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Getting money from home
If you run out of money while travelling, the easiest and cheapest
solution is to have someone back home make a deposit to your
credit card or ATM card. Failing that, consider one of the
following options:
Wiring money
It is possible to arrange a bank money transfer,
which means asking a bank back home to wire money to a bank
in Australia... This is the cheapest way to transfer cash,
but it's also the slowest, usually taking several days or
more. Money transfer services like Western Union are
faster and more convenient than bank transfers, but also
more expensive. Western Union has many locations worldwide.
To find one, visit www.westernunion.com,
or call:
- Australia... 800 501 500
- U.S.A... 800 325 6000
- Canada... 800 235 0000
- UK... 0800 83 38 33
- New Zealand... 800 27 0000
- South Africa... 0860 100031
- Money transfer services are also available at American
Express and Thomas Cook offices
US State Department (US citizens only)
In dire emergencies only, the US State Department will forward
money within hours to the nearest consular office, which will
then disburse it according to instructions for a US$15 fee.
To use this service you must contact:
- Overseas Citizens Service division of the US State Department
(202 647 5225 - nights, Sundays, and holidays 202 647 4000).
Currency exchange and money transfer services in Australia
- American Express:
Lost cards - Contact your nearest American Express Travel
Service or Representative Office.
Lost traveller's cheques - Contact a Traveller's' Cheques
Worldwide Refund Service Centre from the list of toll-free
telephone numbers received on purchase of your traveller's'
cheques.
- Mastercard:
Lost cards only - 1800 011 217
- American Express Foreign Exchange:
1300 139 060
- Travelex Australia:
Free call - 1800 440 039
- Visa Emergency Assistance:
+65 345 1345
- Western Union:
Free call - 1800 173 833 
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