Australian Slang Terms

Zac	Sixpence
Bob	Shilling
Quid	Pound

Troy Weight
For Gold, silver and jewels

24 Grains	1 Pennyweight
20 Pennyweights	1 Ounce
12 Ounces	1 Pound

Apothecaries' Weight
For mixing Medicine

20 Grains	One Scruple
3 Scruples	One Drachm
8 Drachms	One Ounce
12 Ounces	One Pound

Avoirdupois Weight
For all goods, except gold, silver and jewels

16 Drams	One Ounce
16 Ounces	One Pound
14 Pounds	One Stone
28 Pounds	One Quarter
4 Quarters	One hundredweight (cwt.)
112 Pound	One hundredweight (cwt.)
20 Hundredweight	One Ton
2,000 Pounds	One Short Ton
2,240 Pounds	One Ton

Imperial Lineal Measure

12 Lines	One Inch
12 Inches	One Foot
3 Feet	One Yard
2 Yards	1 Fathom
5 1/2 Yards	One Rod or Pole
40 Rods or Poles	One Furlong
8 Furlongs (1760 Yards)	One Mile
3 Miles	One League

Note: the modern length of a Cubit is 18 inches. The Biblical length is 21.8 inches

Imperial Dry Measure

		lb. oz.
2 Glasses	One Gill	0 . 5
4 Gills	One Pint	1 . 4
2 Pints	One Quart	2 . 8
4 Quarts	One Gallon	10 . 0
2 Gallons	One Peck	20 . 0
4 Pecks	One Bushel	80 . 0
8 BUshesls	One Quarter	640 . 0

Imperial Square Measure

144 Square Inches	One Square Foot
9 Square Feet	One Square Yard
30 1/2 Square Yards	One Square Pole
40 Square Poles	One Rood
4 Roods	One Acre
640 Acres	One Square Mile

Mariner's Measure

6 feet	One Fathom
120 Fathoms	One Cable Length
7 1/2 Cable Lenghts	One Mile
5,280.2 Feet	One Statute Mile
6,080.2	One Nautical Mile

Metric Conversions

25.4 mm	One Inch
2.54 cm	One Inch
30.48cm	One Foot
91.44cm	One Yard
One Metre	3.281 Feet (38.81 Inches)
One Kilometre	1,093.61 Yards (3,280.83 Feet)
One Mile	1.609.3444 Metres
One Hectre	2.47105 Acres
One Acre	4,046.856 Square Metres