australasia revision 30711
130711Swollman# @(#)australasia 7.34 22742Swollman# This file also includes Pacific islands. 32742Swollman 42742Swollman# Notes are at the end of this file 52742Swollman 62742Swollman############################################################################### 72742Swollman 82742Swollman# Australia 92742Swollman 102742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 112742Swollman# Shanks gives 1917 Jan 1 0:01; go with Whitman (and guess 2:00). 122742SwollmanRule Aus 1916 only - Oct 1 2:00 1:00 - 132742SwollmanRule Aus 1917 only - Mar 25 2:00 0 - 142742SwollmanRule Aus 1942 only - Jan 1 2:00 1:00 - 152742SwollmanRule Aus 1942 only - Mar 29 2:00 0 - 162742SwollmanRule Aus 1942 only - Sep 27 2:00 1:00 - 172742SwollmanRule Aus 1943 1944 - Mar lastSun 2:00 0 - 182742SwollmanRule Aus 1943 only - Oct 3 2:00 1:00 - 192742Swollman# Whitman says W Australia didn't use DST in 1943/1944, and that 202742Swollman# 1944/1945 was just like 1943/1944; go with Shanks. 212742Swollman 222742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 239908Swollman# Northern Territory 242742SwollmanZone Australia/Darwin 8:43:20 - LMT 1895 Feb 2530711Swollman 9:00 - CST 1899 May 262742Swollman 9:30 - CST 1917 Jan 1 0:01 272742Swollman 9:30 Aus CST 289908Swollman# Western Australia 292742SwollmanZone Australia/Perth 7:43:24 - LMT 1895 Dec 302742Swollman 8:00 - WST 1917 Jan 1 0:01 3114343Swollman 8:00 Aus WST 1974 Oct lastSun 2:00s 3214343Swollman 8:00 1:00 WST 1975 Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 3314343Swollman 8:00 - WST 1983 Oct lastSun 2:00s 3414343Swollman 8:00 1:00 WST 1984 Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 3514343Swollman 8:00 - WST 1991 Nov 17 2:00s 3614343Swollman 8:00 1:00 WST 1992 Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 372742Swollman 8:00 - WST 389908Swollman# Queensland 3920094Swollman# 4020094Swollman# From Alex Livingston <alex@agsm.unsw.edu.au> (1996-11-01): 4120094Swollman# I have heard or read more than once that some resort islands off the coast 4220094Swollman# of Queensland chose to keep observing daylight-saving time even after 4320094Swollman# Queensland ceased to. 4420094Swollman# 4520094Swollman# From Paul Eggert (1996-11-22): 4620094Swollman# IATA SSIM (1993-02/1994-09) say that the Holiday Islands (Hayman, Lindeman, 4720094Swollman# Hamilton) observed DST for two years after the rest of Queensland stopped. 4820094Swollman# Hamilton is the largest, but there is also a Hamilton in Victoria, 4920094Swollman# so use Lindeman. 5020094Swollman# 5120094Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 5221217SwollmanRule AQ 1989 1991 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - 5321217SwollmanRule AQ 1990 1992 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - 5420094SwollmanRule Holiday 1989 1993 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - 5520094SwollmanRule Holiday 1990 1994 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - 562742SwollmanZone Australia/Brisbane 10:12:08 - LMT 1895 572742Swollman 10:00 - EST 1917 Jan 1 0:01 5814343Swollman 10:00 Aus EST 1971 Oct lastSun 2:00s 5914343Swollman 10:00 1:00 EST 1972 Feb lastSun 2:00s 6021217Swollman 10:00 AQ EST 6120094SwollmanZone Australia/Lindeman 9:55:56 - LMT 1895 6220094Swollman 10:00 - EST 1917 Jan 1 0:01 6320094Swollman 10:00 Aus EST 1971 Oct lastSun 2:00s 6420094Swollman 10:00 1:00 EST 1972 Feb lastSun 2:00s 6520094Swollman 10:00 Holiday EST 662742Swollman 679908Swollman# South Australia 682742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 6914343SwollmanRule AS 1971 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - 7014343SwollmanRule AS 1986 only - Oct 19 2:00s 1:00 - 7114343SwollmanRule AS 1987 max - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - 7214343SwollmanRule AS 1972 only - Feb 27 2:00s 0 - 7314343SwollmanRule AS 1973 1985 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - 7414343SwollmanRule AS 1986 1989 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00s 0 - 7514343SwollmanRule AS 1990 1994 even Mar Sun>=18 2:00s 0 - 7614343SwollmanRule AS 1990 1994 odd Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - 7714343SwollmanRule AS 1995 max - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 - 782742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 792742SwollmanZone Australia/Adelaide 9:14:20 - LMT 1895 Feb 802742Swollman 9:00 - CST 1899 May 812742Swollman 9:30 - CST 1917 Jan 1 0:01 8214343Swollman 9:30 Aus CST 1971 Oct lastSun 2:00s 832742Swollman 9:30 AS CST 842742Swollman 859908Swollman# Tasmania 862742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 8714343SwollmanRule AT 1967 only - Oct 1 2:00s 1:00 - 8814343SwollmanRule AT 1968 only - Mar 31 2:00s 0 - 8914343SwollmanRule AT 1968 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - 9014343SwollmanRule AT 1969 1971 - Mar Sun>=8 2:00s 0 - 9114343SwollmanRule AT 1972 only - Feb 27 2:00s 0 - 9214343SwollmanRule AT 1973 1981 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - 9314343SwollmanRule AT 1982 1983 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 - 9414343SwollmanRule AT 1984 1986 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - 9514343SwollmanRule AT 1986 only - Oct 19 2:00s 1:00 - 9614343SwollmanRule AT 1987 1990 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00s 0 - 9714343SwollmanRule AT 1987 1990 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - 9814343SwollmanRule AT 1991 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00s 1:00 - 9914343SwollmanRule AT 1991 max - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 - 1002742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1012742SwollmanZone Australia/Hobart 9:49:16 - LMT 1895 Sep 1022742Swollman 10:00 - EST 1917 Jan 1 0:01 10314343Swollman 10:00 Aus EST 1967 Oct 1 2:00s 1042742Swollman 10:00 AT EST 1052742Swollman 1069908Swollman# Victoria 1072742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 10814343SwollmanRule AV 1971 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - 10914343SwollmanRule AV 1972 