australasia revision 43543
143543Swollman# @(#)australasia 7.45 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 - 11343543SwollmanRule AV 1987 1999 - 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 - 11643543SwollmanRule AV 2000 only - Aug 26 2:00s 1:00 - 11743543SwollmanRule AV 2001 max - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - 1182742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1192742SwollmanZone Australia/Melbourne 9:39:52 - LMT 1895 Feb 1202742Swollman 10:00 - EST 1917 Jan 1 0:01 12114343Swollman 10:00 Aus EST 1971 Oct 31 2:00s 1222742Swollman 10:00 AV EST 1232742Swollman 1249908Swollman# New South Wales 1252742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 12614343SwollmanRule AN 1971 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - 12714343SwollmanRule AN 1972 only - Feb 27 2:00s 0 - 12814343SwollmanRule AN 1973 1981 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - 12914343SwollmanRule AN 1982 only - Apr Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - 13014343SwollmanRule AN 1983 1985 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - 13114343SwollmanRule AN 1986 1989 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00s 0 - 13214343SwollmanRule AN 1986 only - Oct 19 2:00s 1:00 - 13343543SwollmanRule AN 1987 1999 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - 13414343SwollmanRule AN 1990 1995 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - 13514343SwollmanRule AN 1996 max - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 - 13643543SwollmanRule AN 2000 only - Aug 26 2:00s 1:00 - 13743543SwollmanRule AN 2001 max - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - 1382742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1392742SwollmanZone Australia/Sydney 10:04:52 - LMT 1895 Feb 1402742Swollman 10:00 - EST 1917 Jan 1 0:01 14114343Swollman 10:00 Aus EST 1971 Oct 31 2:00s 1422742Swollman 10:00 AN EST 1432742SwollmanZone Australia/Broken_Hill 9:25:48 - LMT 1895 Feb 1442742Swollman 10:00 - EST 1896 Aug 23 1452742Swollman 9:00 - CST 1899 May 1462742Swollman 9:30 - CST 1917 Jan 1 0:01 14714343Swollman 9:30 Aus CST 1971 Oct 31 2:00s 1482742Swollman 9:30 AN CST 1498029Swollman 15014343Swollman# Lord Howe Island 15114343Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 15214343SwollmanRule LH 1981 1984 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 - 15314343SwollmanRule LH 1982 1985 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - 15414343SwollmanRule LH 1985 only - Oct lastSun 2:00s 0:30 - 15514343SwollmanRule LH 1986 1989 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00s 0 - 15614343SwollmanRule LH 1986 only - Oct 19 2:00s 0:30 - 15714343SwollmanRule LH 1987 max - Oct lastSun 2:00s 0:30 - 15814343SwollmanRule LH 1990 1995 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 - 15914343SwollmanRule LH 1996 max - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 - 1602742SwollmanZone Australia/Lord_Howe 10:36:20 - LMT 1895 Feb 1612742Swollman 10:00 - EST 1981 Mar 16214343Swollman 10:30 LH LHST 1638029Swollman 16414343Swollman# Australian miscellany 1652742Swollman# 1662742Swollman# Ashmore Is, Cartier 16714343Swollman# no indigenous inhabitants; only seasonal caretakers 1682742Swollman# no information; probably like Australia/Perth 1692742Swollman# 17014343Swollman# Coral Sea Is 17114343Swollman# no indigenous inhabitants; only meteorologists 17214343Swollman# no information 17314343Swollman# 17430711Swollman# Macquarie 17530711Swollman# permanent occupation (scientific station) since 1948; 17630711Swollman# sealing and penguin oil station operated 1888-1917 1772742Swollman# no information 17830711Swollman# 17930711Swollman# Manihiki, Penrhyn, Rakehanga 18030711Swollman# no information 1812742Swollman 18243014Swollman# Christmas 18343014Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 18443014SwollmanZone Indian/Christmas 7:02:52 - LMT 1895 Feb 18543014Swollman 7:00 - CXT # Christmas Island Time 1862742Swollman 1872742Swollman# Cook Is 18843014Swollman# From Shanks (1995): 1892742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 19019878SwollmanRule Cook 1978 only - Nov 12 0:00 0:30 HS 19143014SwollmanRule Cook 1979 1991 - Mar Sun>=1 0:00 0 - 19243014SwollmanRule Cook 1979 1990 - Oct lastSun 0:00 0:30 HS 1932742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1942742SwollmanZone Pacific/Rarotonga -10:39:04 - LMT 1901 # Avarua 19519878Swollman -10:30 - CKT 1978 Nov 12 # Cook Is Time 19619878Swollman -10:00 Cook CK%sT 1972742Swollman 1982742Swollman# Cocos 1992742Swollman# From USNO (1989): 2002742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 20119878SwollmanZone Indian/Cocos 6:30 - CCT # Cocos Islands Time 2022742Swollman 2032742Swollman# Fiji 20443543Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 20543543SwollmanRule Fiji 1998 max - Nov Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 S 20643543SwollmanRule Fiji 1999 max - Feb lastSun 3:00 0 - 2072742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2082742SwollmanZone Pacific/Fiji 11:53:40 - LMT 1915 Oct 26 # Suva 20943543Swollman 12:00 Fiji FJ%sT # Fiji Time 2102742Swollman 2112742Swollman# French Polynesia 2122742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2132742SwollmanZone Pacific/Gambier -8:59:48 - LMT 1912 Oct # Rikitea 21419878Swollman -9:00 - GAMT # Gambier Time 2152742SwollmanZone Pacific/Marquesas -9:18:00 - LMT 1912 Oct 21619878Swollman -9:30 - MART # Marquesas Time 2172742SwollmanZone Pacific/Tahiti -9:58:16 - LMT 1912 Oct # Papeete 21819878Swollman -10:00 - TAHT # Tahiti Time 21943014Swollman# Clipperton (near North America) is administered from French Polynesia; 22043014Swollman# it is uninhabited. 