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Summary
Brian Burke reports on the introduction of metric weights and measures in Western Australia. Interviews people in the street about the new system and whether they will find the new measurements confusing. Most people interviewed have a positive impression of the new system. Western Australia was the last state to fully implement the metric system.
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- Metric system -- Western Australia.
- Weights and measures -- Australia.
- Consumer goods -- Weights and measures. -- Western Australia
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