proposed bad-URL changes for antarctica, australasia, and southamerica

[Paul Eggert]

Thanks for finding those bad URLs.  I went through by hand and found
better ones, or elided the ones that aren't really needed.  Here's a
proposed patch along those lines.

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RCS file: RCS/antarctica,v
retrieving revision 2005.10
retrieving revision 2005.10.0.1
diff -pu -r2005.10 -r2005.10.0.1
--- antarctica	2005/07/14 18:13:38	2005.10
+++ antarctica	2005/12/08 21:43:08	2005.10.0.1
@@ -59,9 +59,7 @@ Rule	ChileAQ	2000	max	-	Mar	Sun>=9	0:00	
 # Australia - territories
 # Heard Island, McDonald Islands (uninhabited)
 #	previously sealers and scientific personnel wintered
-#	<a href="http://www.dstc.qut.edu.au/DST/marg/daylight.html">
-#	Margaret Turner reports
-#	</a> (1999-09-30) that they're UTC+5, with no DST;
+#	Margaret Turner reports (1999-09-30) that they're UTC+5, with no DST;
 #	presumably this is when they have visitors.
 #
 # year-round bases
@@ -139,8 +137,8 @@ Zone Antarctica/DumontDUrville 0 -	zzz	1
 			0	-	zzz	1956 Nov
 			10:00	-	DDUT	# Dumont-d'Urville Time
 # Reference:
-# <a href="http://www.icair.iac.org.nz/science/reports/fr/IFRTP.html">
-# Support and Development of Polar Research and Technology (1997-02-03)
+# <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumont_d'Urville_Station">
+# Dumont d'Urville Station (2005-12-05)
 # </a>
 
 
@@ -155,10 +153,7 @@ Zone Antarctica/DumontDUrville 0 -	zzz	1
 # Syowa, -690022+0393524
 #
 # From Hideyuki Suzuki (1999-02-06):
-# In all Japanese stations, +0300 is used as the standard time.  [See]
-# <a href="http://www.crl.go.jp/uk/uk201/basyo.htm">[reference in Japanese]</a>
-# and information from KAMO Hiroyasu.
-#
+# In all Japanese stations, +0300 is used as the standard time....
 # Syowa station, which is the first antarctic station of Japan,
 # was established on 1957-01-29.  Since Syowa station is still the main
 # station of Japan, it's appropriate for the principal location.
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RCS file: RCS/australasia,v
retrieving revision 2005.14
retrieving revision 2005.14.0.1
diff -pu -r2005.14 -r2005.14.0.1
--- australasia	2005/10/03 13:43:50	2005.14
+++ australasia	2005/12/08 21:43:08	2005.14.0.1
@@ -551,9 +551,10 @@ Zone	Pacific/Wallis	12:15:20 -	LMT	1901
 
 # Australia
 
-# <a href="http://www.dstc.qut.edu.au/DST/marg/daylight.html">
-# Australia's Daylight Saving Times
-# </a>, by Margaret Turner, summarizes daylight saving issues in Australia.
+# From Paul Eggert (2005-12-08):
+# <a href="http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/dst_times.shtml">
+# Implementation Dates of Daylight Saving Time within Australia
+# </a> summarizes daylight saving issues in Australia.
 
 # From John Mackin (1991-03-06):
 # We in Australia have _never_ referred to DST as `daylight' time.
@@ -960,17 +961,6 @@ Zone	Pacific/Wallis	12:15:20 -	LMT	1901
 #	legislation.  This is very important to understand.
 #	I have researched New South Wales time only...
 
-# From Paul Eggert (1999-09-27):
-# The Information Service of the Australian National Standards Commission
-# <a href="http://www.nsc.gov.au/InfoServ/Ileaflet/il27.htm">
-# Daylight Saving
-# </a> page (1995-04) has an excellent overall history of Australian DST.
-# The Community Relations Division of the NSW Attorney General's Department
-# publishes a history of daylight saving in NSW.  See:
-# <a href="http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/crd.nsf/pages/time2">
-# Lawlink NSW: Daylight Saving in New South Wales
-# </a>
-
 # From Eric Ulevik (1999-05-26):
 # DST will start in NSW on the last Sunday of August, rather than the usual
 # October in 2000.  [See: Matthew Moore,
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RCS file: RCS/southamerica,v
retrieving revision 2005.15
retrieving revision 2005.15.0.1
diff -pu -r2005.15 -r2005.15.0.1
--- southamerica	2005/11/28 15:52:28	2005.15
+++ southamerica	2005/12/08 21:43:08	2005.15.0.1
@@ -525,12 +525,6 @@ Rule	Brazil	1997	only	-	Feb	16	 0:00	0	-
 # This year, the ending date of DS was postponed to March 1
 # to help dealing with the shortages of electric power.
 #
-# From Paul Eggert (1998-02-25):
-# <a href="http://churchnet.ucsm.ac.uk/news/files2/news165.htm">
-# Brazil Prepares for Papal Visit
-# </a>,
-# Church Net UK (1997-10-02).
-#
 # Decree 2,317 (1997-09-04), adopted by same states.
 Rule	Brazil	1997	only	-	Oct	 6	 0:00	1:00	S
 # Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/figuras/HV2495.JPG">2,495</a>