2212742Swollman 2222742Swollman# Guam 2232742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2242742SwollmanZone Pacific/Guam 9:39:00 - LMT 1901 # Agana 2252742Swollman 10:00 - GST 2262742Swollman 2272742Swollman# Kiribati 2282742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2292742SwollmanZone Pacific/Tarawa 11:32:04 - LMT 1901 # Bairiki 23019878Swollman 12:00 - GILT # Gilbert Is Time 2312742SwollmanZone Pacific/Enderbury -11:24:20 - LMT 1901 23219878Swollman -12:00 - PHOT 1979 Oct # Phoenix Is Time 23319878Swollman -11:00 - PHOT 1995 23419878Swollman 13:00 - PHOT 2352742SwollmanZone Pacific/Kiritimati -10:29:20 - LMT 1901 23619878Swollman -10:40 - LINT 1979 Oct # Line Is Time 23719878Swollman -10:00 - LINT 1995 23819878Swollman 14:00 - LINT 2392742Swollman 24014343Swollman# N Mariana Is 24114343Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 24214343SwollmanZone Pacific/Saipan 9:43:00 - LMT 1901 24319878Swollman 9:00 - MPT 1969 Oct # N Mariana Is Time 24419878Swollman 10:00 - MPT 24514343Swollman 24614343Swollman# Marshall Is 24714343Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 24814343SwollmanZone Pacific/Majuro 11:24:48 - LMT 1901 24919878Swollman 11:00 - MHT 1969 Oct # Marshall Islands Time 25019878Swollman 12:00 - MHT 25114343SwollmanZone Pacific/Kwajalein 11:09:20 - LMT 1901 25219878Swollman 11:00 - MHT 1969 Oct 25319878Swollman -12:00 - KWAT 1993 Aug 20 # Kwajalein Time 25419878Swollman 12:00 - MHT 25514343Swollman 25614343Swollman# Micronesia 25714343Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 25814343SwollmanZone Pacific/Yap 9:12:32 - LMT 1901 # Colonia 25919878Swollman 9:00 - YAPT 1969 Oct # Yap Time 26019878Swollman 10:00 - YAPT 26114343SwollmanZone Pacific/Truk 10:07:08 - LMT 1901 26219878Swollman 10:00 - TRUT # Truk Time 26314343SwollmanZone Pacific/Ponape 10:32:52 - LMT 1901 # Kolonia 26419878Swollman 11:00 - PONT # Ponape Time 26514343SwollmanZone Pacific/Kosrae 10:51:56 - LMT 1901 26619878Swollman 11:00 - PONT 1969 Oct 26719878Swollman 12:00 - KOST # Kosrae Time 26814343Swollman 2692742Swollman# Nauru 2702742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2712742SwollmanZone Pacific/Nauru 11:07:40 - LMT 1921 Jan 15 # Uaobe 27219878Swollman 11:30 - NRT 1942 Mar 15 # Nauru Time 2732742Swollman 9:00 - JST 1944 Aug 15 27419878Swollman 11:30 - NRT 1979 May 27519878Swollman 12:00 - NRT 2762742Swollman 2772742Swollman# New Caledonia 2782742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 27919878SwollmanRule NC 1977 1978 - Dec Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 S 28019878SwollmanRule NC 1978 1979 - Feb 27 0:00 0 - 28143014SwollmanRule NC 1996 only - Dec 1 2:00s 1:00 S 28243014SwollmanRule NC 1997 only - Mar 2 2:00s 0 - 2832742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2842742SwollmanZone Pacific/Noumea 11:05:48 - LMT 1912 Jan 13 2852742Swollman 11:00 NC NC%sT 2862742Swollman 2872742Swollman 2882742Swollman############################################################################### 2892742Swollman 2902742Swollman# New Zealand 2912742Swollman 2922742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 2932742Swollman# Shanks gives 1927 Nov 6 - 1928 Mar 4, 1928 Oct 14 - 1929 Mar 17, 2942742Swollman# 1929 Oct 13 - 1930 Mar 16; go with Whitman. 29514343SwollmanRule NZ 1927 only - Nov 26 2:00 0:30 HD 2962742SwollmanRule NZ 1928 1929 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00 0 S 29714343SwollmanRule NZ 1928 only - Nov 4 2:00 0:30 HD 29814343SwollmanRule NZ 1929 only - Oct 30 2:00 0:30 HD 2992742SwollmanRule NZ 1930 1933 - Mar Sun>=15 2:00 0 S 30014343SwollmanRule NZ 1930 1933 - Oct Sun>=8 2:00 0:30 HD 30143014Swollman# Whitman says DST went on and off during war years, and the base UT offset 30214343Swollman# didn't change until 1945 Apr 30; go with Shanks. 30314343SwollmanRule NZ 1934 1940 - Apr lastSun 2:00 0 S 30414343SwollmanRule NZ 1934 1939 - Sep lastSun 2:00 0:30 HD 3059908SwollmanRule NZ 1974 only - Nov 3 2:00s 1:00 D 3069908SwollmanRule NZ 1975 1988 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 D 3079908SwollmanRule NZ 1989 only - Oct 8 2:00s 1:00 D 3089908SwollmanRule NZ 1990 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00s 1:00 D 3099908SwollmanRule NZ 1975 only - Feb 23 2:00s 0 S 3109908SwollmanRule NZ 1976 1989 - Mar Sun>=1 2:00s 0 S 3119908SwollmanRule NZ 1990 max - Mar Sun>=15 2:00s 0 S 31220094SwollmanRule Chatham 1990 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:45s 1:00 D 31320094SwollmanRule Chatham 1991 max - Mar Sun>=15 2:45s 0 S 3142742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3152742SwollmanZone Pacific/Auckland 11:39:04 - LMT 1868 31614343Swollman 11:30 NZ NZ%sT 1940 Sep 29 2:00 3172742Swollman 12:00 NZ NZ%sT 31820094SwollmanZone Pacific/Chatham 12:45 Chatham CHA%sT 3192742Swollman 3208029Swollman 32130711Swollman# Auckland Is 32230711Swollman# uninhabited 3232742Swollman 32430711Swollman# Campbell I 32530711Swollman# minor whaling stations operated 1909-14 32630711Swollman# scientific station operated 1941-1995 32730711Swollman# was probably like Pacific/Auckland 32830711Swollman 3292742Swollman############################################################################### 3302742Swollman 3312742Swollman 3322742Swollman# Niue 3332742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3342742SwollmanZone Pacific/Niue -11:19:40 - LMT 1901 # Alofi 33519878Swollman -11:20 - NUT 1951 # Niue Time 33619878Swollman -11:30 - NUT 1978 Oct 1 33719878Swollman -11:00 - NUT 3382742Swollman 3392742Swollman# Norfolk 