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Old Apr 28th 2004, 9:28 am
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where are you off to ecando?
Debs, Probably Sydney area ... Wifey is a nurse, and an agency who is based around Sydney is looking as possiblities there for us. The agency seem and reckon 4 months?? Anyone heard of timescales this short!?
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Old Apr 28th 2004, 9:31 am
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Originally posted by ABCDiamond
Bring a few power boards, and just change a single plug on the lead to those.

That will keep you going to begin with, until you can get round to changing all the plugs. But also bring some spare fuses, they don't have fuses here.

The socket boards will also be useful for a long time for those products that have an adaptor plug that you cannot change, and are to expensive to buy again.



Congratulations Debsy on getting to the point that you are almost here.
Great idea ... my computer-related stuff would've required a LOT of new plugs ... how about fridges, washing machines etc .. does Australia have the sames standard fittings too?
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Old Apr 28th 2004, 9:37 am
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Try this AQIS link for importing personal effects.

http://www.affa.gov.au/content/outpu...A7D8C8015E4BDD

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Old Apr 28th 2004, 9:54 am
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Originally posted by vicky o
Try this AQIS link for importing personal effects.

http://www.affa.gov.au/content/outpu...A7D8C8015E4BDD

Thanks for the link vicky ... wot's your timescales for movin'?
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Old Apr 28th 2004, 9:55 am
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Originally posted by ABCDiamond
But also bring some spare fuses, they don't have fuses here.
No fuses?????? Really? Do you mean that the Oz plugs have fuses built in or just that they don't have any at all? I've seen loads of comments about making sure everything is surge protected but is that because the plugs are not fused or have I totally mis-read you?
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No fuses?????? Really? Do you mean that the Oz plugs have fuses built in or just that they don't have any at all? I've seen loads of comments about making sure everything is surge protected but is that because the plugs are not fused or have I totally mis-read you?
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does Australia have the sames standard fittings too?
The voltage etc is the same in OZ as it is in UK, so ALL your electrical goods will work OK with the electric supply over here.

There are NO fuses in any Australian plugs. I read that everything is double insulated so it doesn't need fuses. ? I only did one year of my Electrical Apprenticeship, so not enough for me to follow the logic there

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Originally posted by ABCDiamond
The voltage etc is the same in OZ as it is in UK, so ALL your electrical goods will work OK with the electric supply over here.

There are NO fuses in any Australian plugs. I read that everything is double insulated so it doesn't need fuses. ? I only did one year of my Electrical Apprenticeship, so not enough for me to follow the logic there

The plugs are not the same layout, this
web page shows you what the OZ plug looks like.
Cheers ABC.D. Very useful.
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Congrats Debs,

Drop us a PM when you get to the gold coast if you fancy a beer or three
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Originally posted by ecando
Thanks for the link vicky ... wot's your timescales for movin'?
Hoping to go in September, subject to visa coming through!!!
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Originally posted by vicky o
Hoping to go in September, subject to visa coming through!!!
That's GREAT! Wot type of visa are u going on ... and when did you submit it??
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Originally posted by ecando
That's GREAT! Wot type of visa are u going on ... and when did you submit it??

We are going skilled independent and we submitted the 47sk beginning of April. Had meds this week, just waiting for blood tests to come back and they will go off. Meds were unrequested so will have to wait up on Sunday night to phone Adelaide for our Ref/ file no.

Last time we phoned, they were really nice.
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Originally posted by vicky o
We are going skilled independent and we submitted the 47sk beginning of April. Had meds this week, just waiting for blood tests to come back and they will go off. Meds were unrequested so will have to wait up on Sunday night to phone Adelaide for our Ref/ file no.

Last time we phoned, they were really nice.
blimey (keep it clean...) THAT IS QUICK! We are trying to get a nursing agency to get my wife a job (all the points help) and we thought that the process would be quicker ... but u have done really wel (Can I be CHEEKY and ask what points u got (PM me if u want) or just tell me to mind my own !!! )
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