Update to the latest version from the vendor branch. These files are

now identical with the distributed versions, which may cause some
abbreviations to change for people in obscure zones.  (The abbreviations
can be changed again if need be.)  It also changes the abbreviation
of Central European Time to `CET' from its previous value of `MET'
(a curious German-English hybrid).  Finally, we have finally rid
ourselves of those nasty ZONE-DESCR comments, which were a maintenance
nightmare, in favor of the new zone.tab file.  We are not using the
distribution's iso3166.tab file because we have our own list.

Obtained from: Arthur David Olson; ftp://elsie.nci.nih.gov

1 files changed, 107 insertions, 201 deletions

diff --git a/share/zoneinfo/australasia b/share/zoneinfo/australasia
index da70bc5..27e018b 100644
--- a/share/zoneinfo/australasia
+++ b/share/zoneinfo/australasia
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# @(#)australasia	7.27
+# @(#)australasia	7.29
 # This file also includes Pacific islands.
 
 # Notes are at the end of this file
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ Rule	Aus	1943	only	-	Oct	 3	2:00	1:00	-
 Zone Australia/Darwin	 8:43:20 -	LMT	1895 Feb
 			 9:30	-	CST	1917 Jan 1 0:01
 			 9:30	Aus	CST
-
-# ZONE-DESCR Australia Darwin Australia_ Northern Territory
-
 # Western Australia
 Zone Australia/Perth	 7:43:24 -	LMT	1895 Dec
 			 8:00	-	WST	1917 Jan 1 0:01
@@ -37,9 +34,6 @@ Zone Australia/Perth	 7:43:24 -	LMT	1895 Dec
 			 8:00	-	WST	1991 Nov 17 2:00s
 			 8:00	1:00	WST	1992 Mar Sun>=1 2:00s
 			 8:00	-	WST
-
-# ZONE-DESCR Australia Perth Australia_ Western_Australia
-
 # Queensland
 Zone Australia/Brisbane	10:12:08 -	LMT	1895
 			10:00	-	EST	1917 Jan 1 0:01
@@ -53,8 +47,6 @@ Zone Australia/Brisbane	10:12:08 -	LMT	1895
 			10:00	1:00	EST	1992 Mar Sun>=1 2:00s
 			10:00	-	EST
 
-# ZONE-DESCR Australia Brisbane Australia_ Queensland
-
 # South Australia
 # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
 Rule	AS	1971	1985	-	Oct	lastSun	2:00s	1:00	-
@@ -73,8 +65,6 @@ Zone Australia/Adelaide	9:14:20 -	LMT	1895 Feb
 			9:30	Aus	CST	1971 Oct lastSun 2:00s
 			9:30	AS	CST
 
-# ZONE-DESCR Australia Adelaide Australia_ South Australia
-
 # Tasmania
 # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
 Rule	AT	1967	only	-	Oct	1	2:00s	1:00	-
@@ -96,8 +86,6 @@ Zone Australia/Hobart	9:49:16	-	LMT	1895 Sep
 			10:00	Aus	EST	1967 Oct 1 2:00s
 			10:00	AT	EST
 
-# ZONE-DESCR Australia Hobart Australia_ Tasmania
-
 # Victoria
 # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
 Rule	AV	1971	1985	-	Oct	lastSun	2:00s	1:00	-
@@ -114,8 +102,6 @@ Zone Australia/Melbourne 9:39:52 -	LMT	1895 Feb
 			10:00	Aus	EST	1971 Oct 31 2:00s
 			10:00	AV	EST
 
-# ZONE-DESCR Australia Melbourne Australia_ Victoria
-
 # New South Wales
 # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
 Rule	AN	1971	1985	-	Oct	lastSun	2:00s	1:00	-
@@ -133,9 +119,6 @@ Zone Australia/Sydney	10:04:52 -	LMT	1895 Feb
 			10:00	-	EST	1917 Jan 1 0:01
 			10:00	Aus	EST	1971 Oct 31 2:00s
 			10:00	AN	EST
-
-# ZONE-DESCR Australia Sydney Australia_ New South Wales
-
 Zone Australia/Broken_Hill 9:25:48 -	LMT	1895 Feb
 			10:00	-	EST	1896 Aug 23
 			9:00	-	CST	1899 May
@@ -143,8 +126,6 @@ Zone Australia/Broken_Hill 9:25:48 -	LMT	1895 Feb
 			9:30	Aus	CST	1971 Oct 31 2:00s
 			9:30	AN	CST
 