3402742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3412742SwollmanZone Pacific/Norfolk 11:11:52 - LMT 1901 # Kingston 34219878Swollman 11:12 - NMT 1951 # Norfolk Mean Time 34319878Swollman 11:30 - NFT # Norfolk Time 3442742Swollman 3459908Swollman# Palau 3469908Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3479908SwollmanZone Pacific/Palau 8:57:56 - LMT 1901 # Koror 34819878Swollman 9:00 - PWT # Palau Time 3499908Swollman 3502742Swollman# Papua New Guinea 3512742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3522742SwollmanZone Pacific/Port_Moresby 9:48:40 - LMT 1880 35319878Swollman 9:48:40 - PMMT 1895 # Port Moresby Mean Time 35419878Swollman 10:00 - PGT # Papua New Guinea Time 3552742Swollman 3562742Swollman# Pitcairn 3572742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3582742SwollmanZone Pacific/Pitcairn -8:40:20 - LMT 1901 # Adamstown 35919878Swollman -8:30 - PNT # Pitcairn Time 3602742Swollman 36114343Swollman# American Samoa 36214343SwollmanZone Pacific/Pago_Pago 12:37:12 - LMT 1879 Jul 5 36314343Swollman -11:22:48 - LMT 1911 36419878Swollman -11:30 - SAMT 1950 # Samoa Time 36514343Swollman -11:00 - NST 1967 Apr # N=Nome 36614343Swollman -11:00 - BST 1983 Nov 30 # B=Bering 36714343Swollman -11:00 - SST # S=Samoa 36814343Swollman 36914343Swollman# W Samoa 37014343SwollmanZone Pacific/Apia 12:33:04 - LMT 1879 Jul 5 37114343Swollman -11:26:56 - LMT 1911 37219878Swollman -11:30 - SAMT 1950 # Samoa Time 37319878Swollman -11:00 - WST # W Samoa Time 37414343Swollman 3752742Swollman# Solomon Is 3762742Swollman# excludes Bougainville, for which see Papua New Guinea 3772742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3782742SwollmanZone Pacific/Guadalcanal 10:39:48 - LMT 1912 Oct # Honiara 37919878Swollman 11:00 - SBT # Solomon Is Time 3802742Swollman 3812742Swollman# Tokelau Is 3822742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3832742SwollmanZone Pacific/Fakaofo -11:24:56 - LMT 1901 38419878Swollman -10:00 - TKT # Tokelau Time 3852742Swollman 3862742Swollman# Tonga 3872742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3882742SwollmanZone Pacific/Tongatapu 12:19:20 - LMT 1901 38919878Swollman 12:20 - TOT 1968 Oct # Tonga Time 39019878Swollman 13:00 - TOT 3912742Swollman 3922742Swollman# Tuvalu 3932742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3942742SwollmanZone Pacific/Funafuti 11:56:52 - LMT 1901 39519878Swollman 12:00 - TVT # Tuvalu Time 3962742Swollman 39743014Swollman 39843014Swollman# US minor outlying islands 39943014Swollman 40043014Swollman# Howland, Baker 40143014Swollman# uninhabited since World War II 40243014Swollman# no information; was probably like Pacific/Pago_Pago 40343014Swollman 40443014Swollman# Jarvis 40543014Swollman# uninhabited since 1958 40643014Swollman# no information; was probably like Pacific/Kiritimati 40743014Swollman 40843014Swollman# Johnston 40943014Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 41043014SwollmanZone Pacific/Johnston -10:00 - HST 41143014Swollman 41243014Swollman# Kingman 41343014Swollman# uninhabited 41443014Swollman 41543014Swollman# Midway 41643014SwollmanZone Pacific/Midway -11:49:28 - LMT 1901 41743014Swollman -11:00 - NST 1967 Apr # N=Nome 41843014Swollman -11:00 - BST 1983 Nov 30 # B=Bering 41943014Swollman -11:00 - SST # S=Samoa 42043014Swollman 42143014Swollman# Palmyra 42243014Swollman# uninhabited since World War II; was probably like Pacific/Kiritimati 42343014Swollman 42443014Swollman# Wake 42543014Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 42643014SwollmanZone Pacific/Wake 11:06:28 - LMT 1901 42743014Swollman 12:00 - WAKT # Wake Time 42843014Swollman 42943014Swollman 4302742Swollman# Vanuatu 4312742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 43219878SwollmanRule Vanuatu 1983 only - Sep 25 0:00 1:00 S 43319878SwollmanRule Vanuatu 1984 1991 - Mar Sun>=23 0:00 0 - 43419878SwollmanRule Vanuatu 1984 only - Oct 23 0:00 1:00 S 43520094SwollmanRule Vanuatu 1985 1991 - Sep Sun>=23 0:00 1:00 S 43620094SwollmanRule Vanuatu 1992 1993 - Jan Sun>=23 0:00 0 - 43720094SwollmanRule Vanuatu 1992 only - Oct Sun>=23 0:00 1:00 S 4382742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 4392742SwollmanZone Pacific/Efate 11:13:16 - LMT 1912 Jan 13 # Vila 44019878Swollman 11:00 Vanuatu VU%sT # Vanuatu Time 4412742Swollman 4422742Swollman# Wallis and Futuna 4432742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 4442742SwollmanZone Pacific/Wallis 12:15:20 - LMT 1901 44519878Swollman 12:00 - WFT # Wallis & Futuna Time 4462742Swollman 4472742Swollman############################################################################### 4482742Swollman 4492742Swollman# NOTES 4502742Swollman 4512742Swollman# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, 4522742Swollman# go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to 4532742Swollman# tz@elsie.nci.nih.gov for general use in the future). 4542742Swollman 45520094Swollman# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (1996-11-22): 4562742Swollman# A good source for time zone historical data outside the U.S. is 45743014Swollman# Thomas G. Shanks, The International Atlas (4th edition), 45843014Swollman# San Diego: ACS Publications, Inc. (1995). 4592742Swollman# 46020094Swollman# Gwillim Law <LAW@encmail.encompass.com> writes that a good source 46120094Swollman# for recent time zone data is the International Air Transport 46220094Swollman# Association's Standard Schedules Information Manual (IATA SSIM), 46320094Swollman# published semiannually. Law sent in several helpful summaries 46420094Swollman# of the IATA's data after 1990. 