Take that $50 paper note to a Coin, Note & Medal collector shop. But check online first. You will get more than fifty dollars for it. Some old ones are valued between $75 to over $375 dependent on the serial number and year.
It's important to note (ha-ha, get it! Ahem) that with coin and banknote collecting there are a lot of nuances to value. Condition is first and a premium is paid for near perfect and value drops away pretty quickly after that. Having been folded, the note will have some damage and though it can be flattened, the value will be impacted (it also has some notable wear on the corners). For notes, the next value influencer is rarity and generally older notes (they have Commonwealth of Australia printed across the top) are usually worth more. The older star notes (substitutes for production flaws during the printing process, identified by using an asterisk in place of a digit on the note) are genuinely rare and command a significant premium but by the time of production of this note they were no longer using that system. The two signatures on the notes (the Governor and Secretary of the Treasury) can also influence rarity depending on when these positions changed and whether the combinations were only in place for a relatively short time. From what I can see this note looks like it has the Johnstone / Fraser signatures which from memory was a more modern combination and not particularly sought after although I think they only produced this for about a year so that might help. Numismatics really took a dive in the 80s and has never really recovered. Really rare items are still holding their value to some degree but more common stuff just doesn't have huge demand these days. A collectors shop might sell this for above face value but they also need to make a profit, pay tax and so on. It's probably worth about $75 for them to sell, so you'll be lucky if they pay you $60. It's probably not worth the effort. I'd probably just go to a bank and swap it for a polymer note.
Agree, the kid behind the counter should have taken but others have said they did you a favour, keep it or a collector will definitely give you more than 50bucks for it.😊
Agree with all the suggestions above. Paper Notes are worth more than their numerical value purely by collectors, but depends on the quality of the note and the signatures on the note. There is a website where you can put in the note serial number and it will tell you if it's rare or not.
Yeah they are both doing well , and I’d say it’s a bit of a difficult accent to master , because we Ozzy’s do such an excellent job of massacring the English language 😂 , for example , saying the town of Canarvon, non Aussies tend to be very precise with the spelling pronouncing the “R”, where as most ozzys would pronounce it Ca Na Vun 😊. Tomato is another good example , often it gets pronounced by non locals as Tom Ayto , but ozzys will often pronounce it as Tom Arto 😊….. and my dear old Aunty would almost pronounce tomato’s as Dom arto , Australians are a bit weird😂😂😂 , another Aunty from tassie sounds like she was from Glasgow 😊 , it is amazing how different parts of the country the word pronunciation and accent changes , like one of my old work mates came from Mossman cairns, and Ay was a very well used word in the vocabulary…. In a good way.😊
@@mikldude9376”lookout for dengue fever eh?” As we say in NQ. We’re pretty nasally, and can speak very quickly which is challenging for new English speakers. Canadians are known to finish off their sentences with an “eh” also. No relation 😂
The irony with that $50 bill is that those old paper $50 bills are worth way more than $50 now. Pity it's been folded but defo worth well above $50 - pocket it (flat in a book) until you get to Adelaide and take it to a coin dealer shop.
ebay has listings for AUD50 paper notes going for AUD95 "circulated" - there are higher values depending on condition and uniqueness (i.e. signature and other features)
Top tip for flies, don't wear dark clothing. You'll notice a huge difference if you stop wearing black /dark colours and start wearing light colours. Also wearing long sleeved, cotton shirts regulates temp much better. Get some work clothes, workers wear clothes suited to long hours in all weather conditions. Final top tip for travelling, you can use your car a/c to make flies in your car docile.
Hmmm Witchy, you have a good thought there but because flies are a daytime, warm temp insect I don't think they're attracted by light, if they were they'd so fly at the sun and they wouldn't be a problem.
You two are honorary Aussies by now. You have already seen more of Oz than most Australians. Love your videos and life outlook. keep doing what you guys do best and I hope you have another great trip here.
In 1977, a school-mate and I (+ Bo, the dog and a kitten we picked up in Darwin!) did a terrestrial circumnavigation of Australia, including a trip from Darwin into Alice springs and Uluru/Ayers Rock, in a 1972 HQ Holden one ton ute. We were 18 and had just finished school the year before. The cheapest petrol we found was 13 c/litre in Sydney. The most expensive was 30 c/litre at Uluru. Our total fuel spend was a tad over 700 dollars. We had built a canvas canopy on the back of the ute which rose about a metre above the roof of the cabin and acted like an airbrake. We could barely reach 100 kph downhill with a tailwind! I estimate that 50% of the trip was done on corrugated dirt roads and the ute never missed a beat; not even a flat tyre. The whole trip took us about 3 months.
Ahh, the joys of sticky flies. When you get to the far north you should be able to find places where the mosquitos are big enough to eat the flies. Point Stuart, near the Mary River Nat. Park in NT springs immediately to mind.
It's fantastic you guys are back and through your videos and the drone some of us Aussies are probably seeing more than we will get the opportunity to. Enjoy.
Come to Victoria, especially Melbourne. You will see "The Big Financial Deficit". Everywhere. Supervised by a committee made up by the military including General Bo Tchup, Major Mees Hap, Sergeant Schultz and Private Function. However, Corporal Punny Shment has been dismissed already ...
You two are adorable. It's almost worth watching your videos just for the cuteness. But the thing I love most is that you actually TRAVEL!! I won't name names, but of the dozen or so travel-related channels I subscribed to before the pandemic, only one really still travels. Everyone else has morphed into something else to still bring in that UA-cam $$$. Stay traveling and stay real. Your route is one I have wanted to do for years.
Definitely agree with you! Tia & Cheveyo are fantastically genuine. I'll name names! (at least give you a clue) I have watched a few travel vlogs as well. One I hate now has turned everything they do in a commercial venture, and everything appears false. Horrible! They have the subscribers (96K) but the viewing numbers on their more recent videos are terrible. They have even resorted to buying comments which is really lame for a channel that was once good! I'll give you a clue as to who they are: L and M. Oh, by the way, they don't accept criticism. They bite back and try to justify clickbait titles!!!
@@fireandwater7923 Totally agree with this. I thought it was just me. Got turned off when they offered the over priced Vietnam tour and they were just a front for a tour company, plus they're just unlikeable with the whining and complaining. Only travel youtubers I've purposely unsubscribed to.
@fireandwater7923 I think I can read what your putting out there and if we're on the same page, to be fair, they ( L and M )have decided to start a family, so that's going to limit their travelability. Another great couple to watch is Glen and Mado. They are a genuine, likeable, naive, honest young couple. He's Irish. She's German. They've just completed a very comprehensive, budget NZ tour. When I first came across them, I was like, "Wow, what is this amateur hour." But I've grown to love them, their content and their blended mish mash accents.
It is part of our culture. Europe is stuffed full of statues and architecture monuments and the world is flogging to them, these days incorporated in selfies. In future you will regret getting asked about any "Big Things" in Australia and having shunned them. At the Olympics 2000 in Sydney a satirical sports moderator duo had an unofficial mascot, "Fatso, the wombat", manufactured as a single furry toy. It was THE hunted object by even international athletes and event VIPs to be photographed with. That's us. We love to "take the micky out of everything".
The $50 is still legal tender and can be exchanged at a bank, though currency collectors might give you more than face value. It’s a pity it can’t be exchanged for the actual value of the bill for when it was actually made ( in the 90’s?) its probable devalued several times.