only - Feb 27 2:00s 0 - 11014343SwollmanRule AV 1973 1985 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - 11114343SwollmanRule AV 1986 1990 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00s 0 - 11214343SwollmanRule AV 1986 only - Oct 19 2:00s 1:00 - 11314343SwollmanRule AV 1987 max - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - 11414343SwollmanRule AV 1991 1994 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - 11514343SwollmanRule AV 1995 max - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 - 1162742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1172742SwollmanZone Australia/Melbourne 9:39:52 - LMT 1895 Feb 1182742Swollman 10:00 - EST 1917 Jan 1 0:01 11914343Swollman 10:00 Aus EST 1971 Oct 31 2:00s 1202742Swollman 10:00 AV EST 1212742Swollman 1229908Swollman# New South Wales 1232742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 12414343SwollmanRule AN 1971 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - 12514343SwollmanRule AN 1972 only - Feb 27 2:00s 0 - 12614343SwollmanRule AN 1973 1981 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - 12714343SwollmanRule AN 1982 only - Apr Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - 12814343SwollmanRule AN 1983 1985 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - 12914343SwollmanRule AN 1986 1989 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00s 0 - 13014343SwollmanRule AN 1986 only - Oct 19 2:00s 1:00 - 13114343SwollmanRule AN 1987 max - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - 13214343SwollmanRule AN 1990 1995 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - 13314343SwollmanRule AN 1996 max - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 - 1342742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1352742SwollmanZone Australia/Sydney 10:04:52 - LMT 1895 Feb 1362742Swollman 10:00 - EST 1917 Jan 1 0:01 13714343Swollman 10:00 Aus EST 1971 Oct 31 2:00s 1382742Swollman 10:00 AN EST 1392742SwollmanZone Australia/Broken_Hill 9:25:48 - LMT 1895 Feb 1402742Swollman 10:00 - EST 1896 Aug 23 1412742Swollman 9:00 - CST 1899 May 1422742Swollman 9:30 - CST 1917 Jan 1 0:01 14314343Swollman 9:30 Aus CST 1971 Oct 31 2:00s 1442742Swollman 9:30 AN CST 1458029Swollman 14614343Swollman# Lord Howe Island 14714343Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 14814343SwollmanRule LH 1981 1984 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - 14914343SwollmanRule LH 1982 1985 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - 15014343SwollmanRule LH 1985 only - Oct lastSun 2:00s 0:30 - 15114343SwollmanRule LH 1986 1989 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00s 0 - 15214343SwollmanRule LH 1986 only - Oct 19 2:00s 0:30 - 15314343SwollmanRule LH 1987 max - Oct lastSun 2:00s 0:30 - 15414343SwollmanRule LH 1990 1995 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - 15514343SwollmanRule LH 1996 max - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 - 1562742SwollmanZone Australia/Lord_Howe 10:36:20 - LMT 1895 Feb 1572742Swollman 10:00 - EST 1981 Mar 15814343Swollman 10:30 LH LHST 1598029Swollman 16014343Swollman# Australian miscellany 16114343Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1622742SwollmanZone Indian/Christmas 7:02:52 - LMT 1895 Feb 16319878Swollman 7:00 - CXT # Christmas Island Time 1642742Swollman# 1652742Swollman# Ashmore Is, Cartier 16614343Swollman# no indigenous inhabitants; only seasonal caretakers 1672742Swollman# no information; probably like Australia/Perth 1682742Swollman# 16914343Swollman# Coral Sea Is 17014343Swollman# no indigenous inhabitants; only meteorologists 17114343Swollman# no information 17214343Swollman# 17330711Swollman# Macquarie 17430711Swollman# permanent occupation (scientific station) since 1948; 17530711Swollman# sealing and penguin oil station operated 1888-1917 1762742Swollman# no information 17730711Swollman# 17830711Swollman# Manihiki, Penrhyn, Rakehanga 17930711Swollman# no information 1802742Swollman 1812742Swollman 1822742Swollman# Cook Is 1832742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 18419878SwollmanRule Cook 1978 only - Nov 12 0:00 0:30 HS 18519878SwollmanRule Cook 1979 max - Mar Sun>=1 0:00 0 - 18619878SwollmanRule Cook 1979 max - Oct lastSun 0:00 0:30 HS 1872742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1882742SwollmanZone Pacific/Rarotonga -10:39:04 - LMT 1901 # Avarua 18919878Swollman -10:30 - CKT 1978 Nov 12 # Cook Is Time 19019878Swollman -10:00 Cook CK%sT 1912742Swollman 1922742Swollman# Cocos 1932742Swollman# From USNO (1989): 1942742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 19519878SwollmanZone Indian/Cocos 6:30 - CCT # Cocos Islands Time 1962742Swollman 1972742Swollman# Fiji 1982742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1992742SwollmanZone Pacific/Fiji 11:53:40 - LMT 1915 Oct 26 # Suva 20019878Swollman 12:00 - FJT # Fiji Time 2012742Swollman 2022742Swollman# French Polynesia 2032742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2042742SwollmanZone Pacific/Gambier -8:59:48 - LMT 1912 Oct # Rikitea 20519878Swollman -9:00 - GAMT # Gambier Time 2062742SwollmanZone Pacific/Marquesas -9:18:00 - LMT 1912 Oct 20719878Swollman -9:30 - MART # Marquesas Time 2082742SwollmanZone Pacific/Tahiti -9:58:16 - LMT 1912 Oct # Papeete 20919878Swollman -10:00 - TAHT # Tahiti Time 2102742Swollman 2112742Swollman# Guam 2122742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2132742SwollmanZone Pacific/Guam 9:39:00 - LMT 1901 # Agana 2142742Swollman 10:00 - GST 2152742Swollman 2162742Swollman# Howland, Baker 21714343Swollman# uninhabited since World War II 21814343Swollman# no information; was probably like Pacific/Pago_Pago 2192742Swollman 2202742Swollman# Jarvis 22114343Swollman# uninhabited since 1958 22214343Swollman# no information; was probably like Pacific/Kiritimati 2232742Swollman 2242742Swollman# Johnston 22514343Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 22614343SwollmanZone Pacific/Johnston -10:00 - HST 2272742Swollman 22814343Swollman# Kingman 22914343Swollman# uninhabited 23014343Swollman 