46520094Swollman# 46620094Swollman# Except where otherwise noted, Shanks is the source for entries through 1990, 46720094Swollman# and IATA SSIM is the source for entries after 1990. 46820094Swollman# 4692742Swollman# Another source occasionally used is Edward W. Whitman, World Time Differences, 4702742Swollman# Whitman Publishing Co, 2 Niagara Av, Ealing, London (undated), which 4712742Swollman# I found in the UCLA library. 4722742Swollman# 4732742Swollman# A reliable and entertaining source about time zones is 4742742Swollman# Derek Howse, Greenwich time and the discovery of the longitude, 4752742Swollman# Oxford University Press (1980). 4762742Swollman# 4772742Swollman# I invented the abbreviations marked `*' in the following table; 4782742Swollman# the rest are from earlier versions of this file, or from other sources. 4792742Swollman# Corrections are welcome! 4802742Swollman# std dst 4812742Swollman# LMT Local Mean Time 4822742Swollman# 8:00 WST WST Western Australia 4832742Swollman# 9:00 JST Japan 4842742Swollman# 9:30 CST CST Central Australia 4852742Swollman# 10:00 EST EST Eastern Australia 48619878Swollman# 10:00 GST Guam 4872742Swollman# 10:30 LHST LHST Lord Howe* 4882742Swollman# 12:00 NZST NZDT New Zealand 48919878Swollman# 12:45 CHAST CHADT Chatham* 4902742Swollman# -11:00 SST Samoa 49114343Swollman# -10:00 HST Hawaii 4922742Swollman# 49314343Swollman# See the `northamerica' file for Hawaii. 4949908Swollman# See the `southamerica' file for Easter I and the Galapagos Is. 4952742Swollman 4962742Swollman############################################################################### 4972742Swollman 4982742Swollman# Australia 4992742Swollman 50019878Swollman# From John Mackin (1991-03-06): 5012742Swollman# We in Australia have _never_ referred to DST as `daylight' time. 5022742Swollman# It is called `summer' time. Now by a happy coincidence, `summer' 5032742Swollman# and `standard' happen to start with the same letter; hence, the 5042742Swollman# abbreviation does _not_ change... 5052742Swollman# The legislation does not actually define abbreviations, at least 5062742Swollman# in this State, but the abbreviation is just commonly taken to be the 5072742Swollman# initials of the phrase, and the legislation here uniformly uses 5082742Swollman# the phrase `summer time' and does not use the phrase `daylight 5092742Swollman# time'. 5102742Swollman# Announcers on the Commonwealth radio network, the ABC (for Australian 5112742Swollman# Broadcasting Commission), use the phrases `Eastern Standard Time' 5122742Swollman# or `Eastern Summer Time'. (Note, though, that as I say in the 5132742Swollman# current australasia file, there is really no such thing.) Announcers 5142742Swollman# on its overseas service, Radio Australia, use the same phrases 5152742Swollman# prefixed by the word `Australian' when referring to local times; 5162742Swollman# time announcements on that service, naturally enough, are made in UTC. 5172742Swollman 5182742Swollman# From Arthur David Olson (March 8 1992): 5192742Swollman# Given the above, what's chosen for year-round use is: 5202742Swollman# CST for any place operating at a GMTOFF of 9:30 5212742Swollman# WST for any place operating at a GMTOFF of 8:00 5222742Swollman# EST for any place operating at a GMTOFF of 10:00 5232742Swollman 52414343Swollman# From Paul Eggert (1995-12-19): 5259908Swollman# Shanks reports 2:00 for all autumn changes in Australia and New Zealand. 5269908Swollman# Mark Prior <mrp@itd.adelaide.edu.au> writes that his newspaper 5279908Swollman# reports that NSW's fall 1995 change will occur at 2:00, 5289908Swollman# but Robert Elz says it's been 3:00 in Victoria since 1970 5299908Swollman# and perhaps the newspaper's `2:00' is referring to standard time. 53014343Swollman# For now we'll continue to assume 2:00s for changes since 1960. 5312742Swollman 53243014Swollman# From Eric Ulevik <eau@zip.com.au> (1998-01-05): 53343014Swollman# 53443014Swollman# Here are some URLs to Australian time legislation. These URLs are stable, 53543014Swollman# and should probably be included in the data file. There are probably more 53643014Swollman# relevant entries in this database. 53743014Swollman# 53843014Swollman# NSW (including LHI and Broken Hill): 53943014Swollman# <a href="http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/sta1987137/index.html"> 54043014Swollman# Standard Time Act 1987 (updated 1995-04-04) 54143014Swollman# </a> 54243014Swollman# ACT 54343014Swollman# <a href="http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/act/consol_act/consol_act/stasta1972279/index.html"> 54443014Swollman# Standard Time and Summer Time Act 1972 54543014Swollman# </a> 54643014Swollman# SA 54743014Swollman# <a href="http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/sa/consol_act/sta1898137/index.html"> 54843014Swollman# Standard Time Act, 1898 54943014Swollman# </a> 55043014Swollman 5519908Swollman# Northern Territory 5529908Swollman 55319878Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (1991-03-06): 5542742Swollman# # The NORTHERN TERRITORY.. [ Courtesy N.T. Dept of the Chief Minister ] 5552742Swollman# # [ Nov 1990 ] 5562742Swollman# # N.T. have never utilised any DST due to sub-tropical/tropical location. 5572742Swollman# ... 5589908Swollman# Zone Australia/North 9:30 - CST 5592742Swollman 56019878Swollman# From Bradley White (1991-03-04): 5612742Swollman# A recent excerpt from an Australian newspaper... 5622742Swollman# the Northern Territory do[es] not have daylight saving. 