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The number of farms with more than 2,000 acres (810 ha) almost doubled between 1987 and 2012, while the number of farms with 200 acres (81 ha) to 999 acres (404 ha) fell over the same period by 44%. [12] Farm productivity increased in the United States from the mid-20th century until the late-20th century when productivity began to stall. [13]
During the construction of the Capital Wind Farm, 120 people were employed on the project. Over the construction period, about A$10 million went into the local economy, with spending up at the local stores, restaurants and motels. [12] Since construction has finished there are 15 ongoing jobs at the wind farm for service and maintenance.
When Australia was part of the fixed-exchange sterling area, the exchange rate of the Australian dollar was fixed to the pound sterling at a rate of A$1 = 8 U.K. shillings (A$2.50 = UK£1). In 1967, Australia effectively left the sterling area, when the pound sterling was devalued against the US dollar and the Australian dollar did not follow.
On 31 July 1985, Dr. Geoffrey Edelsten, through Powerplay Limited, bought the Sydney Swans for $2.9 million [clarification needed] in cash with debt payments, funding and other payments spread over five years. Powerplay was floated and sold shares to supports and the public, but with only a licence for the team and debts, the uptake was poor.
Window image Embossing Printed Issued $10 HMS Supply anchored at Sydney Cove: Australian Aboriginal culture and peoples: 155 × 77.5 mm [9] Green, orange and yellow [9] Captain Cook [9] 26 Jan 1988 [10] These images are to scale at 0.7 pixel per millimetre. For table standards, see the banknote specification table. Remarks
On 14 February 1966, a decimal currency, the dollar of one hundred cents, was introduced. [14] Under the implementation conversion rate, £A1 was set as the equivalent of $2. Thus, ten shillings became $1 and one shilling became 10¢. As a shilling was equal to twelve pence, a new cent was worth slightly more than a penny.
Monopoly Streets: A video game played for the Xbox 360, Wii, and PlayStation 3. The video game includes properties now played on a street. [155] Monopoly Tycoon: A game where players build businesses on the properties they own. [156] Monopoly Plus: A game for the Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation 4 with high definition graphics. [157]
The Pentagon notified Congress that it had approved the sale of 24 American attack helicopters to Iraq, valued at as much as $2.4 billion. Including the helicopters, Iraq announced plans to purchase at least $10 billion in US tanks and armored vehicles, transport planes, and other battlefield equipment and services.