2312742Swollman# Kiribati 2322742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2332742SwollmanZone Pacific/Tarawa 11:32:04 - LMT 1901 # Bairiki 23419878Swollman 12:00 - GILT # Gilbert Is Time 2352742SwollmanZone Pacific/Enderbury -11:24:20 - LMT 1901 23619878Swollman -12:00 - PHOT 1979 Oct # Phoenix Is Time 23719878Swollman -11:00 - PHOT 1995 23819878Swollman 13:00 - PHOT 2392742SwollmanZone Pacific/Kiritimati -10:29:20 - LMT 1901 24019878Swollman -10:40 - LINT 1979 Oct # Line Is Time 24119878Swollman -10:00 - LINT 1995 24219878Swollman 14:00 - LINT 2432742Swollman 24414343Swollman# N Mariana Is 24514343Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 24614343SwollmanZone Pacific/Saipan 9:43:00 - LMT 1901 24719878Swollman 9:00 - MPT 1969 Oct # N Mariana Is Time 24819878Swollman 10:00 - MPT 24914343Swollman 25014343Swollman# Marshall Is 25114343Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 25214343SwollmanZone Pacific/Majuro 11:24:48 - LMT 1901 25319878Swollman 11:00 - MHT 1969 Oct # Marshall Islands Time 25419878Swollman 12:00 - MHT 25514343SwollmanZone Pacific/Kwajalein 11:09:20 - LMT 1901 25619878Swollman 11:00 - MHT 1969 Oct 25719878Swollman -12:00 - KWAT 1993 Aug 20 # Kwajalein Time 25819878Swollman 12:00 - MHT 25914343Swollman 26014343Swollman# Micronesia 26114343Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 26214343SwollmanZone Pacific/Yap 9:12:32 - LMT 1901 # Colonia 26319878Swollman 9:00 - YAPT 1969 Oct # Yap Time 26419878Swollman 10:00 - YAPT 26514343SwollmanZone Pacific/Truk 10:07:08 - LMT 1901 26619878Swollman 10:00 - TRUT # Truk Time 26714343SwollmanZone Pacific/Ponape 10:32:52 - LMT 1901 # Kolonia 26819878Swollman 11:00 - PONT # Ponape Time 26914343SwollmanZone Pacific/Kosrae 10:51:56 - LMT 1901 27019878Swollman 11:00 - PONT 1969 Oct 27119878Swollman 12:00 - KOST # Kosrae Time 27214343Swollman 2732742Swollman# Nauru 2742742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2752742SwollmanZone Pacific/Nauru 11:07:40 - LMT 1921 Jan 15 # Uaobe 27619878Swollman 11:30 - NRT 1942 Mar 15 # Nauru Time 2772742Swollman 9:00 - JST 1944 Aug 15 27819878Swollman 11:30 - NRT 1979 May 27919878Swollman 12:00 - NRT 2802742Swollman 2812742Swollman# New Caledonia 2822742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 28319878SwollmanRule NC 1977 1978 - Dec Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 S 28419878SwollmanRule NC 1978 1979 - Feb 27 0:00 0 - 28530711SwollmanRule NC 1996 only - Dec 1 2:00s 1:00 S 28630711SwollmanRule NC 1997 max - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - 28730711SwollmanRule NC 1997 max - Nov lastSun 2:00s 1:00 S 2882742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2892742SwollmanZone Pacific/Noumea 11:05:48 - LMT 1912 Jan 13 2902742Swollman 11:00 NC NC%sT 2912742Swollman 2922742Swollman 2932742Swollman############################################################################### 2942742Swollman 2952742Swollman# New Zealand 2962742Swollman 2972742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 2982742Swollman# Shanks gives 1927 Nov 6 - 1928 Mar 4, 1928 Oct 14 - 1929 Mar 17, 2992742Swollman# 1929 Oct 13 - 1930 Mar 16; go with Whitman. 30014343SwollmanRule NZ 1927 only - Nov 26 2:00 0:30 HD 3012742SwollmanRule NZ 1928 1929 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00 0 S 30214343SwollmanRule NZ 1928 only - Nov 4 2:00 0:30 HD 30314343SwollmanRule NZ 1929 only - Oct 30 2:00 0:30 HD 3042742SwollmanRule NZ 1930 1933 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00 0 S 30514343SwollmanRule NZ 1930 1933 - Oct Sun>=8 2:00 0:30 HD 30614343Swollman# Whitman says DST went on and off during war years, and the base GMT offset 30714343Swollman# didn't change until 1945 Apr 30; go with Shanks. 30814343SwollmanRule NZ 1934 1940 - Apr lastSun 2:00 0 S 30914343SwollmanRule NZ 1934 1939 - Sep lastSun 2:00 0:30 HD 3109908SwollmanRule NZ 1974 only - Nov 3 2:00s 1:00 D 3119908SwollmanRule NZ 1975 1988 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 D 3129908SwollmanRule NZ 1989 only - Oct 8 2:00s 1:00 D 3139908SwollmanRule NZ 1990 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00s 1:00 D 3149908SwollmanRule NZ 1975 only - Feb 23 2:00s 0 S 3159908SwollmanRule NZ 1976 1989 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 S 3169908SwollmanRule NZ 1990 max - Mar Sun>=15 2:00s 0 S 31720094SwollmanRule Chatham 1990 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:45s 1:00 D 31820094SwollmanRule Chatham 1991 max - Mar Sun>=15 2:45s 0 S 3192742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3202742SwollmanZone Pacific/Auckland 11:39:04 - LMT 1868 32114343Swollman 11:30 NZ NZ%sT 1940 Sep 29 2:00 3222742Swollman 12:00 NZ NZ%sT 32320094SwollmanZone Pacific/Chatham 12:45 Chatham CHA%sT 3242742Swollman 3258029Swollman 32630711Swollman# Auckland Is 32730711Swollman# uninhabited 3282742Swollman 32930711Swollman# Campbell I 33030711Swollman# minor whaling stations operated 1909-14 33130711Swollman# scientific station operated 1941-1995 33230711Swollman# was probably like Pacific/Auckland 33330711Swollman 3342742Swollman############################################################################### 3352742Swollman 3362742Swollman 3372742Swollman# Niue 3382742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3392742SwollmanZone Pacific/Niue -11:19:40 - LMT 1901 # Alofi 34019878Swollman -11:20 - NUT 1951 # Niue Time 34119878Swollman -11:30 - NUT 1978 Oct 1 34219878Swollman -11:00 - NUT 3432742Swollman 3442742Swollman# Norfolk 3452742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3462742SwollmanZone Pacific/Norfolk 11:11:52 - LMT 1901 # Kingston 34719878Swollman 11:12 - NMT 1951 # Norfolk Mean Time 34819878Swollman 11:30 - NFT # Norfolk Time 3492742Swollman 3509908Swollman# Palau 3519908Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3529908SwollmanZone Pacific/Palau 8:57:56 - LMT 1901 # Koror 35319878Swollman 9:00 - PWT # Palau Time 3549908Swollman 3552742Swollman# Palmyra 35621217Swollman# uninhabited since World War II; was probably like Pacific/Kiritimati 3572742Swollman 