5632742Swollman 5649908Swollman# Western Australia 5652742Swollman 56619878Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (1991-03-06): 5672742Swollman# # The state of WESTERN AUSTRALIA.. [ Courtesy W.A. dept Premier+Cabinet ] 5682742Swollman# # [ Nov 1990 ] 5692742Swollman# # W.A. suffers from a great deal of public and political opposition to 5702742Swollman# # DST in principle. A bill is brought before parliament in most years, but 5712742Swollman# # usually defeated either in the upper house, or in party caucus 5722742Swollman# # before reaching parliament. 5732742Swollman# ... 5742742Swollman# Zone Australia/West 8:00 AW %sST 5752742Swollman# ... 5762742Swollman# Rule AW 1974 only - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 5772742Swollman# Rule AW 1975 only - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 W 5782742Swollman# Rule AW 1983 only - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 5792742Swollman# Rule AW 1984 only - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 W 5802742Swollman 58119878Swollman# From Bradley White (1991-03-04): 5822742Swollman# A recent excerpt from an Australian newspaper... 5832742Swollman# Western Australia...do[es] not have daylight saving. 5842742Swollman 58519878Swollman# From John D. Newman via Bradley White (1991-11-02): 5862742Swollman# Western Australia is still on "winter time". Some DH in Sydney 5872742Swollman# rang me at home a few days ago at 6.00am. (He had just arrived at 5882742Swollman# work at 9.00am.) 5892742Swollman# W.A. is switching to Summer Time on Nov 17th just to confuse 5902742Swollman# everybody again. 5912742Swollman 59219878Swollman# From Arthur David Olson (1992-03-08): 5932742Swollman# The 1992 ending date used in the rules is a best guess; 5942742Swollman# it matches what was used in the past. 5952742Swollman 5969908Swollman# Queensland 59719878Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (1991-03-06): 5982742Swollman# # The state of QUEENSLAND.. [ Courtesy Qld. Dept Premier Econ&Trade Devel ] 5992742Swollman# # [ Dec 1990 ] 6002742Swollman# ... 6012742Swollman# Zone Australia/Queensland 10:00 AQ %sST 6022742Swollman# ... 6032742Swollman# Rule AQ 1971 only - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 6042742Swollman# Rule AQ 1972 only - Feb lastSun 3:00 0 E 6052742Swollman# Rule AQ 1989 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 6062742Swollman# Rule AQ 1990 max - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 E 6072742Swollman 60819878Swollman# From Bradley White (1989-12-24): 6092742Swollman# "Australia/Queensland" now observes daylight time (i.e. from 6102742Swollman# October 1989). 6112742Swollman 61219878Swollman# From Bradley White (1991-03-04): 6132742Swollman# A recent excerpt from an Australian newspaper... 6142742Swollman# ...Queensland...[has] agreed to end daylight saving 6152742Swollman# at 3am tomorrow (March 3)... 6162742Swollman 61719878Swollman# From John Mackin (1991-03-06): 6182742Swollman# I can certainly confirm for my part that Daylight Saving in NSW did in fact 6192742Swollman# end on Sunday, 3 March. I don't know at what hour, though. (It surprised 6202742Swollman# me.) 6212742Swollman 62219878Swollman# From Bradley White (1992-03-08): 6232742Swollman# ...there was recently a referendum in Queensland which resulted 6242742Swollman# in the experimental daylight saving system being abandoned. So, ... 6252742Swollman# ... 6262742Swollman# Rule QLD 1989 1991 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 6272742Swollman# Rule QLD 1990 1992 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 S 6282742Swollman# ... 6292742Swollman 63019878Swollman# From Arthur David Olson (1992-03-08): 6312742Swollman# The chosen rules the union of the 1971/1972 change and the 1989-1992 changes. 6322742Swollman 6339908Swollman# South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria 6342742Swollman 63519878Swollman# From Arthur David Olson (1992-03-08): 6362742Swollman# The rules from version 7.1 follow. 6372742Swollman# There are lots of differences between these rules and 6382742Swollman# the Shepherd et al. rules. Since the Shepherd et al. rules 6392742Swollman# and Bradley White's newspaper article are in agreement on 6402742Swollman# current DST ending dates, no worries. 6412742Swollman# 6422742Swollman# Rule Oz 1971 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 - 6432742Swollman# Rule Oz 1986 max - Oct Sun<=24 2:00 1:00 - 6442742Swollman# Rule Oz 1972 only - Feb 27 3:00 0 - 6452742Swollman# Rule Oz 1973 1986 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 - 6462742Swollman# Rule Oz 1987 max - Mar Sun<=21 3:00 0 - 6472742Swollman# Zone Australia/Tasmania 10:00 Oz EST 6482742Swollman# Zone Australia/South 9:30 Oz CST 6492742Swollman# Zone Australia/Victoria 10:00 Oz EST 1985 Oct lastSun 2:00 6502742Swollman# 10:00 1:00 EST 1986 Mar Sun<=21 3:00 6512742Swollman# 10:00 Oz EST 6522742Swollman 65319878Swollman# From Robert Elz (1991-03-06): 6542742Swollman# I believe that the current start date for DST is "lastSun" in Oct... 6552742Swollman# that changed Oct 89. That is, we're back to the 6562742Swollman# original rule, and that rule currently applies in all the states 6572742Swollman# that have dst, incl Qld. (Certainly it was true in Vic). 6582742Swollman# The file I'm including says that happened in 1988, I think 6592742Swollman# that's incorrect, but I'm not 100% certain. 6602742Swollman 6619908Swollman# South Australia 6622742Swollman 66319878Swollman# From Bradley White (1991-03-04): 6642742Swollman# A recent excerpt from an Australian newspaper... 6652742Swollman# ...South Australia...[has] agreed to end daylight saving 6662742Swollman# at 3am tomorrow (March 3)... 