Vintage Australian government educational booklet “Metric Conversion & You”

'.This is a vintage Australian government educational booklet titled “Metric Conversion & YOU - To The Householder” issued by the Metric Conversion Board and published by the Australian Government Publishing Service, likely from the 1970s. The booklet was designed to help Australian households transition from imperial measurements to the metric system. It features playful cartoon illustrations on a bright blue cover showing everyday activities involving measurements. Inside, it contains comprehensive conversion charts, practical examples for shopping, cooking, building, farming, and other daily activities, plus a world map showing global metric adoption status. The booklet includes detailed conversion tables for length, mass, area, volume, temperature, speed, pressure, and energy measurements, making it a complete reference guide for the metrication transition period.This represents an important transitional period in Australian history when the nation shifted from imperial to metric measurements in daily life.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​