3582742Swollman# Papua New Guinea 3592742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3602742SwollmanZone Pacific/Port_Moresby 9:48:40 - LMT 1880 36119878Swollman 9:48:40 - PMMT 1895 # Port Moresby Mean Time 36219878Swollman 10:00 - PGT # Papua New Guinea Time 3632742Swollman 3642742Swollman# Pitcairn 3652742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3662742SwollmanZone Pacific/Pitcairn -8:40:20 - LMT 1901 # Adamstown 36719878Swollman -8:30 - PNT # Pitcairn Time 3682742Swollman 36914343Swollman# American Samoa 37014343SwollmanZone Pacific/Pago_Pago 12:37:12 - LMT 1879 Jul 5 37114343Swollman -11:22:48 - LMT 1911 37219878Swollman -11:30 - SAMT 1950 # Samoa Time 37314343Swollman -11:00 - NST 1967 Apr # N=Nome 37414343Swollman -11:00 - BST 1983 Nov 30 # B=Bering 37514343Swollman -11:00 - SST # S=Samoa 37614343Swollman 37714343Swollman# W Samoa 37814343SwollmanZone Pacific/Apia 12:33:04 - LMT 1879 Jul 5 37914343Swollman -11:26:56 - LMT 1911 38019878Swollman -11:30 - SAMT 1950 # Samoa Time 38119878Swollman -11:00 - WST # W Samoa Time 38214343Swollman 3832742Swollman# Solomon Is 3842742Swollman# excludes Bougainville, for which see Papua New Guinea 3852742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3862742SwollmanZone Pacific/Guadalcanal 10:39:48 - LMT 1912 Oct # Honiara 38719878Swollman 11:00 - SBT # Solomon Is Time 3882742Swollman 3892742Swollman# Tokelau Is 3902742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3912742SwollmanZone Pacific/Fakaofo -11:24:56 - LMT 1901 39219878Swollman -10:00 - TKT # Tokelau Time 3932742Swollman 3942742Swollman# Tonga 3952742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3962742SwollmanZone Pacific/Tongatapu 12:19:20 - LMT 1901 39719878Swollman 12:20 - TOT 1968 Oct # Tonga Time 39819878Swollman 13:00 - TOT 3992742Swollman 4002742Swollman# Tuvalu 4012742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 4022742SwollmanZone Pacific/Funafuti 11:56:52 - LMT 1901 40319878Swollman 12:00 - TVT # Tuvalu Time 4042742Swollman 4052742Swollman# Vanuatu 4062742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 40719878SwollmanRule Vanuatu 1983 only - Sep 25 0:00 1:00 S 40819878SwollmanRule Vanuatu 1984 1991 - Mar Sun>=23 0:00 0 - 40919878SwollmanRule Vanuatu 1984 only - Oct 23 0:00 1:00 S 41020094SwollmanRule Vanuatu 1985 1991 - Sep Sun>=23 0:00 1:00 S 41120094SwollmanRule Vanuatu 1992 1993 - Jan Sun>=23 0:00 0 - 41220094SwollmanRule Vanuatu 1992 only - Oct Sun>=23 0:00 1:00 S 4132742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 4142742SwollmanZone Pacific/Efate 11:13:16 - LMT 1912 Jan 13 # Vila 41519878Swollman 11:00 Vanuatu VU%sT # Vanuatu Time 4162742Swollman 4172742Swollman# Wake 4182742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 4192742SwollmanZone Pacific/Wake 11:06:28 - LMT 1901 42019878Swollman 12:00 - WAKT # Wake Time 4212742Swollman 4222742Swollman# Wallis and Futuna 4232742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 4242742SwollmanZone Pacific/Wallis 12:15:20 - LMT 1901 42519878Swollman 12:00 - WFT # Wallis & Futuna Time 4262742Swollman 4272742Swollman############################################################################### 4282742Swollman 4292742Swollman# NOTES 4302742Swollman 4312742Swollman# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, 4322742Swollman# go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to 4332742Swollman# tz@elsie.nci.nih.gov for general use in the future). 4342742Swollman 43520094Swollman# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (1996-11-22): 4362742Swollman# A good source for time zone historical data outside the U.S. is 4372742Swollman# Thomas G. Shanks, The International Atlas (3rd edition), 4382742Swollman# San Diego: ACS Publications, Inc. (1991). 4392742Swollman# 44020094Swollman# Gwillim Law <LAW@encmail.encompass.com> writes that a good source 44120094Swollman# for recent time zone data is the International Air Transport 44220094Swollman# Association's Standard Schedules Information Manual (IATA SSIM), 44320094Swollman# published semiannually. Law sent in several helpful summaries 44420094Swollman# of the IATA's data after 1990. 44520094Swollman# 44620094Swollman# Except where otherwise noted, Shanks is the source for entries through 1990, 44720094Swollman# and IATA SSIM is the source for entries after 1990. 44820094Swollman# 4492742Swollman# Another source occasionally used is Edward W. Whitman, World Time Differences, 4502742Swollman# Whitman Publishing Co, 2 Niagara Av, Ealing, London (undated), which 4512742Swollman# I found in the UCLA library. 4522742Swollman# 4532742Swollman# A reliable and entertaining source about time zones is 4542742Swollman# Derek Howse, Greenwich time and the discovery of the longitude, 4552742Swollman# Oxford University Press (1980). 4562742Swollman# 4572742Swollman# I invented the abbreviations marked `*' in the following table; 4582742Swollman# the rest are from earlier versions of this file, or from other sources. 4592742Swollman# Corrections are welcome! 4602742Swollman# std dst 4612742Swollman# LMT Local Mean Time 4622742Swollman# 8:00 WST WST Western Australia 4632742Swollman# 9:00 JST Japan 4642742Swollman# 9:30 CST CST Central Australia 4652742Swollman# 10:00 EST EST Eastern Australia 46619878Swollman# 10:00 GST Guam 4672742Swollman# 10:30 LHST LHST Lord Howe* 4682742Swollman# 12:00 NZST NZDT New Zealand 46919878Swollman# 12:45 CHAST CHADT Chatham* 4702742Swollman# -11:00 SST Samoa 47114343Swollman# -10:00 HST Hawaii 4722742Swollman# 47314343Swollman# See the `northamerica' file for Hawaii. 4749908Swollman# See the `southamerica' file for Easter I and the Galapagos Is. 4759908Swollman# 47619878Swollman# See the `africa' file for time zone naming and abbreviation conventions. 4772742Swollman 4782742Swollman############################################################################### 4792742Swollman 4802742Swollman# Australia 4812742Swollman 48219878Swollman# From John Mackin (1991-03-06): 4832742Swollman# We in Australia have _never_ referred to DST as `daylight' time. 4842742Swollman# It is called `summer' time. Now by a happy coincidence, `summer' 4852742Swollman# and `standard' happen to start with the same letter; hence, the 4862742Swollman# abbreviation does _not_ change... 