6672742Swollman 66819878Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (1991-03-06): 6692742Swollman# # The state of SOUTH AUSTRALIA....[ Courtesy of S.A. Dept of Labour ] 6702742Swollman# # [ Nov 1990 ] 6712742Swollman# ... 6722742Swollman# Zone Australia/South 9:30 AS %sST 6732742Swollman# ... 6742742Swollman# Rule AS 1971 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 6752742Swollman# Rule AS 1972 1985 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 C 6762742Swollman# Rule AS 1986 1990 - Mar Sun<=21 3:00 0 C 6772742Swollman# Rule AS 1991 max - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 C 6782742Swollman 67919878Swollman# From Bradley White (1992-03-11): 6802742Swollman# Recent correspondence with a friend in Adelaide 6812742Swollman# contained the following exchange: "Due to the Adelaide Festival, 6822742Swollman# South Australia delays setting back our clocks for a few weeks." 6832742Swollman 68419878Swollman# From Robert Elz (1992-03-13): 6852742Swollman# I heard that apparently (or at least, it appears that) 6862742Swollman# South Aus will have an extra 3 weeks daylight saving every even 6872742Swollman# numbered year (from 1990). That's when the Adelaide Festival 6882742Swollman# is on... 6892742Swollman 69019878Swollman# From Robert Elz (1992-03-16, 00:57:07 +1000): 6912742Swollman# DST didn't end in Adelaide today (yesterday).... 6922742Swollman# But whether it's "4th Sunday" or "2nd last Sunday" I have no idea whatever... 6932742Swollman# (it's just as likely to be "the Sunday we pick for this year"...). 6942742Swollman 69519878Swollman# From Bradley White (1994-04-11): 6962742Swollman# If Sun, 15 March, 1992 was at +1030 as kre asserts, but yet Sun, 20 March, 6972742Swollman# 1994 was at +0930 as John Connolly's customer seems to assert, then I can 6982742Swollman# only conclude that the actual rule is more complicated.... 6992742Swollman 7009908Swollman# From John Warburton <jwarb@SACBH.com.au> (1994-10-07): 7019908Swollman# The new Daylight Savings dates for South Australia ... 7029908Swollman# was gazetted in the Government Hansard on Sep 26 1994.... 7039908Swollman# start on last Sunday in October and end in last sunday in March. 7042742Swollman 7059908Swollman# Tasmania 7069908Swollman 70719878Swollman# From Bradley White (1991-03-04): 7082742Swollman# A recent excerpt from an Australian newspaper... 7092742Swollman# ...Tasmania will revert to Australian Eastern Standard Time on March 31... 7102742Swollman 71119878Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (1991-03-06): 7122742Swollman# # The state of TASMANIA.. [Courtesy Tasmanian Dept of Premier + Cabinet ] 7132742Swollman# # [ Nov 1990 ] 7142742Swollman# ... 7152742Swollman# Zone Australia/Tasmania 10:00 AT %sST 7162742Swollman# ... 7172742Swollman# Rule AT 1967 only - Oct Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D 7182742Swollman# Rule AT 1968 only - Mar lastSun 3:00 0 E 7192742Swollman# Rule AT 1968 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 7202742Swollman# Rule AT 1969 1971 - Mar Sun>=8 3:00 0 E 7212742Swollman# Rule AT 1972 only - Feb lastSun 3:00 0 E 7222742Swollman# Rule AT 1973 1981 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 E 7232742Swollman# Rule AT 1982 1983 - Mar lastSun 3:00 0 E 7242742Swollman# Rule AT 1984 1986 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 E 7252742Swollman# Rule AT 1986 only - Oct Sun>=15 2:00 1:00 D 7262742Swollman# Rule AT 1987 1990 - Mar Sun>=15 3:00 0 E 7272742Swollman# Rule AT 1987 only - Oct Sun>=22 2:00 1:00 D 7282742Swollman# Rule AT 1988 1990 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 7292742Swollman# Rule AT 1991 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D 7302742Swollman# Rule AT 1991 max - Mar lastSun 3:00 0 E 7312742Swollman 73219878Swollman# From Bill Hart via Alexander Dupuy and Guy Harris (1991-10-10): 7332742Swollman# My state Government in there eagerness to get a few more bucks for the 7342742Swollman# tourist industry industry decided to change the daylight savings times 7352742Swollman# yet again (we now have almost 6 months per year)... 7362742Swollman# ... 7372742Swollman# Rule Oz 1986 1990 - Oct Sun<=24 2:00 1:00 - 7382742Swollman# Rule Oz 1991 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 - 7392742Swollman# ... 7402742Swollman# Rule Oz 1987 1990 - Mar Sun<=21 3:00 0 - 7412742Swollman# Rule Oz 1991 max - Mar Sun<=31 3:00 0 - 7422742Swollman 74319878Swollman# From Bill Hart via Guy Harris (1991-10-10): 7442742Swollman# Oh yes, the new daylight savings rules are uniquely tasmanian, we have 7452742Swollman# 6 weeks a year now when we are out of sync with the rest of Australia 7462742Swollman# (but nothing new about that). 7472742Swollman 7489908Swollman# Victoria 7492742Swollman 75019878Swollman# From Bradley White (1991-03-04): 7512742Swollman# A recent excerpt from an Australian newspaper... 7522742Swollman# ...Victoria...[has] agreed to end daylight saving at 3am tomorrow (March 3)... 7532742Swollman 75419878Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (1991-03-06): 7552742Swollman# # The state of VICTORIA.. [ Courtesy of Vic. Dept of Premier + Cabinet ] 7562742Swollman# # [ Nov 1990 ] 7572742Swollman# ... 7582742Swollman# Zone Australia/Victoria 10:00 AV %sST 7592742Swollman# ... 