As a child, my family travelled a lot. The big things were what broke up the long (sometimes monotonous) drives. We rarely stopped at them, but they became markers, a bit like mile markers. Indicators of where we were, how far we had travelled and how much further we had to go. Sometimes they are in lovely parks you can stop and picnic together as a family. The painted silos and big things are Australia’s way of stopping for a moment or breaking up a really long trip. Plus we can have an odd sense of humour. I don’t think you will find an Aussie that will disagree with you re flies. It turns out that Australia has a lot of them and many different species. They are excellent pollinators and in some ways more important than bees for native wildlife. Plus they provide quite a food source to many insect loving animals. There is something amazing about how the Australian desert landscape responds to rain. One day it is dry and barren then with an overnight rain the plants come alive with flowers and there is green everywhere. It’s quick simply because the plants don’t know when it will rain next, so they only have a short amount of time to flower, be pollinated and create seeds. It’s pretty magical and I am glad you got to see it.
Yeah sure, although, where is the button/lever to open the lid ? Tip for designers: Can we have a sensory display where one can touch that arrow to open the lid ?
@@Robert-xs2mv We are having a 2014 CX-5. Sitting on the right side, the lever is fitted to the right side of the seat frame close to the floor. It does feel like operating a cable to the tank cover. There is no remote boot/trunk lever on our version of the CX-5. It has to be opened from the outside. Our previous car was a 1989 Toyota Hiace which had the filler inlet secured by a lockable cover. No remote opener on that one. However, the more electronic gadgets cars get fitted, the more likely such parts could wear out with the replacements too costly to replace as some are too complicated to tackle by oneself or have to be installed by certified technicians for insurance companies to cover one's car further.
Ningaloo Reef area‼ Your drone will LOVE you for it❣ Whale sharks, dolphins, manta rays, and that's just the boring stuff 🤩 BTW I think the drone deserves a name too, she just keeps on giving📸 Stay safe out there 😃👍
Hi Guys, great video and welcome back. It is really nice to be able to live vicariously through your travels. As an Australian I don't think a lot of us appreciate the country we have around us. Tia, you cracked me up with your fear of heights. It must be horrible for you but very funny to watch. Enjoy yourselves and safe travels.
A bit of info on the old paper money from the Reserve Bank of Australia website is “All previous issues of Australian banknotes retain their legal tender status. However, it is a long time since some of these banknotes were issued into circulation in Australia and some retailers or members of the public may be reluctant to accept them. People may be unfamiliar with the designs and may suspect the banknotes to be counterfeit. Most commercial banks will redeem old Australian banknotes at face value. A commercial bank may require some time to confirm that a banknote from a previous series is genuine or may need to send such banknotes to the Reserve Bank for confirmation.”
I was born in WA in the first half of last century. I lived there until I moved to the Eastern States in 1971. (To get work after leaving university.). During the 1960s I travelled extensively in W.A. With various people. In particular I did a long trip up the coast to just north of Carnarvon and then inland coming back through the dry central area to Kalgoorlie and then back to Perth. The images of the Murchison gorges really made me nostalgic as I have not been there since! Thank you for making an old bloke very happy. (For the record I would LOVE to walk out on that skywalk! When I was there we could only scramble to the edges and peer over. No tourist facilities at all!)
@@RD-xv5fn There are still cars running on AutoGas. Not as many as years ago, although it can get confusing for visitors from the USA. Conversation: "The cheapest fuel in Australia is gas." "Oh really ...? (puzzled)" or "Sorry, we are out of gas at the moment." "Sure ...? Why are all those folks out there filling up their cars ?"
It would have been nice to see the HMAS Sydney memorial in Geraldton.The battle between HMAS Sydney II and the German cruiser, the Kormoran during WW2 off the coast of WA is now folklore. The Sydney was only found in 2008 (amazing given it sank in 1941).
There's also a little memorial cairn up by Quobba station (~45 mins north of Carnarvon) where the engagement took place. A little off the beaten path but an awesome spot. Sailors from the Kormoran actually came ashore in lifeboats there, realised how desolate the area was and were willingly rounded up by a couple of shotgun-wielding blokes working at Quobba Station the next morning.
Nice work Cheveyo. First UA-cam video I've ever seen with the word "scrubber" used in the Aussie context. Proud of you! You'll have your Australian citizenship criteria satisfied in no time at this rate.
The wallaby you saw in Kalbarri looked like a Black Flanked (or Black Foot) rock wallaby. That was pretty special, they are endangered and only survive in a select few locations. They fill a niche in the environment occupied by goats and/ or sheep on other continents. Plus super cute.
I really love your professionalism in every aspect: music, editing, "attitude", it all adds up to a very positive vibe to all your videos. I'm sure ALL Aussies would be happy to welcome you as citizens :)
Just hoping you guys are going to Karijini national park/gorges while in WA. FYI Not seeing Karijini is like going to Paris and not seeing the Eiffel Tower or Arizona and not seeing the Grand Canyon. One of the most spectacular places on earth. It’s also close to wild flower season in WA
You’re going to pass 2 places that are significant in my wife’s history. She was driving back to Perth from Broome, and had stopped at Fortescue Roadhouse. At the same time, a cyclone had been threatening the area, but had been downgraded and was heading back out to sea. When they went into the roadhouse for dinner, the owner asked if they were there to see the cyclone; it had changed direction, and upgraded. They lasted until 11pm, with their tent flapping madly, and decided to move on, avoiding fleeing wildlife on the road. They made it to Nanutarra Roadhouse by 1am, and rested for 2 hours before deciding to move on. They made it to Perth 14 hours later, having had no contact on the road - no mobile phones back then. Family thought they had been caught in the cyclone, when they suddenly turned up tired, but safe.
I know that Mazda was very gracious with the Ute but perhaps and fuel card from one the local providers might have been even more fabulous for you guys to come back and allow us to travel vicariously and support your budget for future travels.
Some of the best snorkelling I did was in Turquoise Bay near Exmouth. You can walk out to a reef with turtles. Float along in the current. Just be careful to get out before the end of the beach or the current can take you out to sea.
regarding THE BIG THINGS, I love seeing how happy it makes Tia. So please keep going to them, wish you all the best for this trip. greetings from Switzerland
I have the same sentiments of Oz…absolutely love it and would move there if it was easy. I grew up in WA and returned for the first time in February after 45 years. Going back again next year. 😊
*There's some interesting history* in the area just north of Kalbarri. Murchison House Station is a 350,000 acre pastoral property that was once owned by Mukarram Jah, ‘The Eighth Nizam of Hyderabad, Regulator of the Realm, the Victor in Battles, descendant of the Viceroys of the Deccan, and heir to India's greatest dynasty since the Mughals’. At one time he was the wealthiest man in India, owning six palaces, a fleet of cars, and ‘enough jewels to fill a swimming pool’. But for some reason he retreated into self-imposed exile at Murchison House, where he spent his time tinkering on an eclectic range of vehicles including tanks and other military equipment. Eventually his fortune trickled away, and after selling Murchison House in 1996 he ended up in a two room apartment in Istanbul, Turkey - where he died in 2023. And a bit further north of Murchison House is the site of the Zuytdorp wreck. The Zuytdorp rounded the Cape of Good Hope in 1712 headed for Batavia (modern Indonesia) and disappeared from history. 200 years later she was discovered by Tom Pepper, a part-Aboriginal stockman at Tamala cattle station. She was carrying 200,000 pieces of newly minted Dutch silver, and her discovery has led to a colorful cast of characters doing their best to lay hands on the treasure - legitimately or otherwise. Nobody knows what became of the wreck survivors, but personal items and equipment from the ship have been found at various locations on the clifftops above the site. There was also traces of a large fire - perhaps a signal fire for passing ships. Whether they perished there, or were taken in by local Aboriginal tribes is a mystery. I’ve been there a few times and spent the night in the strange caves along the top where the survivors must once have huddled. I didn’t get much sleep, with the booming of the waves crashing below and my mind full of the ghosts of the past. And at one point during the night when I was running my torch over the landscape, the beam picked up a pair of eyes that appeared at the cliff edge, then were gone.