4872742Swollman# The legislation does not actually define abbreviations, at least 4882742Swollman# in this State, but the abbreviation is just commonly taken to be the 4892742Swollman# initials of the phrase, and the legislation here uniformly uses 4902742Swollman# the phrase `summer time' and does not use the phrase `daylight 4912742Swollman# time'. 4922742Swollman# Announcers on the Commonwealth radio network, the ABC (for Australian 4932742Swollman# Broadcasting Commission), use the phrases `Eastern Standard Time' 4942742Swollman# or `Eastern Summer Time'. (Note, though, that as I say in the 4952742Swollman# current australasia file, there is really no such thing.) Announcers 4962742Swollman# on its overseas service, Radio Australia, use the same phrases 4972742Swollman# prefixed by the word `Australian' when referring to local times; 4982742Swollman# time announcements on that service, naturally enough, are made in UTC. 4992742Swollman 5002742Swollman# From Arthur David Olson (March 8 1992): 5012742Swollman# Given the above, what's chosen for year-round use is: 5022742Swollman# CST for any place operating at a GMTOFF of 9:30 5032742Swollman# WST for any place operating at a GMTOFF of 8:00 5042742Swollman# EST for any place operating at a GMTOFF of 10:00 5052742Swollman 50614343Swollman# From Paul Eggert (1995-12-19): 5079908Swollman# Shanks reports 2:00 for all autumn changes in Australia and New Zealand. 5089908Swollman# Mark Prior <mrp@itd.adelaide.edu.au> writes that his newspaper 5099908Swollman# reports that NSW's fall 1995 change will occur at 2:00, 5109908Swollman# but Robert Elz says it's been 3:00 in Victoria since 1970 5119908Swollman# and perhaps the newspaper's `2:00' is referring to standard time. 51214343Swollman# For now we'll continue to assume 2:00s for changes since 1960. 5132742Swollman 5149908Swollman# Northern Territory 5159908Swollman 51619878Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (1991-03-06): 5172742Swollman# # The NORTHERN TERRITORY.. [ Courtesy N.T. Dept of the Chief Minister ] 5182742Swollman# # [ Nov 1990 ] 5192742Swollman# # N.T. have never utilised any DST due to sub-tropical/tropical location. 5202742Swollman# ... 5219908Swollman# Zone Australia/North 9:30 - CST 5222742Swollman 52319878Swollman# From Bradley White (1991-03-04): 5242742Swollman# A recent excerpt from an Australian newspaper... 5252742Swollman# the Northern Territory do[es] not have daylight saving. 5262742Swollman 5279908Swollman# Western Australia 5282742Swollman 52919878Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (1991-03-06): 5302742Swollman# # The state of WESTERN AUSTRALIA.. [ Courtesy W.A. dept Premier+Cabinet ] 5312742Swollman# # [ Nov 1990 ] 5322742Swollman# # W.A. suffers from a great deal of public and political opposition to 5332742Swollman# # DST in principle. A bill is brought before parliament in most years, but 5342742Swollman# # usually defeated either in the upper house, or in party caucus 5352742Swollman# # before reaching parliament. 5362742Swollman# ... 5372742Swollman# Zone Australia/West 8:00 AW %sST 5382742Swollman# ... 5392742Swollman# Rule AW 1974 only - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 5402742Swollman# Rule AW 1975 only - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 W 5412742Swollman# Rule AW 1983 only - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 5422742Swollman# Rule AW 1984 only - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 W 5432742Swollman 54419878Swollman# From Bradley White (1991-03-04): 5452742Swollman# A recent excerpt from an Australian newspaper... 5462742Swollman# Western Australia...do[es] not have daylight saving. 5472742Swollman 54819878Swollman# From John D. Newman via Bradley White (1991-11-02): 5492742Swollman# Western Australia is still on "winter time". Some DH in Sydney 5502742Swollman# rang me at home a few days ago at 6.00am. (He had just arrived at 5512742Swollman# work at 9.00am.) 5522742Swollman# W.A. is switching to Summer Time on Nov 17th just to confuse 5532742Swollman# everybody again. 5542742Swollman 55519878Swollman# From Arthur David Olson (1992-03-08): 5562742Swollman# The 1992 ending date used in the rules is a best guess; 5572742Swollman# it matches what was used in the past. 5582742Swollman 5599908Swollman# Queensland 56019878Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (1991-03-06): 5612742Swollman# # The state of QUEENSLAND.. [ Courtesy Qld. Dept Premier Econ&Trade Devel ] 5622742Swollman# # [ Dec 1990 ] 5632742Swollman# ... 5642742Swollman# Zone Australia/Queensland 10:00 AQ %sST 5652742Swollman# ... 5662742Swollman# Rule AQ 1971 only - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 5672742Swollman# Rule AQ 1972 only - Feb lastSun 3:00 0 E 5682742Swollman# Rule AQ 1989 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 5692742Swollman# Rule AQ 1990 max - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 E 5702742Swollman 57119878Swollman# From Bradley White (1989-12-24): 5722742Swollman# "Australia/Queensland" now observes daylight time (i.e. from 5732742Swollman# October 1989). 5742742Swollman 57519878Swollman# From Bradley White (1991-03-04): 5762742Swollman# A recent excerpt from an Australian newspaper... 5772742Swollman# ...Queensland...[has] agreed to end daylight saving 5782742Swollman# at 3am tomorrow (March 3)... 5792742Swollman 58019878Swollman# From John Mackin (1991-03-06): 5812742Swollman# I can certainly confirm for my part that Daylight Saving in NSW did in fact 5822742Swollman# end on Sunday, 3 March. I don't know at what hour, though. (It surprised 5832742Swollman# me.) 5842742Swollman 58519878Swollman# From Bradley White (1992-03-08): 5862742Swollman# ...there was recently a referendum in Queensland which resulted 5872742Swollman# in the experimental daylight saving system being abandoned. So, ... 5882742Swollman# ... 