7602742Swollman# Rule AV 1971 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 7612742Swollman# Rule AV 1972 only - Feb lastSun 3:00 0 E 7622742Swollman# Rule AV 1973 1985 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 E 7632742Swollman# Rule AV 1986 1990 - Mar Sun>=15 3:00 0 E 7642742Swollman# Rule AV 1986 1987 - Oct Sun>=15 2:00 1:00 D 7652742Swollman# Rule AV 1988 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 7662742Swollman# Rule AV 1991 max - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 E 7672742Swollman 7689908Swollman# New South Wales 7692742Swollman 7702742Swollman# From Arthur David Olson: 7712742Swollman# New South Wales and subjurisdictions have their own ideas of a fun time. 7722742Swollman# Based on law library research by John Mackin (john@basser.cs.su.oz), 7732742Swollman# who notes: 7742742Swollman# In Australia, time is not legislated federally, but rather by the 7752742Swollman# individual states. Thus, while such terms as ``Eastern Standard Time'' 7762742Swollman# [I mean, of course, Australian EST, not any other kind] are in common 7772742Swollman# use, _they have NO REAL MEANING_, as they are not defined in the 7782742Swollman# legislation. This is very important to understand. 7792742Swollman# I have researched New South Wales time only... 7802742Swollman 78119878Swollman# From Dave Davey (1990-03-03): 7822742Swollman# Rule NSW 1988 only - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 - 7832742Swollman# Rule NSW 1989 only - Mar Sun<=21 3:00 0 - 7842742Swollman 78519878Swollman# From Bradley White (1991-03-04): 7862742Swollman# A recent excerpt from an Australian newspaper... 7872742Swollman# NSW...[has] agreed to end daylight saving at 3am tomorrow (March 3)... 7882742Swollman 78919878Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (1991-03-06): 7902742Swollman# # The state of NEW SOUTH WALES.. [confirmed by Attorney General's Dept N.S.W] 7912742Swollman# # [ Dec 1990 ] 7922742Swollman# ... 7932742Swollman# Rule AN 1988 1989 - Mar Sun<=21 3:00 0 E 7942742Swollman# ... 7952742Swollman 79619878Swollman# From John Mackin (1991-03-09) 7972742Swollman# I have confirmed the accuracy of the historical data for NSW in the 7982742Swollman# file Robert forwarded 7992742Swollman 80019878Swollman# From Arthur David Olson (1992-03-08): 8012742Swollman# Sources differ on whether DST ended March 6 or March 20 in 1988; 8022742Swollman# March 20 (the "confirmed" date) is in the chosen rules. 8032742Swollman 80414343Swollman# From Bradley White (1995-05-20): 80514343Swollman# Prem Bob Carr announced NSW will fall into line with other E states 80614343Swollman# and SA and continue daylight savings to the last Sun in Mar. 80714343Swollman 80830711Swollman# From Eric Ulevik <eau@ozemail.com.au> (1997-06-12): 80930711Swollman# The NSW state government in Australia is talking about bringing the start 81030711Swollman# of daylight savings time forward in the year 2000 to cater for the Olympics. 81130711Swollman# This is going to take some time to be negotiated, because the plan is to do 81230711Swollman# this in multiple states due to soccer games (which are not just in Sydney). 81330711Swollman 81443543Swollman# IATA SSIM (1998-09) says that the spring 2000 change for Australian 81543543Swollman# Capital Territory, New South Wales except Lord Howe Island and Broken 81643543Swollman# Hill, and Victoria will be August 26, presumably due to the Sydney Olympics. 81743543Swollman 8189908Swollman# Yancowinna 8192742Swollman 82019878Swollman# From John Basser (1989-01-04): 8212742Swollman# `Broken Hill' means the County of Yancowinna. 8222742Swollman 82319878Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (1991-03-06): 8242742Swollman# # YANCOWINNA.. [ Confirmation courtesy of Broken Hill Postmaster ] 8252742Swollman# # [ Dec 1990 ] 8262742Swollman# ... 82743014Swollman# # Yancowinna uses Central Standard Time, despite [its] location on the 8282742Swollman# # New South Wales side of the S.A. border. Most business and social dealings 8292742Swollman# # are with CST zones, therefore CST is legislated by local government 8302742Swollman# # although the switch to Summer Time occurs in line with N.S.W. There have 8312742Swollman# # been years when this did not apply, but the historical data is not 8322742Swollman# # presently available. 8332742Swollman# Zone Australia/Yancowinna 9:30 AY %sST 8342742Swollman# ... 8352742Swollman# Rule AY 1971 1985 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 8362742Swollman# Rule AY 1972 only - Feb lastSun 3:00 0 C 8372742Swollman# [followed by other Rules] 8382742Swollman 8399908Swollman# Lord Howe Island 8402742Swollman 84119878Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (1991-03-06): 8422742Swollman# LHI... [ Courtesy of Pauline Van Winsen.. pauline@Aus ] 8432742Swollman# [ Dec 1990 ] 8442742Swollman# Lord Howe Island is located off the New South Wales coast, and is half an 8452742Swollman# hour ahead of NSW time. 8462742Swollman 84714343Swollman# From Paul Eggert (1995-12-19): 84843014Swollman# For Lord Howe we use Shanks through 1991. 84914343Swollman# Lord Howe is part of NSW, so we'll guess it has used the same transition 85014343Swollman# times as NSW since 1991, even though Shanks writes that Lord Howe went 85114343Swollman# with Victoria when NSW and Victoria disagreed in 1982. 85214343Swollman 8532742Swollman############################################################################### 8542742Swollman 8552742Swollman# New Zealand, from Elz' asia 1.1 8562742Swollman# Elz says "no guarantees" 8572742Swollman 85819878Swollman# From Mark Davies (1990-10-03): 8592742Swollman# the 1989/90 year was a trial of an extended "daylight saving" period. 8602742Swollman# This trial was deemed successful and the extended period adopted for 8612742Swollman# subsequent years (with the addition of a further week at the start). 8622742Swollman# source -- phone call to Ministry of Internal Affairs Head Office. 