Any video that starts with a map of all the Big Things in Oz is bound to be awesome!! and it certainly didn't disappoint. Just love the playful banter between you both as you travel along. Cracked me up watching Tia navigate her way on the Skywalk and her remark about the kid shaking the bridge. Once again your drone footage take your vids to another level.. the birds eye views are spectacular. Thanks for this vid. Travel safe ❤
Big things and bloopers are back! I appreciate a clean engine on a new car as well. Your channel has made me curious about a country that wasn't on my radar. Thank you for showing the beauty of Australia. That sky walk. Tia, you are braver than I.
Have watched a lot of your videos on the West Coast as I rode my Motorbike around Oz and it helps me remember part of my trip from Darwin to Perth. Love the way your incorporate the drone and generally you give Americans a good name. Well done
Don’t forget the Big Oyster in Taree! While you’re in Taree you can take a walk along the Manning river. Look up Harry Bennett Park too. It used to be Taree’s old pool. Now they’ve made it an amphitheatre and sitting area. Also yes!!! All the big things!
$50 notes in uncirculated condition can fetch between $120 and $200, whilst a note with the prefix YAA and the signature combination of Phillips/Wheeler can fetch up to $1,500 in uncirculated condition.
Let me add a BIG shout-out for doing the BIG things! The old paper bank notes are legal tender forever (as long as they're undamaged), but retailers can get confused or suspicious about whether they're genuine because they're not in circulation anymore. You can exchange them at face value at a bank though the bank may wish to check whether or not it's counterfeit. Or if a collector is willing to pay more than face value, go for it!
I'll for sure be tuning in a lot more now that you're back in Australia. Your first trip is when I initially discovered your channel, and normally I can't stand how travel vloggers stylize their content but you guys do it right. I'm a Canadian who's obsessed with Australia and hope to go myself someday. Until that happens I'll happily travel that beautiful country vicariously through these vids, so thank you for doing what you do 😄
@@ChrisJohannsen why would it be impossible, they are young enough for the age limit from the looks of them, they would just need some sort of skills or job AUstralia wants, l guess they could but they would probably have to train or study
I love how much you both love our country and appreciate the beauty of it. Like even the not so pretty parts that most tourists dislike, you see the beauty in it. We’d love to have you here! ❤ God bless
I wish you could move here too. I wouldn't invite just anyone, but you guys are so friendly and open minded you would be an asset. You could make a great business for yourselves in tourism. Oh, and stop giving Tea shade about the 'big things'. We love our big things. How strange West Aussie hasn't followed the eastern seaboards fascination for all touristy things oversized. Love the name Luna for the 4 wheel drive. Well done 😎
Some of your awesome aerial drone shots (eg 9:44 or 10:39) remind me of my favourite prolific Australian artist Fred Williams. Specifically paintings from his book Infinite Horizons. Stunning work guys 😊
Hi Guys, if you are still in Carnarvon make sure you visit Morell's Fruit Shop. Absolutely awesome selection of all sorts of delights. Enjoy your travels. By the way when towing my 3 tonne caravan I average about 23 litres/ 100km.
If it was in my power I would grant you both permanent Residents In a heartbeat. Who knows maybe we could find someone to sponsor you guys to become permanent residents.
You missed the giant western rock lobster at Dongara on the way to Geraldton. I’m surprised the shops don’t take paper money anymore, nice to see an old school $50, thanks for that.
Actually a business does have the right to decide what type of payments it can receive though I'm not sure about an out of date 50 dollar note I haven't seen one of those notes since the 90's maybe? No idea how they even got it.
Not legal tender for businesses, but banks should be able to authenticate and swap it out. I think there was a deadline to have paper converted to plastic, which may have well passed by now, not so sure about that though.
Just an update from another post by michaellewatson4843 - an extract from the RBA website: All previous issues of Australian banknotes retain their legal tender status. However, it is a long time since some of these banknotes were issued into circulation in Australia and some retailers or members of the public may be reluctant to accept them. People may be unfamiliar with the designs and may suspect the banknotes to be counterfeit. Most commercial banks will redeem old Australian banknotes at face value. A commercial bank may require some time to confirm that a banknote from a previous series is genuine or may need to send such banknotes to the Reserve Bank for confirmation.
Dropped everything to watch when I discovered you’d uploaded a new vlog - so unexpectedly soon! Thoroughly entertaining - smiled all the way through! About the flies - yes very annoying and as East Coasters we found the flies in WA to be more in abundance and stickier and if you want to avoid swallowing any, I suggest a hat with net - Tia you would look cute in anything! You are also wearing the worse possible colour - flies are attracted to dark colours - especially black - to camouflage from predators like lizards! The thing I’ve discovered about pink lakes in Aus is that the ones that don’t appear pink or as pink to the eye will show up vibrant pink in a photo. Thrilled to see you using the Big Things map and OZ-isms guide - invaluable resources and pleased you were able to stumble upon your own Big Thing to add to the list - hilarious! Excited you explored Kalbarri National Park whilst enabling us to revisit our own memories of the park! WA is our favourite state to visit and like you, we have tossed around the idea of relocating or retiring to Perth. I’m not mad you didn’t choose Bruce or Bazza - Luna is also a fine name and there is an Aus connection given our Luna Parks - Sydney and Melbourne and the long history of Luna Parks across Aus! The old $50 note is still legal tender (ex-bankie here) and the fact it has been rejected must be a generational thing - shop assistants being born after or too young when they were phased out or perhaps paranoia that there was a risk it was counterfeit or stolen from a pawn or note and coin dealership (Tia 😆) Oh, and it’s CAN-AR-VON! Happy travels! 😊
Hearing Cheveyo saying, "You'd love to live in Australia". Like The Old Nike Ad Tia and Cheveyo. "Just DO IT" and MOVE to Australia. A HUGE Country with tiny population. Pete Far Nth NSW. 🌄
I work 500km inland from Carnarvon and the flies have been bad for months. After rain we had plagues of crickets too! And you get a thumbs up for saying we have the best coffee!
I had a weird wave of nostalgia seeing that old $50. That's what money looked like when I was a kid. As everyone else has said it's definitely still legal tender, but I can understand some shops not feeling comfortable with it; it's probably older than either of you! 😂 I like the suggestions that a collector might pay more. That would be so cool. Definitley keep up the big thing trail 😊
The paper notes are still legal tender - take it to the bank. Geraldton has been really dry and hot over summer - 50 degrees centigrade in February so lovely to have the winter rain.