5892742Swollman# Rule QLD 1989 1991 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 5902742Swollman# Rule QLD 1990 1992 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 S 5912742Swollman# ... 5922742Swollman 59319878Swollman# From Arthur David Olson (1992-03-08): 5942742Swollman# The chosen rules the union of the 1971/1972 change and the 1989-1992 changes. 5952742Swollman 5969908Swollman# South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria 5972742Swollman 59819878Swollman# From Arthur David Olson (1992-03-08): 5992742Swollman# The rules from version 7.1 follow. 6002742Swollman# There are lots of differences between these rules and 6012742Swollman# the Shepherd et al. rules. Since the Shepherd et al. rules 6022742Swollman# and Bradley White's newspaper article are in agreement on 6032742Swollman# current DST ending dates, no worries. 6042742Swollman# 6052742Swollman# Rule Oz 1971 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 - 6062742Swollman# Rule Oz 1986 max - Oct Sun<=24 2:00 1:00 - 6072742Swollman# Rule Oz 1972 only - Feb 27 3:00 0 - 6082742Swollman# Rule Oz 1973 1986 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 - 6092742Swollman# Rule Oz 1987 max - Mar Sun<=21 3:00 0 - 6102742Swollman# Zone Australia/Tasmania 10:00 Oz EST 6112742Swollman# Zone Australia/South 9:30 Oz CST 6122742Swollman# Zone Australia/Victoria 10:00 Oz EST 1985 Oct lastSun 2:00 6132742Swollman# 10:00 1:00 EST 1986 Mar Sun<=21 3:00 6142742Swollman# 10:00 Oz EST 6152742Swollman 61619878Swollman# From Robert Elz (1991-03-06): 6172742Swollman# I believe that the current start date for DST is "lastSun" in Oct... 6182742Swollman# that changed Oct 89. That is, we're back to the 6192742Swollman# original rule, and that rule currently applies in all the states 6202742Swollman# that have dst, incl Qld. (Certainly it was true in Vic). 6212742Swollman# The file I'm including says that happened in 1988, I think 6222742Swollman# that's incorrect, but I'm not 100% certain. 6232742Swollman 6249908Swollman# South Australia 6252742Swollman 62619878Swollman# From Bradley White (1991-03-04): 6272742Swollman# A recent excerpt from an Australian newspaper... 6282742Swollman# ...South Australia...[has] agreed to end daylight saving 6292742Swollman# at 3am tomorrow (March 3)... 6302742Swollman 63119878Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (1991-03-06): 6322742Swollman# # The state of SOUTH AUSTRALIA....[ Courtesy of S.A. Dept of Labour ] 6332742Swollman# # [ Nov 1990 ] 6342742Swollman# ... 6352742Swollman# Zone Australia/South 9:30 AS %sST 6362742Swollman# ... 6372742Swollman# Rule AS 1971 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 6382742Swollman# Rule AS 1972 1985 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 C 6392742Swollman# Rule AS 1986 1990 - Mar Sun<=21 3:00 0 C 6402742Swollman# Rule AS 1991 max - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 C 6412742Swollman 64219878Swollman# From Bradley White (1992-03-11): 6432742Swollman# Recent correspondence with a friend in Adelaide 6442742Swollman# contained the following exchange: "Due to the Adelaide Festival, 6452742Swollman# South Australia delays setting back our clocks for a few weeks." 6462742Swollman 64719878Swollman# From Robert Elz (1992-03-13): 6482742Swollman# I heard that apparently (or at least, it appears that) 6492742Swollman# South Aus will have an extra 3 weeks daylight saving every even 6502742Swollman# numbered year (from 1990). That's when the Adelaide Festival 6512742Swollman# is on... 6522742Swollman 65319878Swollman# From Robert Elz (1992-03-16, 00:57:07 +1000): 6542742Swollman# DST didn't end in Adelaide today (yesterday).... 6552742Swollman# But whether it's "4th Sunday" or "2nd last Sunday" I have no idea whatever... 6562742Swollman# (it's just as likely to be "the Sunday we pick for this year"...). 6572742Swollman 65819878Swollman# From Bradley White (1994-04-11): 6592742Swollman# If Sun, 15 March, 1992 was at +1030 as kre asserts, but yet Sun, 20 March, 6602742Swollman# 1994 was at +0930 as John Connolly's customer seems to assert, then I can 6612742Swollman# only conclude that the actual rule is more complicated.... 6622742Swollman 6639908Swollman# From John Warburton <jwarb@SACBH.com.au> (1994-10-07): 6649908Swollman# The new Daylight Savings dates for South Australia ... 6659908Swollman# was gazetted in the Government Hansard on Sep 26 1994.... 6669908Swollman# start on last Sunday in October and end in last sunday in March. 6672742Swollman 6689908Swollman# Tasmania 6699908Swollman 67019878Swollman# From Bradley White (1991-03-04): 6712742Swollman# A recent excerpt from an Australian newspaper... 6722742Swollman# ...Tasmania will revert to Australian Eastern Standard Time on March 31... 6732742Swollman 67419878Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (1991-03-06): 6752742Swollman# # The state of TASMANIA.. [Courtesy Tasmanian Dept of Premier + Cabinet ] 6762742Swollman# # [ Nov 1990 ] 6772742Swollman# ... 6782742Swollman# Zone Australia/Tasmania 10:00 AT %sST 6792742Swollman# ... 6802742Swollman# Rule AT 1967 only - Oct Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D 6812742Swollman# Rule AT 1968 only - Mar lastSun 3:00 0 E 6822742Swollman# Rule AT 1968 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 6832742Swollman# Rule AT 1969 1971 - Mar Sun>=8 3:00 0 E 6842742Swollman# Rule AT 1972 only - Feb lastSun 3:00 0 E 6852742Swollman# Rule AT 1973 1981 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 E 6862742Swollman# Rule AT 1982 1983 - Mar lastSun 3:00 0 E 6872742Swollman# Rule AT 1984 1986 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 E 6882742Swollman# Rule AT 1986 only - Oct Sun>=15 2:00 1:00 D 6892742Swollman# Rule AT 1987 1990 - Mar Sun>=15 3:00 0 E 6902742Swollman# Rule AT 1987 only - Oct Sun>=22 2:00 1:00 D 6912742Swollman# Rule AT 1988 1990 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 6922742Swollman# Rule AT 1991 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D 6932742Swollman# Rule AT 1991 max - Mar lastSun 3:00 0 E 6942742Swollman 69519878Swollman# From Bill Hart via Alexander Dupuy and Guy Harris (1991-10-10): 6962742Swollman# My state Government in there eagerness to get a few more bucks for the 6972742Swollman# tourist industry industry decided to change the daylight savings times 6982742Swollman# yet again (we now have almost 6 months per year)... 