-# ZONE-DESCR Australia Broken_Hill Australia_ County of Yancowinna, NSW
-
 # Lord Howe Island
 # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
 Rule	LH	1981	1984	-	Oct	lastSun	2:00s	1:00	-
@@ -159,15 +140,10 @@ Zone Australia/Lord_Howe 10:36:20 -	LMT	1895 Feb
 			10:00	-	EST	1981 Mar
 			10:30	LH	LHST
 
-# ZONE-DESCR Australia Lord_Howe Australia_ Lord Howe Island
-
 # Australian miscellany
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone Indian/Christmas	7:02:52 -	LMT	1895 Feb
-			7:00	-	JVT
-
-# ZONE-DESCR Indian Christmas Australia_ Christmas Island
-
+			7:00	-	CXT	# Christmas Island Time
 #
 # Ashmore Is, Cartier
 # no indigenous inhabitants; only seasonal caretakers
@@ -183,50 +159,38 @@ Zone Indian/Christmas	7:02:52 -	LMT	1895 Feb
 
 # Cook Is
 # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
-Rule	Cook	1978	only	-	Nov	12	0:00	0:30	HD
-Rule	Cook	1979	max	-	Mar	Sun>=1	0:00	0	H
-Rule	Cook	1979	max	-	Oct	lastSun	0:00	0:30	HD
+Rule	Cook	1978	only	-	Nov	12	0:00	0:30	HS
+Rule	Cook	1979	max	-	Mar	Sun>=1	0:00	0	-
+Rule	Cook	1979	max	-	Oct	lastSun	0:00	0:30	HS
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone Pacific/Rarotonga	-10:39:04 -	LMT	1901		# Avarua
-			-10:30	-	CIST	1978 Nov 12	# Cook Is ST
-			-10:00	Cook	T%sT
-
-# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Rarotonga Cook_Island All points
+			-10:30	-	CKT	1978 Nov 12	# Cook Is Time
+			-10:00	Cook	CK%sT
 
 # Cocos
 # From USNO (1989):
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
-Zone	Indian/Cocos	6:30	-	CCT
-
-# ZONE-DESCR Indian Cocos Cocos_Island All points
+Zone	Indian/Cocos	6:30	-	CCT	# Cocos Islands Time
 
 # Fiji
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone	Pacific/Fiji	11:53:40 -	LMT	1915 Oct 26	# Suva
-			12:00	-	NZST
-
-# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Fiji Fiji All points
+			12:00	-	FJT	# Fiji Time
 
 # French Polynesia
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone	Pacific/Gambier	 -8:59:48 -	LMT	1912 Oct	# Rikitea
-			 -9:00	-	GBT
+			 -9:00	-	GAMT	# Gambier Time
 Zone	Pacific/Marquesas -9:18:00 -	LMT	1912 Oct
-			 -9:30	-	MQT
+			 -9:30	-	MART	# Marquesas Time
 Zone	Pacific/Tahiti	 -9:58:16 -	LMT	1912 Oct	# Papeete
-			-10:00	-	THT
-
-# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Gambier France Gambier
-# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Marquesas France Marquesas
-# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Tahiti France Tahiti
+			-10:00	-	TAHT	# Tahiti Time
 
 # Guam
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone	Pacific/Guam	 9:39:00 -	LMT	1901		# Agana
 			10:00	-	GST
 
-# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Guam United_States Guam
-
 # Howland, Baker
 # uninhabited since World War II
 # no information; was probably like Pacific/Pago_Pago
@@ -239,82 +203,67 @@ Zone	Pacific/Guam	 9:39:00 -	LMT	1901		# Agana
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone Pacific/Johnston	-10:00	-	HST
 
-# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Johnston United_States Johnston Atoll
-
 # Kingman
 # uninhabited
 
 # Kiribati
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone Pacific/Tarawa	 11:32:04 -	LMT	1901		# Bairiki
-			 12:00	-	NZST
+			 12:00	-	GILT		 # Gilbert Is Time
 Zone Pacific/Enderbury	-11:24:20 -	LMT	1901
-			-12:00	-	KJT	1979 Oct
-			-11:00	-	SST	1995
-			 13:00	-	TGT
+			-12:00	-	PHOT	1979 Oct # Phoenix Is Time
+			-11:00	-	PHOT	1995
+			 13:00	-	PHOT
 Zone Pacific/Kiritimati	-10:29:20 -	LMT	1901
-			-10:40	-	LIT	1979 Oct	# Line Is Time
-			-10:00	-	THT	1995
-			 14:00	-	KRT
+			-10:40	-	LINT	1979 Oct # Line Is Time
+			-10:00	-	LINT	1995
+			 14:00	-	LINT
 