The cashier SHOULD have accepted it. They legally have too. The problem would be they are just too young to recognise it, you need to be served by someone over 40. The older the better.
One thing about flies and midges, they love black garments, so maybe wear lighter colour apart from the spray, it should help! Have fun and safe trip guys!
It’s Algie makes it pink. I used to live in a suburb called Pink Lake but most of the time it was other colours but mostly semi clear but when the algie bloomed it was distinct pink.
Tropic of Capricorn is at 23.4 degrees south. According to the definition that's the lower boundary of 'the tropics', so about the top third of Australia is in the tropics
I love how much you love our Big Things. A lot of people think that they’re hokey and cringey but some of us think they’re iconic or kind of cool. I’ve only seen a couple myself but there’s a photo of me in front of the big pineapple when I was a baby. We have some amazing sights and places in Australia and I haven’t been able to see as much as I would like. Would definitely love to take the kids on a major road trip one day. We all hate the flies 😂
The only down side of travelling the vast distances of north west Australia is the cost of fuel. It’s still on my bucket list but I put it off to buy a new Triumph Speed Twin 900 ( a Classic ). As a new retiree that was first off my list. For the time being I’m watching your journey for inspiration. Cheers! ( stay safe! )
WHEN you decide to bite the bullet and get your hat....make sure you buy two (2) fly nets that fit over the top of your hats. Don't worry about how you look filming in them, just wear them anyway. People will still watch. The flies in some areas will be so thick that they will fly into your mouth while talking. So I would just film with them on. If you're worried about people seeing your faces under your hats, look into the camera's menu about opening up the f- stop by ½ a stop when you have your hats and nets on. that will brighten up the images. Or you can do this in post if that is easier. Oh get yourselves some cheap 100litre plastic tubs with lids so you can put stuff in the tray and it won't get wet. Stuff like food and towels etc. it'll free up the back seat some. And DO NOT drive in the dark as there WILL BE animals on the road!!!
If you get the chance, see if you can visit the cave school at Gogo station outside of Fitzroy Crossing. The principal at Bayulu primary school might be able to give you some more information. Gogo station is also where they found the States fossil emblem, the gogo fish!
Geraldton. My home town now. Did you check out the large lobster in Jurien? and the big Ram in Wagin and the Giant Orange in Harvey? Check out the big Crocodile in Wyndham or Derby
Loving the Aussie videos guys. So jealous. I too would move to Aus in a heartbeat. I'm a 53yo Brit & been dreaming of moving since my first visit over 20 years ago. Have fun ❤
Take that $50 paper note to a Coin, Note & Medal collector shop. But check online first. You will get more than fifty dollars for it. Some old ones are valued between $75 to over $375 dependent on the serial number and year.
Agreed - I was going to say although still legal tender that most banks will swap out for the face value, its worth a lot more sold to a collector.
It's important to note (ha-ha, get it! Ahem) that with coin and banknote collecting there are a lot of nuances to value. Condition is first and a premium is paid for near perfect and value drops away pretty quickly after that. Having been folded, the note will have some damage and though it can be flattened, the value will be impacted (it also has some notable wear on the corners). For notes, the next value influencer is rarity and generally older notes (they have Commonwealth of Australia printed across the top) are usually worth more. The older star notes (substitutes for production flaws during the printing process, identified by using an asterisk in place of a digit on the note) are genuinely rare and command a significant premium but by the time of production of this note they were no longer using that system.
The two signatures on the notes (the Governor and Secretary of the Treasury) can also influence rarity depending on when these positions changed and whether the combinations were only in place for a relatively short time. From what I can see this note looks like it has the Johnstone / Fraser signatures which from memory was a more modern combination and not particularly sought after although I think they only produced this for about a year so that might help.
Numismatics really took a dive in the 80s and has never really recovered. Really rare items are still holding their value to some degree but more common stuff just doesn't have huge demand these days.
A collectors shop might sell this for above face value but they also need to make a profit, pay tax and so on. It's probably worth about $75 for them to sell, so you'll be lucky if they pay you $60. It's probably not worth the effort. I'd probably just go to a bank and swap it for a polymer note.
Definitely still legal tender and they shouldn’t be refusing it.
Agree, the kid behind the counter should have taken but others have said they did you a favour, keep it or a collector will definitely give you more than 50bucks for it.😊
Agree with all the suggestions above. Paper Notes are worth more than their numerical value purely by collectors, but depends on the quality of the note and the signatures on the note. There is a website where you can put in the note serial number and it will tell you if it's rare or not.
Cheveyo's Aussie accent is getting pretty good! I think stopping at all possible Big Things is a must at this point.
Yeah they are both doing well , and I’d say it’s a bit of a difficult accent to master , because we Ozzy’s do such an excellent job of massacring the English language 😂 , for example , saying the town of Canarvon, non Aussies tend to be very precise with the spelling pronouncing the “R”, where as most ozzys would pronounce it Ca Na Vun 😊.
Tomato is another good example , often it gets pronounced by non locals as Tom Ayto , but ozzys will often pronounce it as Tom Arto 😊….. and my dear old Aunty would almost pronounce tomato’s as Dom arto , Australians are a bit weird😂😂😂 , another Aunty from tassie sounds like she was from Glasgow 😊 , it is amazing how different parts of the country the word pronunciation and accent changes , like one of my old work mates came from Mossman cairns, and Ay was a very well used word in the vocabulary…. In a good way.😊
@@mikldude9376”lookout for dengue fever eh?” As we say in NQ. We’re pretty nasally, and can speak very quickly which is challenging for new English speakers. Canadians are known to finish off their sentences with an “eh” also. No relation 😂
The irony with that $50 bill is that those old paper $50 bills are worth way more than $50 now. Pity it's been folded but defo worth well above $50 - pocket it (flat in a book) until you get to Adelaide and take it to a coin dealer shop.
Did they switch currency about 20 yrs ago?
Yep its still legal tender but would be worth more than face value for collectors
@@curiousnomadic From paper to polymer notes in the mid-90s.
@@curiousnomadic they didn't switch they just introduced the polymer notes as the paper ones wore out. The polymer notes last a LOT longer.
ebay has listings for AUD50 paper notes going for AUD95 "circulated" - there are higher values depending on condition and uniqueness (i.e. signature and other features)
We’re glad you’re back in Australia too. Two of our best adopted ambassadors
Cheveyo let Tia have her big things. How can you deny her, she gets so excited and is so freakin' cute!!
Top tip for flies, don't wear dark clothing. You'll notice a huge difference if you stop wearing black /dark colours and start wearing light colours. Also wearing long sleeved, cotton shirts regulates temp much better. Get some work clothes, workers wear clothes suited to long hours in all weather conditions. Final top tip for travelling, you can use your car a/c to make flies in your car docile.
I was going to say, "you guys _do_ know that black fabric attracts flies, right?..." 🙂
Intriguing you’d think opposite cause of lights and bugs 🧐
Hmmm Witchy, you have a good thought there but because flies are a daytime, warm temp insect I don't think they're attracted by light, if they were they'd so fly at the sun and they wouldn't be a problem.
It’s so good to see our “honorary Aussies” back in Australia.