8632742Swollman 86419878Swollman# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (1991-03-06): 8652742Swollman# # The Country of New Zealand (Australia's east island -) Gee they hate that! 8662742Swollman# # or is Australia the west island of N.Z. 8672742Swollman# # [ courtesy of Geoff Tribble.. Geofft@Aus.. Auckland N.Z. ] 8682742Swollman# # [ Nov 1990 ] 8692742Swollman# ... 8702742Swollman# Rule NZ 1974 1988 - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 8712742Swollman# Rule NZ 1989 max - Oct Sun>=1 2:00 1:00 D 8722742Swollman# Rule NZ 1975 1989 - Mar Sun>=1 3:00 0 S 8732742Swollman# Rule NZ 1990 max - Mar lastSun 3:00 0 S 8742742Swollman# ... 8752742Swollman# Zone NZ 12:00 NZ NZ%sT # New Zealand 8762742Swollman# Zone NZ-CHAT 12:45 - NZ-CHAT # Chatham Island 8772742Swollman 87819878Swollman# From Arthur David Olson (1992-03-08): 8792742Swollman# The chosen rules use the Davies October 8 values for the start of DST in 1989 8802742Swollman# rather than the October 1 value. 8812742Swollman 88214343Swollman# From Paul Eggert (1995-12-19); 88314343Swollman# Shanks reports 2:00 for all autumn changes in Australia and New Zealand. 88414343Swollman# Robert Uzgalis <buz@cs.aukuni.ac.nz> writes that the New Zealand Daylight 88514343Swollman# Savings Time Order in Council dated 1990-06-18 specifies 2:00 standard 88614343Swollman# time on both the first Sunday in October and the third Sunday in March. 88714343Swollman# As with Australia, we'll assume the tradition is 2:00s, not 2:00. 88814343Swollman# 88920094Swollman# From Paul Eggert (1996-11-22): 89020094Swollman# Shanks gives no data for Chatham; usno1989 says it's +12:45, 89120094Swollman# usno1995 says it's +12:45/+13:45, and IATA SSIM (1991/1996) 89220094Swollman# gives the NZ rules but with transitions at 2:45 local standard time. 89320094Swollman# Guess that they adopted DST in 1990. 89414343Swollman 8952742Swollman############################################################################### 8962742Swollman 8972742Swollman# Fiji 8982742Swollman 8992742Swollman# Howse writes (p 162) that in 1879 the British governor of Fiji 9002742Swollman# enacted an ordinance standardizing the islands on +12:00. 9012742Swollman# Perhaps it didn't take. We go with Shanks's more precise date in 1915. 9022742Swollman 90343543Swollman# From Rives McDow (1998-10-08): 90443543Swollman# Fiji will introduce DST effective 0200 local time, 1998-11-01 90543543Swollman# until 0300 local time 1999-02-28. Each year the DST period will 90643543Swollman# be from the first Sunday in November until the last Sunday in February. 90743543Swollman 90843543Swollman# From the BBC World Service (1998-10-31 11:32 UTC): 90943543Swollman# The Fijiian government says the main reasons for the time change is to 91043543Swollman# improve productivity and reduce road accidents. But correspondents say it 91143543Swollman# also hopes the move will boost Fiji's ability to compete with other pacific 91243543Swollman# islands in the effort to attract tourists to witness the dawning of the new 91343543Swollman# millenium. 91443543Swollman 91514343Swollman# Johnston 91614343Swollman 91714343Swollman# Johnston data is from usno1995. 91814343Swollman 91917200Swollman# Kiribati 92017200Swollman 92117200Swollman# From Paul Eggert (1996-01-22): 92217200Swollman# Today's _Wall Street Journal_ (page 1) reports that Kiribati 92317200Swollman# ``declared it the same day throught the country as of Jan. 1, 1995'' 92417200Swollman# as part of the competition to be first into the 21st century. 92517200Swollman 9262742Swollman# Kwajalein 9272742Swollman 9282742Swollman# In comp.risks 14.87 (26 August 1993), Peter Neumann writes: 9292742Swollman# I wonder what happened in Kwajalein, where there was NO Friday, 93019878Swollman# 1993-08-20. Thursday night at midnight Kwajalein switched sides with 9312742Swollman# respect to the International Date Line, to rejoin its fellow islands, 9322742Swollman# going from 11:59 p.m. Thursday to 12:00 m. Saturday in a blink. 9332742Swollman 93414343Swollman# N Mariana Is, Guam 9352742Swollman 9362742Swollman# Howse writes (p 162) ``The Spaniards, on the other hand, reached the 9372742Swollman# Philippines and the Ladrones from America,'' and implies that the Ladrones 9382742Swollman# (now called the Marianas) kept American date for quite some time. 9392742Swollman# Ignore this for now, as we have no hard data. See also Asia/Manila. 94014343Swollman 94117200Swollman# Micronesia 94217200Swollman 94317200Swollman# Alan Eugene Davis <adavis@kuentos.guam.net> writes (1996-03-16), 94417200Swollman# ``I am certain, having lived there for the past decade, that "Truk" 94517200Swollman# (now properly known as Chuuk) ... is in the time zone GMT+10.'' 94617200Swollman# 94717200Swollman# Shanks writes that Truk switched from GMT+10 to GMT+11 on 1978-10-01; 94817200Swollman# ignore this for now. 94917200Swollman 95014343Swollman# Samoa 95114343Swollman 95214343Swollman# Howse writes that in 1879 the King of Samoa decided to change 95314343Swollman# ``the date in his kingdom from the Antipodean to the American system, 95414343Swollman# ordaining -- by a masterpiece of diplomatic flattery -- that 95514343Swollman# the Fourth of July should be celebrated twice in that year.'' 95617200Swollman 95717200Swollman# Tonga 95817200Swollman 95917200Swollman# From Paul Eggert (1996-01-22): 96017200Swollman# Today's _Wall Street Journal_ (p 1) reports that ``Tonga has been plotting 96117200Swollman# to sneak ahead of [New Zealanders] by introducing daylight-saving time.'' 96217200Swollman# Since Kiribati has moved the Date Line it's not clear what Tonga will do. 963