 # N Mariana Is
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone Pacific/Saipan	 9:43:00 -	LMT	1901
-			 9:00	-	PLT	1969 Oct
-			10:00	-	GST
+			 9:00	-	MPT	1969 Oct # N Mariana Is Time
+			10:00	-	MPT
 
 # Marshall Is
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone Pacific/Majuro	11:24:48 -	LMT	1901
-			11:00	-	NCST	1969 Oct
-			12:00	-	NZST
+			11:00	-	MHT	1969 Oct # Marshall Islands Time
+			12:00	-	MHT
 Zone Pacific/Kwajalein	11:09:20 -	LMT	1901
-			11:00	-	NCST	1969 Oct
-			-12:00	-	KJT	1993 Aug 20
-			12:00	-	NZST
+			11:00	-	MHT	1969 Oct
+			-12:00	-	KWAT	1993 Aug 20	# Kwajalein Time
+			12:00	-	MHT
 
 # Micronesia
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone Pacific/Yap	9:12:32	-	LMT	1901		# Colonia
-			9:00	-	PLT	1969 Oct
-			10:00	-	GST
+			9:00	-	YAPT	1969 Oct	# Yap Time
+			10:00	-	YAPT
 Zone Pacific/Truk	10:07:08 -	LMT	1901
-			10:00	-	GST
+			10:00	-	TRUT			# Truk Time
 Zone Pacific/Ponape	10:32:52 -	LMT	1901		# Kolonia
-			11:00	-	NCST
+			11:00	-	PONT			# Ponape Time
 Zone Pacific/Kosrae	10:51:56 -	LMT	1901
-			11:00	-	NCST	1969 Oct
-			12:00	-	NZST
-
-# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Tarawa Kiribati Tarawa
-# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Enderbury Kiribati Enderbury
-# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Kiritimati Kiribati Kiritimati
-# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Truk Fed_States_of_Micronesia Truk state
-# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Ponape Fed_States_of_Micronesia Pohnpei state
-# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Yap Fed_States_of_Micronesia Yap state
-# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Kosrae Fed_States_of_Micronesia Kosrae state
-# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Majuro Marshall_Islands Majuro
-# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Kwajalein Marshall_Islands Kwajalein
+			11:00	-	PONT	1969 Oct
+			12:00	-	KOST			# Kosrae Time
 
 # Nauru
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone	Pacific/Nauru	11:07:40 -	LMT	1921 Jan 15	# Uaobe
-			11:30	-	NST	1942 Mar 15
+			11:30	-	NRT	1942 Mar 15	# Nauru Time
 			9:00	-	JST	1944 Aug 15
-			11:30	-	NST	1979 May
-			12:00	-	NZST
-
-# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Nauru Nauru All points
+			11:30	-	NRT	1979 May
+			12:00	-	NRT
 
 # New Caledonia
 # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
-Rule	NC	1977	1978	-	Dec	Sun>=1	0:00	1:00	D
-Rule	NC	1978	1979	-	Feb	27	0:00	0	S
+Rule	NC	1977	1978	-	Dec	Sun>=1	0:00	1:00	S
+Rule	NC	1978	1979	-	Feb	27	0:00	0	-
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone	Pacific/Noumea	11:05:48 -	LMT	1912 Jan 13
 			11:00	NC	NC%sT
 
-# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Noumea New_Caledonia All points
 
 ###############################################################################
 
@@ -344,13 +293,11 @@ Rule	NZ	1990	max	-	Mar	Sun>=15	2:00s	0	S
 Zone Pacific/Auckland	11:39:04 -	LMT	1868
 			11:30	NZ	NZ%sT	1940 Sep 29 2:00
 			12:00	NZ	NZ%sT
-Zone Pacific/Chatham	12:45	NZ	CH%sT
+Zone Pacific/Chatham	12:45	NZ	CHA%sT
 
-# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Auckland New_Zealand All points except:
-# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Chatham New_Zealand Chatham
 
 # Antipodes Is, Kermadec Is
-# no information; probably like Pacific/Auckland
+# uninhabited except by research personnel; probably like Pacific/Auckland
 