The BIG THINGS!!! Yesssss I'm so glad they're making a comeback. Don't let Cheveyo discourage you, Tia haha. Luna is the best name, it suits her.
Big things totally yes!
WA doesn't have many big things? I guess that makes the whole state the Big Disappointment ;)
@@daxriley8195 WA IS the big thing.
You two are honorary Aussies by now. You have already seen more of Oz than most Australians. Love your videos and life outlook. keep doing what you guys do best and I hope you have another great trip here.
In 1977, a school-mate and I (+ Bo, the dog and a kitten we picked up in Darwin!) did a terrestrial circumnavigation of Australia, including a trip from Darwin into Alice springs and Uluru/Ayers Rock, in a 1972 HQ Holden one ton ute. We were 18 and had just finished school the year before. The cheapest petrol we found was 13 c/litre in Sydney. The most expensive was 30 c/litre at Uluru. Our total fuel spend was a tad over 700 dollars. We had built a canvas canopy on the back of the ute which rose about a metre above the roof of the cabin and acted like an airbrake. We could barely reach 100 kph downhill with a tailwind! I estimate that 50% of the trip was done on corrugated dirt roads and the ute never missed a beat; not even a flat tyre. The whole trip took us about 3 months.
Flys are why Australians learn how to speak without opening their mouths, and economise on the number of syllables used for any given word.
ken oath.
@OnePackWanderers Get some Aeroguard spray to repel flies and mosquitoes
😂😂😂@@robertthomson2159
Ahh, the joys of sticky flies.
When you get to the far north you should be able to find places where the mosquitos are big enough to eat the flies. Point Stuart, near the Mary River Nat. Park in NT springs immediately to mind.
@@jamiem9849 nah, Bushman repellent is better. The big blowflies have built up a tolerance to Aerogard.
You guys need to keep a eye out for a 1970/80s light blue Ford F-150! Especially around wolf creek!
It's fantastic you guys are back and through your videos and the drone some of us Aussies are probably seeing more than we will get the opportunity to. Enjoy.
The Big Pinapple just reopened on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. It's a must for Tia! 😂
... Or the Big Orange in the Riverland in South Australia. 🍊
Classic Big things along with the Big Banana.
Come to Victoria, especially Melbourne. You will see "The Big Financial Deficit". Everywhere. Supervised by a committee made up by the military including General Bo Tchup, Major Mees Hap, Sergeant Schultz and Private Function. However, Corporal Punny Shment has been dismissed already ...
Here we go, the suggestions have started hahaha. Just jokes.
You two are adorable. It's almost worth watching your videos just for the cuteness. But the thing I love most is that you actually TRAVEL!! I won't name names, but of the dozen or so travel-related channels I subscribed to before the pandemic, only one really still travels. Everyone else has morphed into something else to still bring in that UA-cam $$$. Stay traveling and stay real. Your route is one I have wanted to do for years.
Definitely agree with you! Tia & Cheveyo are fantastically genuine. I'll name names! (at least give you a clue) I have watched a few travel vlogs as well. One I hate now has turned everything they do in a commercial venture, and everything appears false. Horrible! They have the subscribers (96K) but the viewing numbers on their more recent videos are terrible. They have even resorted to buying comments which is really lame for a channel that was once good! I'll give you a clue as to who they are: L and M. Oh, by the way, they don't accept criticism. They bite back and try to justify clickbait titles!!!
THIS! Finding good travel channels that actually still travel and keep it genuine make my heart happy and are so fun to watch!
@@fireandwater7923 Totally agree with this. I thought it was just me. Got turned off when they offered the over priced Vietnam tour and they were just a front for a tour company, plus they're just unlikeable with the whining and complaining. Only travel youtubers I've purposely unsubscribed to.
@fireandwater7923 I think I can read what your putting out there and if we're on the same page, to be fair, they ( L and M )have decided to start a family, so that's going to limit their travelability. Another great couple to watch is Glen and Mado. They are a genuine, likeable, naive, honest young couple. He's Irish. She's German. They've just completed a very comprehensive, budget NZ tour. When I first came across them, I was like, "Wow, what is this amateur hour." But I've grown to love them, their content and their blended mish mash accents.
Cheveyo's grumbling at the big things gives me life
It is part of our culture. Europe is stuffed full of statues and architecture monuments and the world is flogging to them, these days incorporated in selfies. In future you will regret getting asked about any "Big Things" in Australia and having shunned them.
At the Olympics 2000 in Sydney a satirical sports moderator duo had an unofficial mascot, "Fatso, the wombat", manufactured as a single furry toy. It was THE hunted object by even international athletes and event VIPs to be photographed with. That's us. We love to "take the micky out of everything".
The $50 is still legal tender and can be exchanged at a bank, though currency collectors might give you more than face value.
It’s a pity it can’t be exchanged for the actual value of the bill for when it was actually made ( in the 90’s?) its probable devalued several times.
One of the best big things is the Big Rocking Horse near Gumeracha in SA, you can climb to the top for only $2.
As a child, my family travelled a lot. The big things were what broke up the long (sometimes monotonous) drives. We rarely stopped at them, but they became markers, a bit like mile markers. Indicators of where we were, how far we had travelled and how much further we had to go. Sometimes they are in lovely parks you can stop and picnic together as a family. The painted silos and big things are Australia’s way of stopping for a moment or breaking up a really long trip. Plus we can have an odd sense of humour.
I don’t think you will find an Aussie that will disagree with you re flies. It turns out that Australia has a lot of them and many different species. They are excellent pollinators and in some ways more important than bees for native wildlife. Plus they provide quite a food source to many insect loving animals.
There is something amazing about how the Australian desert landscape responds to rain. One day it is dry and barren then with an overnight rain the plants come alive with flowers and there is green everywhere. It’s quick simply because the plants don’t know when it will rain next, so they only have a short amount of time to flower, be pollinated and create seeds. It’s pretty magical and I am glad you got to see it.
YOU GUYS INSPIRED ME TO STUDY ABROAD IN AUSTRALIA NEXT YEAR!!! ❤
That’s so cool!! Have fun!
@@OnePackWanderers Thanks!!! I will. So grateful you guys introduced me to this🙏
Just a tip - flies (particularly march/horse flies) are more attracted to dark coloured clothing...🙃
Yep- I found black especially when in a group with people wearing navy/black 😂
Wherever there's livestock there are flies.
Introduction of dung beetles helped
Green eyed marsh flies LOVE light blue .
We did Kalbarri NP a few years ago loved it but oh yes those flies 🪰 😮 hats with nets are a must! Enjoy 🇦🇺guys….
Nope they love hi vis work wear better
Fun fact, if you look at the fuel gauge, it should have a little arrow pointing to the side the filler is on!
What ever side the fuel tank icon is on is the side of the petrol cap!
Yeah sure, although, where is the button/lever to open the lid ? Tip for designers: Can we have a sensory display where one can touch that arrow to open the lid ?
@@thies7831next to the boot/trunk lever. Just like some cars have the windscreen and indicator levers on the opposite sides of the steering wheel.
@@Robert-xs2mv We are having a 2014 CX-5. Sitting on the right side, the lever is fitted to the right side of the seat frame close to the floor. It does feel like operating a cable to the tank cover. There is no remote boot/trunk lever on our version of the CX-5. It has to be opened from the outside. Our previous car was a 1989 Toyota Hiace which had the filler inlet secured by a lockable cover. No remote opener on that one.
