
< # tourists staying at the Madura Motel, it has never really made as big an
< # impact as Broken Hill. However, as tourist visiting there or anyone
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> # The most interesting region I have found consists of three towns on the
> # southern coast of Australia, population 10 at last report, along with
> # 50,000 sheep, about 100 kilometers long and 40 kilometers into the
> # continent. The primary town is Madura, with the other towns being
> # Mundrabilla and Eucla. According to the sheriff of Madura, the
> # residents got tired of having to change the time so often, as they are
> # located in a strip overlapping the border of South Australia and Western
> # Australia. South Australia observes daylight saving time; Western
> # Australia does not. The two states are one and a half hours apart. The
> # residents decided to forget about this nonsense of changing the clock so
> # much and set the local time 20 hours and 45 minutes from the
> # international date line, or right in the middle of the time of South
> # Australia and Western Australia. As it only affects about 10 people and
> # tourists staying at the Madura Motel, it has never really made as big an
> # impact as Broken Hill. However, as tourist visiting there or anyone
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> # From Pulu 'Anau (2002-11-05):
> # The law was for 3 years, supposedly to get renewed. It wasn't.