 ###############################################################################
 
@@ -358,26 +305,20 @@ Zone Pacific/Chatham	12:45	NZ	CH%sT
 # Niue
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone	Pacific/Niue	-11:19:40 -	LMT	1901		# Alofi
-			-11:20	-	NIT	1951	    # Niue I Time
-			-11:30	-	NIT	1978 Oct 1
-			-11:00	-	SST
-
-# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Niue Niue All points
+			-11:20	-	NUT	1951	# Niue Time
+			-11:30	-	NUT	1978 Oct 1
+			-11:00	-	NUT
 
 # Norfolk
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone	Pacific/Norfolk	11:11:52 -	LMT	1901		# Kingston
-			11:12	-	NMT	1951
-			11:30	-	NRFT
-
-# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Norfolk Norfolk_Islands All points
+			11:12	-	NMT	1951	# Norfolk Mean Time
+			11:30	-	NFT		# Norfolk Time
 
 # Palau
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone Pacific/Palau	8:57:56 -	LMT	1901		# Koror
-			9:00	-	PLT
-
-# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Palau Rep_of_Palau Palau
+			9:00	-	PWT	# Palau Time
 
 # Palmyra
 # uninhabited since World War II; was probably like Pacific/Kiritmati
@@ -385,22 +326,18 @@ Zone Pacific/Palau	8:57:56 -	LMT	1901		# Koror
 # Papua New Guinea
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone Pacific/Port_Moresby 9:48:40 -	LMT	1880
-			9:49	-	PMMT	1895
-			10:00	-	EST
-
-# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Port_Moresby Papua_New_Guinea All points
+			9:48:40	-	PMMT	1895	# Port Moresby Mean Time
+			10:00	-	PGT		# Papua New Guinea Time
 
 # Pitcairn
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone Pacific/Pitcairn	-8:40:20 -	LMT	1901		# Adamstown
-			-8:30	-	PIT
-
-# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Pitcairn Pitcairn_Island All points
+			-8:30	-	PNT	# Pitcairn Time
 
 # American Samoa
 Zone Pacific/Pago_Pago	 12:37:12 -	LMT	1879 Jul  5
 			-11:22:48 -	LMT	1911
-			-11:30	-	SST	1950
+			-11:30	-	SAMT	1950		# Samoa Time
 			-11:00	-	NST	1967 Apr	# N=Nome
 			-11:00	-	BST	1983 Nov 30	# B=Bering
 			-11:00	-	SST			# S=Samoa
@@ -408,70 +345,52 @@ Zone Pacific/Pago_Pago	 12:37:12 -	LMT	1879 Jul  5
 # W Samoa
 Zone Pacific/Apia	 12:33:04 -	LMT	1879 Jul  5
 			-11:26:56 -	LMT	1911
-			-11:30	-	SST	1950
-			-11:00	-	SST
-
-# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Pago_Pago United_States American Samoa
-# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Apia Western_Samoa All points
+			-11:30	-	SAMT	1950		# Samoa Time
+			-11:00	-	WST			# W Samoa Time
 
 # Solomon Is
 # excludes Bougainville, for which see Papua New Guinea
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone Pacific/Guadalcanal 10:39:48 -	LMT	1912 Oct	# Honiara
-			11:00	-	NCST
-
-# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Guadalcanal Solomon_Islands All points except:
-# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Port_Moresby Solomon_Islands Bougainville
+			11:00	-	SBT	# Solomon Is Time
 
 # Tokelau Is
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone	Pacific/Fakaofo	-11:24:56 -	LMT	1901
-			-10:00	-	THT
-
-# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Fakaofo Tokelau_Island All points
+			-10:00	-	TKT	# Tokelau Time
 
 # Tonga
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone Pacific/Tongatapu	12:19:20 -	LMT	1901
-			12:20	-	TMT	1968 Oct
-			13:00	-	TGT
-
-# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Tongatapu Tonga All points
+			12:20	-	TOT	1968 Oct # Tonga Time
+			13:00	-	TOT
 
 # Tuvalu
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone Pacific/Funafuti	11:56:52 -	LMT	1901
-			12:00	-	NZST
-
-# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Funafuti Tuvalu All points
+			12:00	-	TVT	# Tuvalu Time
 