However, the more electronic gadgets cars get fitted, the more likely such parts could wear out with the replacements too costly to replace as some are too complicated to tackle by oneself or have to be installed by certified technicians for insurance companies to cover one's car further.
@@thies7831 wow they sure know how to complicate something relatively simple
I love a sunburnt country,
A land of sweeping plains,
Of rugged mountain ranges,
Of drought and floo...... these far-ken flies!
Ningaloo Reef area‼ Your drone will LOVE you for it❣ Whale sharks, dolphins, manta rays, and that's just the boring stuff 🤩 BTW I think the drone deserves a name too, she just keeps on giving📸 Stay safe out there 😃👍
They could call the drone "fly" 😂😂
If the ute is Luna then the drone should be Moth.
The drone shots were amazing! I'm sure there will be many more to come this trip, safe driving. Also are you gonna do tassie this time?
Hi Guys, great video and welcome back. It is really nice to be able to live vicariously through your travels. As an Australian I don't think a lot of us appreciate the country we have around us. Tia, you cracked me up with your fear of heights. It must be horrible for you but very funny to watch. Enjoy yourselves and safe travels.
A bit of info on the old paper money from the Reserve Bank of Australia website is “All previous issues of Australian banknotes retain their legal tender status. However, it is a long time since some of these banknotes were issued into circulation in Australia and some retailers or members of the public may be reluctant to accept them. People may be unfamiliar with the designs and may suspect the banknotes to be counterfeit.
Most commercial banks will redeem old Australian banknotes at face value. A commercial bank may require some time to confirm that a banknote from a previous series is genuine or may need to send such banknotes to the Reserve Bank for confirmation.”
Good info! Clarifies the gray areas I was unsure about.
I was born in WA in the first half of last century. I lived there until I moved to the Eastern States in 1971. (To get work after leaving university.). During the 1960s I travelled extensively in W.A. With various people. In particular I did a long trip up the coast to just north of Carnarvon and then inland coming back through the dry central area to Kalgoorlie and then back to Perth. The images of the Murchison gorges really made me nostalgic as I have not been there since! Thank you for making an old bloke very happy. (For the record I would LOVE to walk out on that skywalk! When I was there we could only scramble to the edges and peer over. No tourist facilities at all!)
So proud of you guys - do you know how many Americans can’t pronounce “Ute” - you truly do deserve status as an honorary Australian
In America, the name of the Native American clan/tribe Ute is pronounced exactly the same as we do for a ute motor vehicle. :)
Petrol Station?
Give these guys Honorary Citizenships!
It’s funny he thought he said it wrong and said servo second up but petrol instead of gas is a pretty great effort for Americans lol
I was in agreement until Cheveyo started talking in miles 😅😅
She still calling the diesel gas though.
@@RD-xv5fn Tia just needs a few more months in our re-education program.
@@RD-xv5fn There are still cars running on AutoGas. Not as many as years ago, although it can get confusing for visitors from the USA. Conversation: "The cheapest fuel in Australia is gas." "Oh really ...? (puzzled)" or "Sorry, we are out of gas at the moment." "Sure ...? Why are all those folks out there filling up their cars ?"
I did notice when Cheveyo said petrol station, because I expected gas station. I'm glad he was thinking it should be servo :D
He was pretty close with ‘petrol station’. That’s what we usually call it in New Zealand 😀
I like seeing the big things because it makes Tia so happy, and makes Cheveyo so cranky 😂
Haha Tia's face on the other side of the marble! Worth seeing it just for that.
How was that not the thumbnail?
It would have been nice to see the HMAS Sydney memorial in Geraldton.The battle between HMAS Sydney II and the German cruiser, the Kormoran during WW2 off the coast of WA is now folklore. The Sydney was only found in 2008 (amazing given it sank in 1941).
There's also a little memorial cairn up by Quobba station (~45 mins north of Carnarvon) where the engagement took place. A little off the beaten path but an awesome spot. Sailors from the Kormoran actually came ashore in lifeboats there, realised how desolate the area was and were willingly rounded up by a couple of shotgun-wielding blokes working at Quobba Station the next morning.
My father did his training on the Sydney. He lost many friends when it was sunk.
Nice work Cheveyo. First UA-cam video I've ever seen with the word "scrubber" used in the Aussie context. Proud of you! You'll have your Australian citizenship criteria satisfied in no time at this rate.
The wallaby you saw in Kalbarri looked like a Black Flanked (or Black Foot) rock wallaby. That was pretty special, they are endangered and only survive in a select few locations. They fill a niche in the environment occupied by goats and/ or sheep on other continents. Plus super cute.
I really love your professionalism in every aspect: music, editing, "attitude", it all adds up to a very positive vibe to all your videos. I'm sure ALL Aussies would be happy to welcome you as citizens :)
Cheveyo has his Oz-isms. Tia has her big things. I say that's a fair trade. :)
The Art Silo Trail is the latest tourist attraction for road nomads. Good to see you back exploring the countryside.
Highlight- Tia being very brave.
Extra highlight- Cheveyo nearly calling Tia a scrubber!
Tia needs to learn some retaliatory slag offs.
Most important. Don't start any public "biffos" ...
Big Things: Quote from the Australian Classic Movie "The Castle"(1996): "One has to have a passion for something ..." (Darryl Kerrigan)
Just hoping you guys are going to Karijini national park/gorges while in WA.
FYI Not seeing Karijini is like going to Paris and not seeing the Eiffel Tower or Arizona and not seeing the Grand Canyon.
One of the most spectacular places on earth.
It’s also close to wild flower season in WA
100% agree.
You’re going to pass 2 places that are significant in my wife’s history. She was driving back to Perth from Broome, and had stopped at Fortescue Roadhouse. At the same time, a cyclone had been threatening the area, but had been downgraded and was heading back out to sea. When they went into the roadhouse for dinner, the owner asked if they were there to see the cyclone; it had changed direction, and upgraded. They lasted until 11pm, with their tent flapping madly, and decided to move on, avoiding fleeing wildlife on the road. They made it to Nanutarra Roadhouse by 1am, and rested for 2 hours before deciding to move on. They made it to Perth 14 hours later, having had no contact on the road - no mobile phones back then. Family thought they had been caught in the cyclone, when they suddenly turned up tired, but safe.
I know that Mazda was very gracious with the Ute but perhaps and fuel card from one the local providers might have been even more fabulous for you guys to come back and allow us to travel vicariously and support your budget for future travels.
I mean, lets be honest - Tia changing the whole trip purely because of the slim pickings of Big Things just makes sense, LOL safe travels OPW 🥰
That’s what I’m saying! 😂
I was so hoping the 'Big Things' would make a come back - Yay!
oh and its pronounced Ka-NAH-Vin (Carnarvon)
Good, took the words right out of my mouth!
Yeah... he nearly made it right to the end before he made that blooper
... and Kalbarri is Cal-(like california)-barry (like the name). You're getting the hang of Ute though. Goodonya!
Some of the best snorkelling I did was in Turquoise Bay near Exmouth. You can walk out to a reef with turtles. Float along in the current.
Just be careful to get out before the end of the beach or the current can take you out to sea.