6992742Swollman# ... 7002742Swollman# Rule Oz 1986 1990 - Oct Sun<=24 2:00 1:00 - 7012742Swollman# Rule Oz 1991 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 - 7022742Swollman# ... 7032742Swollman# Rule Oz 1987 1990 - Mar Sun<=21 3:00 0 - 7042742Swollman# Rule Oz 1991 max - Mar Sun<=31 3:00 0 - 7052742Swollman 70619878Swollman# From Bill Hart via Guy Harris (1991-10-10): 7072742Swollman# Oh yes, the new daylight savings rules are uniquely tasmanian, we have 7082742Swollman# 6 weeks a year now when we are out of sync with the rest of Australia 7092742Swollman# (but nothing new about that). 7102742Swollman 7119908Swollman# Victoria 7122742Swollman 71319878Swollman# From Bradley White (1991-03-04): 7142742Swollman# A recent excerpt from an Australian newspaper... 7152742Swollman# ...Victoria...[has] agreed to end daylight saving at 3am tomorrow (March 3)... 7162742Swollman 71719878Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (1991-03-06): 7182742Swollman# # The state of VICTORIA.. [ Courtesy of Vic. Dept of Premier + Cabinet ] 7192742Swollman# # [ Nov 1990 ] 7202742Swollman# ... 7212742Swollman# Zone Australia/Victoria 10:00 AV %sST 7222742Swollman# ... 7232742Swollman# Rule AV 1971 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 7242742Swollman# Rule AV 1972 only - Feb lastSun 3:00 0 E 7252742Swollman# Rule AV 1973 1985 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 E 7262742Swollman# Rule AV 1986 1990 - Mar Sun>=15 3:00 0 E 7272742Swollman# Rule AV 1986 1987 - Oct Sun>=15 2:00 1:00 D 7282742Swollman# Rule AV 1988 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 7292742Swollman# Rule AV 1991 max - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 E 7302742Swollman 7319908Swollman# New South Wales 7322742Swollman 7332742Swollman# From Arthur David Olson: 7342742Swollman# New South Wales and subjurisdictions have their own ideas of a fun time. 7352742Swollman# Based on law library research by John Mackin (john@basser.cs.su.oz), 7362742Swollman# who notes: 7372742Swollman# In Australia, time is not legislated federally, but rather by the 7382742Swollman# individual states. Thus, while such terms as ``Eastern Standard Time'' 7392742Swollman# [I mean, of course, Australian EST, not any other kind] are in common 7402742Swollman# use, _they have NO REAL MEANING_, as they are not defined in the 7412742Swollman# legislation. This is very important to understand. 7422742Swollman# I have researched New South Wales time only... 7432742Swollman 74419878Swollman# From Dave Davey (1990-03-03): 7452742Swollman# Rule NSW 1988 only - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 - 7462742Swollman# Rule NSW 1989 only - Mar Sun<=21 3:00 0 - 7472742Swollman 74819878Swollman# From Bradley White (1991-03-04): 7492742Swollman# A recent excerpt from an Australian newspaper... 7502742Swollman# NSW...[has] agreed to end daylight saving at 3am tomorrow (March 3)... 7512742Swollman 75219878Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (1991-03-06): 7532742Swollman# # The state of NEW SOUTH WALES.. [confirmed by Attorney General's Dept N.S.W] 7542742Swollman# # [ Dec 1990 ] 7552742Swollman# ... 7562742Swollman# Rule AN 1988 1989 - Mar Sun<=21 3:00 0 E 7572742Swollman# ... 7582742Swollman 75919878Swollman# From John Mackin (1991-03-09) 7602742Swollman# I have confirmed the accuracy of the historical data for NSW in the 7612742Swollman# file Robert forwarded 7622742Swollman 76319878Swollman# From Arthur David Olson (1992-03-08): 7642742Swollman# Sources differ on whether DST ended March 6 or March 20 in 1988; 7652742Swollman# March 20 (the "confirmed" date) is in the chosen rules. 7662742Swollman 76714343Swollman# From Bradley White (1995-05-20): 76814343Swollman# Prem Bob Carr announced NSW will fall into line with other E states 76914343Swollman# and SA and continue daylight savings to the last Sun in Mar. 77014343Swollman 77130711Swollman# From Eric Ulevik <eau@ozemail.com.au> (1997-06-12): 77230711Swollman# The NSW state government in Australia is talking about bringing the start 77330711Swollman# of daylight savings time forward in the year 2000 to cater for the Olympics. 77430711Swollman# This is going to take some time to be negotiated, because the plan is to do 77530711Swollman# this in multiple states due to soccer games (which are not just in Sydney). 77630711Swollman 7779908Swollman# Yancowinna 7782742Swollman 77919878Swollman# From John Basser (1989-01-04): 7802742Swollman# `Broken Hill' means the County of Yancowinna. 7812742Swollman 78219878Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (1991-03-06): 7832742Swollman# # YANCOWINNA.. [ Confirmation courtesy of Broken Hill Postmaster ] 7842742Swollman# # [ Dec 1990 ] 7852742Swollman# ... 7862742Swollman# # Yancowinna uses Central Standard Time, despite it's location on the 7872742Swollman# # New South Wales side of the S.A. border. Most business and social dealings 7882742Swollman# # are with CST zones, therefore CST is legislated by local government 7892742Swollman# # although the switch to Summer Time occurs in line with N.S.W. There have 7902742Swollman# # been years when this did not apply, but the historical data is not 7912742Swollman# # presently available. 7922742Swollman# Zone Australia/Yancowinna 9:30 AY %sST 7932742Swollman# ... 7942742Swollman# Rule AY 1971 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 7952742Swollman# Rule AY 1972 only - Feb lastSun 3:00 0 C 7962742Swollman# [followed by other Rules] 7972742Swollman 7989908Swollman# Lord Howe Island 7992742Swollman 80019878Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (1991-03-06): 8012742Swollman# LHI... [ Courtesy of Pauline Van Winsen.. pauline@Aus ] 8022742Swollman# [ Dec 1990 ] 8032742Swollman# Lord Howe Island is located off the New South Wales coast, and is half an 8042742Swollman# hour ahead of NSW time. 8052742Swollman 80614343Swollman# From Paul Eggert (1995-12-19): 80714343Swollman# For Lord Howe we use Shanks through its time of publication (1991). 