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RE: Formal Lugnet memberships from Aus...
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Wed, 28 Jun 2000 02:45:51 GMT
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-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Parsons [mailto:rparsons@hinet.net.au]
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 12:43 PM
To: lugnet.loc.au@lugnet.com; lugnet.org.au@lugnet.com
Subject: Re: Formal Lugnet memberships from Aus...


In lugnet.loc.au, Deidre Rushton Brumby writes:

Cash in the post is risky, an idea I was uncomfortable with • even before
a case just this last week where a worker in my local postoffice was
charged and found guilty of stealing money and other things • out of the
mail.

I seem to recall learning a long long time ago that in
Australia cash in the
post is actually illegal.  Now I remember this from so long
ago that maybe
what it really means is that its so silly that I interpreted
it as illegal at
the time.....

Regards


You're right...Sending currency through the post is illegal. And if you send
parcels overseas, the customs decleration that you have to sign to say that
there are no items enclosed that are prohibited from being sent includes
currency [And I don't think they specify a nationality for this currency]

Benjamin Whytcross
BWhytcro@PacificAccess.com.au
Ph: (03) 9856 5282
Directory Technology Pty Ltd
1/436 Elgar Road,
Box Hill, 3128

Growing older is compulsory..Growing up isn't :-)



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  Re: Formal Lugnet memberships from Aus...
 
For those who haven't joined up Lugnet properly yet, I'd definitely encourage you to. Partly because Todd does so much work that he should get some (however minor the amount is that he's asking for) payment, and partly 'cause you get a cool (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)

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