Coffee is great in WA, and the quality really doesn’t diminish in regional and remote areas either. Loving your trip so far , thanks for sharing xx
regarding THE BIG THINGS, I love seeing how happy it makes Tia. So please keep going to them, wish you all the best for this trip. greetings from Switzerland
I have the same sentiments of Oz…absolutely love it and would move there if it was easy. I grew up in WA and returned for the first time in February after 45 years. Going back again next year. 😊
And you've got to watch "The Castle"!
Queen of the desert!
Wolf creek.
@@Robert-xs2mvThe Sullivans.
*There's some interesting history* in the area just north of Kalbarri.
Murchison House Station is a 350,000 acre pastoral property that was once owned by Mukarram Jah, ‘The Eighth Nizam of Hyderabad, Regulator of the Realm, the Victor in Battles, descendant of the Viceroys of the Deccan, and heir to India's greatest dynasty since the Mughals’. At one time he was the wealthiest man in India, owning six palaces, a fleet of cars, and ‘enough jewels to fill a swimming pool’. But for some reason he retreated into self-imposed exile at Murchison House, where he spent his time tinkering on an eclectic range of vehicles including tanks and other military equipment. Eventually his fortune trickled away, and after selling Murchison House in 1996 he ended up in a two room apartment in Istanbul, Turkey - where he died in 2023.
And a bit further north of Murchison House is the site of the Zuytdorp wreck. The Zuytdorp rounded the Cape of Good Hope in 1712 headed for Batavia (modern Indonesia) and disappeared from history. 200 years later she was discovered by Tom Pepper, a part-Aboriginal stockman at Tamala cattle station. She was carrying 200,000 pieces of newly minted Dutch silver, and her discovery has led to a colorful cast of characters doing their best to lay hands on the treasure - legitimately or otherwise.
Nobody knows what became of the wreck survivors, but personal items and equipment from the ship have been found at various locations on the clifftops above the site. There was also traces of a large fire - perhaps a signal fire for passing ships. Whether they perished there, or were taken in by local Aboriginal tribes is a mystery.
I’ve been there a few times and spent the night in the strange caves along the top where the survivors must once have huddled. I didn’t get much sleep, with the booming of the waves crashing below and my mind full of the ghosts of the past. And at one point during the night when I was running my torch over the landscape, the beam picked up a pair of eyes that appeared at the cliff edge, then were gone.
Any video that starts with a map of all the Big Things in Oz is bound to be awesome!! and it certainly didn't disappoint. Just love the playful banter between you both as you travel along.
Cracked me up watching Tia navigate her way on the Skywalk and her remark about the kid shaking the bridge. Once again your drone footage take your vids to another level.. the birds eye views are spectacular. Thanks for this vid. Travel safe ❤
Big things and bloopers are back! I appreciate a clean engine on a new car as well. Your channel has made me curious about a country that wasn't on my radar. Thank you for showing the beauty of Australia. That sky walk. Tia, you are braver than I.
You guys really crack me up, the attempt at Aussie accents, how you say all the towns you visited, the slang book. Love watching your journeys!
All of the preceding complimentary comments apply - Aussies love you, especially for returning.
Have watched a lot of your videos on the West Coast as I rode my Motorbike around Oz and it helps me remember part of my trip from Darwin to Perth. Love the way your incorporate the drone and generally you give Americans a good name. Well done
Don’t forget the Big Oyster in Taree! While you’re in Taree you can take a walk along the Manning river.
Look up Harry Bennett Park too. It used to be Taree’s old pool. Now they’ve made it an amphitheatre and sitting area.
Also yes!!! All the big things!
$50 notes in uncirculated condition can fetch between $120 and $200, whilst a note with the prefix YAA and the signature combination of Phillips/Wheeler can fetch up to $1,500 in uncirculated condition.
Let me add a BIG shout-out for doing the BIG things! The old paper bank notes are legal tender forever (as long as they're undamaged), but retailers can get confused or suspicious about whether they're genuine because they're not in circulation anymore. You can exchange them at face value at a bank though the bank may wish to check whether or not it's counterfeit. Or if a collector is willing to pay more than face value, go for it!
I'll for sure be tuning in a lot more now that you're back in Australia. Your first trip is when I initially discovered your channel, and normally I can't stand how travel vloggers stylize their content but you guys do it right. I'm a Canadian who's obsessed with Australia and hope to go myself someday. Until that happens I'll happily travel that beautiful country vicariously through these vids, so thank you for doing what you do 😄
Love the oz-isms! It's always a joy to see Cheveyo use his aussie accent for slang, and we get to learn some new terms at the same time!
A scrubber is also a wild cow or a cow that has been in the bush for too long without human contact and consequently is hard to manage.
I predict the two of you will end up making your home in Australia. Your obvious affection for the place is too strong to ignore.
Permanent visas would be nearly impossible for them.
Americans and British don't get in any easier than people from non-English speaking background. Which is very wrong IMO.
@@ChrisJohannsen why would it be impossible, they are young enough for the age limit from the looks of them, they would just need some sort of skills or job AUstralia wants, l guess they could but they would probably have to train or study
@@johnschannel449 Those videos are proof enough for being skilled. They will open a lot of doors. A fresh breeze in the travel vlog scene.👍👍👍
@@ChrisJohannsen if they came in by boat they would have no worries
WA was the last colony to allow convicts into the colony it was also the last colony to receive convicts; Sailing ship Hougomont 1868.
Adelaide also has The Big Rocking Horse, which isn't even on that map...
I love how much you both love our country and appreciate the beauty of it. Like even the not so pretty parts that most tourists dislike, you see the beauty in it. We’d love to have you here! ❤ God bless
I wish you could move here too. I wouldn't invite just anyone, but you guys are so friendly and open minded you would be an asset. You could make a great business for yourselves in tourism.
Oh, and stop giving Tea shade about the 'big things'. We love our big things. How strange West Aussie hasn't followed the eastern seaboards fascination for all touristy things oversized.
Love the name Luna for the 4 wheel drive. Well done 😎
Some of your awesome aerial drone shots (eg 9:44 or 10:39) remind me of my favourite prolific Australian artist Fred Williams. Specifically paintings from his book Infinite Horizons. Stunning work guys 😊
The Aus $50 note also called a ‘Pineapple’ 🍍given it’s yellow colour! 😊
Hi Guys, if you are still in Carnarvon make sure you visit Morell's Fruit Shop. Absolutely awesome selection of all sorts of delights. Enjoy your travels. By the way when towing my 3 tonne caravan I average about 23 litres/ 100km.
If it was in my power I would grant you both permanent Residents In a heartbeat. Who knows maybe we could find someone to sponsor you guys to become permanent residents.
Residents.
11:42 I'd love if you guys could pan out a little more whenever pointing a place in the map so that we could situate a little better
Fair enough, we’ll keep that in mind! 🙂
You've got the great "Aussie salute" down pat.
You missed the giant western rock lobster at Dongara on the way to Geraldton. I’m surprised the shops don’t take paper money anymore, nice to see an old school $50, thanks for that.
The $50 note is legal tender and cannot be refused. You can change it at any post office or bank.
Actually a business does have the right to decide what type of payments it can receive though I'm not sure about an out of date 50 dollar note I haven't seen one of those notes since the 90's maybe? No idea how they even got it.
