We went decimal when I was about 3 but my mum and dad would still refer to paying with 2 bob (12 old pence - 10 new pence) and the old florin (2 bob) was still in use and equal to 10 new pence until the mid 70s I believe
Regards Liz Beecher -----Original Message----- From: David Collyer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 30 July 2003 17:34 To: Annette Gill; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [lace] Pounds, shillings and pence >Dear Annette, >As far as slang is concerned, a tanner was sixpence and a bob was a >shilling. That's most interesting. Of course the amounts were the same in Australia. However, for us a threepence (pronounced thruppence) was a "tray" and a sixpence was a "zack". Like you, our shilling was a "bob". The pound was a "quid", and although we knew 2 shillings (written 2/-) was a florin, we always called it "2 bob". I can remember back around 1959 when Greensborough, the Melbourne suburb in which I was dragged up, got it's first fish and chip shop, 2 bob's worth of chips was ample to feed Mum and Dad and the 5 kids. If we wanted potato cakes (scallops in NSW) they were a penny ha'penny each, and a piece of Flake (shark) was a shilling. David in Ballarat >That's about all I can remember (actually, I'm not old enough to remember >farthings, since they were withdrawn when I was about 3 years old, but I >have seen them - I think they had a robin on the back). > >Regards, >Annette > >________________________________________________________________________ >Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo! >Messenger http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/ >- >To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: >unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] _____________________________________________________________________ This message has been checked for all known viruses on behalf of Vivista by MessageLabs. http://www.messagelabs.com or Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Vivista formerly Securicor Information Systems for further information http://www.vivista.co.uk ********************************************************************** The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only for the individuals named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you should be aware that any dissemination, distribution, forwarding or other duplication of this communication is strictly prohibited. The views expressed in this e-mail are those of the individual author and not necessarily those of Vivista Limited. Prior to taking any action based upon this e-mail message you should seek appropriate confirmation of its authenticity. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender by using the e-mail reply facility. ********************************************************************** _____________________________________________________________________ This message has been checked for all known viruses on behalf of Vivista by MessageLabs. http://www.messagelabs.com or Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Vivista formerly Securicor Information Systems for further information http://www.vivista.co.uk - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
