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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=529062604-10072008>The
difference between ACT and NSW in 1981-1982 on the page <A
href="http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/dst_times.shtml">http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/dst_times.shtml</A>
is interesting, I wonder if it is a "typo" e.g. putting ACT on the wrong line,
since Shanks, tz database, <A href="http://www.astro.com">www.astro.com</A> and
others agree that ACT followed DST until 1982-04-04. Is there any authoritative
information on this, since The Bureau of Metheorology already declines their
authority on this matter?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=529062604-10072008></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=529062604-10072008>Concerning the story on <A
href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/03/2294048.htm">http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/03/2294048.htm</A> I
think you can read the article like the Devil reads the Bible, but there is no
real discrepancy if you read it with an open mind:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=529062604-10072008>(1)
The rule changes from 2007 to 2008 meant that effective DST period is now one
month longer, however since the DST implementation was first a rule change in
DST end for 2007-2008, and then a rule change in DST start 2008-2009, then first
period had 1 week longer DST, and second period 3 weeks longer DST. But the net
effect is 1 month more DST.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=529062604-10072008>(2)
Starting this October DST rules are now in synch for ACT, NSW, TAS,VIC,
SA.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=529062604-10072008>(3)
daylight saving will now start on the first weekend of October and continue
until the start of April</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT><SPAN class=529062604-10072008><FONT face=Arial><FONT
color=#0000ff><FONT size=2>- Jesper Nørgaard Wele<SPAN
class=529062604-10072008>n</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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