@@Mister_Skar She literally says how she got it in the video ha ha
Not legal tender for businesses, but banks should be able to authenticate and swap it out. I think there was a deadline to have paper converted to plastic, which may have well passed by now, not so sure about that though.
@@Mister_Skar I would refuse it if I was a business strictly on the basis that it was probably the most counterfeited of all Australian notes.
Just an update from another post by michaellewatson4843 - an extract from the RBA website: All previous issues of Australian banknotes retain their legal tender status. However, it is a long time since some of these banknotes were issued into circulation in Australia and some retailers or members of the public may be reluctant to accept them. People may be unfamiliar with the designs and may suspect the banknotes to be counterfeit.
Most commercial banks will redeem old Australian banknotes at face value. A commercial bank may require some time to confirm that a banknote from a previous series is genuine or may need to send such banknotes to the Reserve Bank for confirmation.
Dropped everything to watch when I discovered you’d uploaded a new vlog - so unexpectedly soon!
Thoroughly entertaining - smiled all the way through!
About the flies - yes very annoying and as East Coasters we found the flies in WA to be more in abundance and stickier and if you want to avoid swallowing any, I suggest a hat with net - Tia you would look cute in anything! You are also wearing the worse possible colour - flies are attracted to dark colours - especially black - to camouflage from predators like lizards!
The thing I’ve discovered about pink lakes in Aus is that the ones that don’t appear pink or as pink to the eye will show up vibrant pink in a photo.
Thrilled to see you using the Big Things map and OZ-isms guide - invaluable resources and pleased you were able to stumble upon your own Big Thing to add to the list - hilarious!
Excited you explored Kalbarri National Park whilst enabling us to revisit our own memories of the park!
WA is our favourite state to visit and like you, we have tossed around the idea of relocating or retiring to Perth.
I’m not mad you didn’t choose Bruce or Bazza - Luna is also a fine name and there is an Aus connection given our Luna Parks - Sydney and Melbourne and the long history of Luna Parks across Aus!
The old $50 note is still legal tender (ex-bankie here) and the fact it has been rejected must be a generational thing - shop assistants being born after or too young when they were phased out or perhaps paranoia that there was a risk it was counterfeit or stolen from a pawn or note and coin dealership (Tia 😆)
Oh, and it’s CAN-AR-VON!
Happy travels! 😊
Hearing Cheveyo saying, "You'd love to live in Australia". Like The Old Nike Ad Tia and Cheveyo. "Just DO IT" and MOVE to Australia. A HUGE Country with tiny population. Pete Far Nth NSW. 🌄
I work 500km inland from Carnarvon and the flies have been bad for months. After rain we had plagues of crickets too!
And you get a thumbs up for saying we have the best coffee!
I had a weird wave of nostalgia seeing that old $50. That's what money looked like when I was a kid. As everyone else has said it's definitely still legal tender, but I can understand some shops not feeling comfortable with it; it's probably older than either of you! 😂
I like the suggestions that a collector might pay more. That would be so cool.
Definitley keep up the big thing trail 😊
The paper notes are still legal tender - take it to the bank. Geraldton has been really dry and hot over summer - 50 degrees centigrade in February so lovely to have the winter rain.
The cashier SHOULD have accepted it. They legally have too. The problem would be they are just too young to recognise it, you need to be served by someone over 40. The older the better.
Not true, businesses don't accept paper notes or ripped ones by more than 20 percent. A bank will be the best bet.
@steveth1000 also not true... They are still legal tender and should be accepted. Just that businesses are not familiar with the older notes.
@@steveth1000it’s illegal NOT to accept it
I can kind of sympathise with a young 18 year old not accepting a note they've never seen before from some random American.
@@Squashed8Ball banknotes.rba.gov.au/legal/legal-tender/ says "refusal to accept payment in legal tender banknotes and coins is not unlawful"
One thing about flies and midges, they love black garments, so maybe wear lighter colour apart from the spray, it should help! Have fun and safe trip guys!
Just FYI, Adelaide was a free settlement
And Melbourne 😊
It’s Algie makes it pink. I used to live in a suburb called Pink Lake but most of the time it was other colours but mostly semi clear but when the algie bloomed it was distinct pink.
Yes, Cheveyo ... we NEED to see the big things!
Tropic of Capricorn is at 23.4 degrees south. According to the definition that's the lower boundary of 'the tropics', so about the top third of Australia is in the tropics
I love how much you love our Big Things. A lot of people think that they’re hokey and cringey but some of us think they’re iconic or kind of cool. I’ve only seen a couple myself but there’s a photo of me in front of the big pineapple when I was a baby. We have some amazing sights and places in Australia and I haven’t been able to see as much as I would like. Would definitely love to take the kids on a major road trip one day. We all hate the flies 😂
I don’t know why they didn’t give you a tray cover for the Ute. You could do with the space. Safe travels guys!
Yes don’t spend the $50! You can’t get them now and it should be worth more!
The only down side of travelling the vast distances of north west Australia is the cost of fuel. It’s still on my bucket list but I put it off to buy a new Triumph Speed Twin 900 ( a Classic ). As a new retiree that was first off my list. For the time being I’m watching your journey for inspiration. Cheers! ( stay safe! )
PS - make sure you don’t miss visiting the dolphins at Monkey Mia! A must see!
WHEN you decide to bite the bullet and get your hat....make sure you buy two (2) fly nets that fit over the top of your hats. Don't worry about how you look filming in them, just wear them anyway. People will still watch. The flies in some areas will be so thick that they will fly into your mouth while talking. So I would just film with them on. If you're worried about people seeing your faces under your hats, look into the camera's menu about opening up the f- stop by ½ a stop when you have your hats and nets on. that will brighten up the images. Or you can do this in post if that is easier.
Oh get yourselves some cheap 100litre plastic tubs with lids so you can put stuff in the tray and it won't get wet. Stuff like food and towels etc. it'll free up the back seat some. And DO NOT drive in the dark as there WILL BE animals on the road!!!
That "Big Things" map is missing a few notable ones: the Big Merino (sheep) in Goulburn, NSW and the Big Murray Cod in Tocumwal, NSW.
Buy some Aeroguard spray, it's a fly-repellant you spray on your skin.
Or you can get an Aerogard™ roll-on dispenser instead. Whether spray or roll-on, just don’t mistake it for your deodorant in the dark! EEEEOOOOOOW!
Aeroguard spray. Keeps flies away
If you get the chance, see if you can visit the cave school at Gogo station outside of Fitzroy Crossing. The principal at Bayulu primary school might be able to give you some more information. Gogo station is also where they found the States fossil emblem, the gogo fish!
Chevayo secretly likes the big monuments of Australia. Plus your G’day Aussie accent is pretty spot on mate 👍🏼
Geraldton. My home town now. Did you check out the large lobster in Jurien? and the big Ram in Wagin and the Giant Orange in Harvey? Check out the big Crocodile in Wyndham or Derby
👍Fantastic as always ❤
As far as we’re concerned you can stay in Australia as long as you like 😀🇦🇺
Loving the Aussie videos guys. So jealous. I too would move to Aus in a heartbeat. I'm a 53yo Brit & been dreaming of moving since my first visit over 20 years ago. Have fun ❤
Big Mines, Big Trains, Big Beaches, Big Deserts, Big Farms, Big Whales, Big Jetty's and Big Smiles - The West has lots to offer!