CONVERSIONS

MONEY

One pound (₤1) equals 20 shillings (20s).

One shilling (1s) equals 12 pence (12d).

One guinea equals 21 shillings.

In 1966 when Australia adopted decimal currency, one pound equalled two dollars.

DISTANCE

One mile equals 1.6 kilometres.

One yard equals 0.91 metres.

One foot equals 30.48 centimetres.

One inch equals 25.40 millimetres.

WEIGHT

One pound (lb) equals 454 grams.

One stone equals 6.36 kilograms.

One ton equals 1.01 tonne.

One hundredweight (cwt) equals 112 lbs.