80814343Swollman# Lord Howe is part of NSW, so we'll guess it has used the same transition 80914343Swollman# times as NSW since 1991, even though Shanks writes that Lord Howe went 81014343Swollman# with Victoria when NSW and Victoria disagreed in 1982. 81114343Swollman 8122742Swollman############################################################################### 8132742Swollman 8142742Swollman# New Zealand, from Elz' asia 1.1 8152742Swollman# Elz says "no guarantees" 8162742Swollman 81719878Swollman# From Mark Davies (1990-10-03): 8182742Swollman# the 1989/90 year was a trial of an extended "daylight saving" period. 8192742Swollman# This trial was deemed successful and the extended period adopted for 8202742Swollman# subsequent years (with the addition of a further week at the start). 8212742Swollman# source -- phone call to Ministry of Internal Affairs Head Office. 8222742Swollman 82319878Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (1991-03-06): 8242742Swollman# # The Country of New Zealand (Australia's east island -) Gee they hate that! 8252742Swollman# # or is Australia the west island of N.Z. 8262742Swollman# # [ courtesy of Geoff Tribble.. Geofft@Aus.. Auckland N.Z. ] 8272742Swollman# # [ Nov 1990 ] 8282742Swollman# ... 8292742Swollman# Rule NZ 1974 1988 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 8302742Swollman# Rule NZ 1989 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D 8312742Swollman# Rule NZ 1975 1989 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 S 8322742Swollman# Rule NZ 1990 max - Mar lastSun 3:00 0 S 8332742Swollman# ... 8342742Swollman# Zone NZ 12:00 NZ NZ%sT # New Zealand 8352742Swollman# Zone NZ-CHAT 12:45 - NZ-CHAT # Chatham Island 8362742Swollman 83719878Swollman# From Arthur David Olson (1992-03-08): 8382742Swollman# The chosen rules use the Davies October 8 values for the start of DST in 1989 8392742Swollman# rather than the October 1 value. 8402742Swollman 84114343Swollman# From Paul Eggert (1995-12-19); 84214343Swollman# Shanks reports 2:00 for all autumn changes in Australia and New Zealand. 84314343Swollman# Robert Uzgalis <buz@cs.aukuni.ac.nz> writes that the New Zealand Daylight 84414343Swollman# Savings Time Order in Council dated 1990-06-18 specifies 2:00 standard 84514343Swollman# time on both the first Sunday in October and the third Sunday in March. 84614343Swollman# As with Australia, we'll assume the tradition is 2:00s, not 2:00. 84714343Swollman# 84820094Swollman# From Paul Eggert (1996-11-22): 84920094Swollman# Shanks gives no data for Chatham; usno1989 says it's +12:45, 85020094Swollman# usno1995 says it's +12:45/+13:45, and IATA SSIM (1991/1996) 85120094Swollman# gives the NZ rules but with transitions at 2:45 local standard time. 85220094Swollman# Guess that they adopted DST in 1990. 85314343Swollman 8542742Swollman############################################################################### 8552742Swollman 8562742Swollman# Fiji 8572742Swollman 8582742Swollman# Howse writes (p 162) that in 1879 the British governor of Fiji 8592742Swollman# enacted an ordinance standardizing the islands on +12:00. 8602742Swollman# Perhaps it didn't take. We go with Shanks's more precise date in 1915. 8612742Swollman 86214343Swollman# Johnston 86314343Swollman 86414343Swollman# Johnston data is from usno1995. 86514343Swollman 86617200Swollman# Kiribati 86717200Swollman 86817200Swollman# From Paul Eggert (1996-01-22): 86917200Swollman# Today's _Wall Street Journal_ (page 1) reports that Kiribati 87017200Swollman# ``declared it the same day throught the country as of Jan. 1, 1995'' 87117200Swollman# as part of the competition to be first into the 21st century. 87217200Swollman 8732742Swollman# Kwajalein 8742742Swollman 8752742Swollman# In comp.risks 14.87 (26 August 1993), Peter Neumann writes: 8762742Swollman# I wonder what happened in Kwajalein, where there was NO Friday, 87719878Swollman# 1993-08-20. Thursday night at midnight Kwajalein switched sides with 8782742Swollman# respect to the International Date Line, to rejoin its fellow islands, 8792742Swollman# going from 11:59 p.m. Thursday to 12:00 m. Saturday in a blink. 8802742Swollman 88114343Swollman# N Mariana Is, Guam 8822742Swollman 8832742Swollman# Howse writes (p 162) ``The Spaniards, on the other hand, reached the 8842742Swollman# Philippines and the Ladrones from America,'' and implies that the Ladrones 8852742Swollman# (now called the Marianas) kept American date for quite some time. 8862742Swollman# Ignore this for now, as we have no hard data. See also Asia/Manila. 88714343Swollman 88817200Swollman# Micronesia 88917200Swollman 89017200Swollman# Alan Eugene Davis <adavis@kuentos.guam.net> writes (1996-03-16), 89117200Swollman# ``I am certain, having lived there for the past decade, that "Truk" 89217200Swollman# (now properly known as Chuuk) ... is in the time zone GMT+10.'' 89317200Swollman# 89417200Swollman# Shanks writes that Truk switched from GMT+10 to GMT+11 on 1978-10-01; 89517200Swollman# ignore this for now. 89617200Swollman 89714343Swollman# Samoa 89814343Swollman 89914343Swollman# Howse writes that in 1879 the King of Samoa decided to change 90014343Swollman# ``the date in his kingdom from the Antipodean to the American system, 90114343Swollman# ordaining -- by a masterpiece of diplomatic flattery -- that 90214343Swollman# the Fourth of July should be celebrated twice in that year.'' 90317200Swollman 90417200Swollman# Tonga 90517200Swollman 90617200Swollman# From Paul Eggert (1996-01-22): 90717200Swollman# Today's _Wall Street Journal_ (p 1) reports that ``Tonga has been plotting 90817200Swollman# to sneak ahead of [New Zealanders] by introducing daylight-saving time.'' 90917200Swollman# Since Kiribati has moved the Date Line it's not clear what Tonga will do. 910