 # Vanuatu
 # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
-Rule	Vanuatu	1983	only	-	Sep	25	0:00	1:00	D
-Rule	Vanuatu	1984	1991	-	Mar	Sun>=23	0:00	0	S
-Rule	Vanuatu	1984	only	-	Oct	23	0:00	1:00	D
-Rule	Vanuatu	1985	1990	-	Sep	Sun>=23	0:00	1:00	D
-Rule	Vanuatu	1991	max	-	Sep	lastSun	0:00	1:00	D
-Rule	Vanuatu	1992	max	-	Mar	lastSun	0:00	0	S
+Rule	Vanuatu	1983	only	-	Sep	25	0:00	1:00	S
+Rule	Vanuatu	1984	1991	-	Mar	Sun>=23	0:00	0	-
+Rule	Vanuatu	1984	only	-	Oct	23	0:00	1:00	S
+Rule	Vanuatu	1985	1990	-	Sep	Sun>=23	0:00	1:00	S
+Rule	Vanuatu	1991	max	-	Sep	lastSun	0:00	1:00	S
+Rule	Vanuatu	1992	max	-	Mar	lastSun	0:00	0	-
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone	Pacific/Efate	11:13:16 -	LMT	1912 Jan 13		# Vila
-			11:00	-	NCST
-
-# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Efate Vanuatu All points
+			11:00	Vanuatu	VU%sT	# Vanuatu Time
 
 # Wake
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone	Pacific/Wake	11:06:28 -	LMT	1901
-			12:00	-	NZST
-
-# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Wake United_States Wake Island
+			12:00	-	WAKT	# Wake Time
 
 # Wallis and Futuna
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone	Pacific/Wallis	12:15:20 -	LMT	1901
-			12:00	-	NZST
-
-# ZONE-DESCR Pacific Wallis France Wallis and Futuna
+			12:00	-	WFT	# Wallis & Futuna Time
 
 ###############################################################################
 
@@ -500,40 +419,27 @@ Zone	Pacific/Wallis	12:15:20 -	LMT	1901
 # Corrections are welcome!
 #		std dst
 #		LMT	Local Mean Time
-#	  6:30	CCT	Cocos*
-#	  7:00	JVT	Java*
 #	  8:00	WST WST	Western Australia
 #	  9:00	JST	Japan
-#	  9:00	PLT	Palau*
 #	  9:30	CST CST	Central Australia
 #	 10:00	EST EST	Eastern Australia
-#	 10:00	GST	Guam*
+#	 10:00	GST	Guam
 #	 10:30	LHST LHST Lord Howe*
-#	 11:00	NCST NCDT New Caledonia*
-#	 11:30	NRFT	Norfolk*
 #	 12:00	NZST NZDT New Zealand
-#	 12:45	CHST CHDT Chatham*
-#	 13:00	TGT	Tongatapu*
-#	 14:00	KRT	Kiritimati*
-#	-12:00	KJT	Kwajalein (no longer used)*
+#	 12:45	CHAST CHADT Chatham*
 #	-11:00	SST	Samoa
-#	-10:40	LIT	Line Is (no longer used)*
-#	-10:00	THT	Tahiti*
 #	-10:00	HST	Hawaii
-#	- 9:30	MQT	Marquesas*
-#	- 9:00	GBT	Gambier*
-#	- 8:30	PIT	Pitcairn*
 #
 # See the `northamerica' file for Hawaii.
 # See the `southamerica' file for Easter I and the Galapagos Is.
 #
-# See the `africa' file for Zone naming conventions.
+# See the `africa' file for time zone naming and abbreviation conventions.
 
 ###############################################################################
 
 # Australia
 
-# From John Mackin (March 6, 1991):
+# From John Mackin (1991-03-06):
 # We in Australia have _never_ referred to DST as `daylight' time.
 # It is called `summer' time.  Now by a happy coincidence, `summer'
 # and `standard' happen to start with the same letter; hence, the
@@ -567,20 +473,20 @@ Zone	Pacific/Wallis	12:15:20 -	LMT	1901
 
 # Northern Territory
 
-# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (March 6, 1991):
+# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (1991-03-06):
 # # The NORTHERN TERRITORY..  [ Courtesy N.T. Dept of the Chief Minister ]
 # #					[ Nov 1990 ]
 # #	N.T. have never utilised any DST due to sub-tropical/tropical location.
 # ...
 # Zone        Australia/North         9:30    -       CST
 
-# From Bradley White (March 4, 1991):
+# From Bradley White (1991-03-04):
 # A recent excerpt from an Australian newspaper...
 # the Northern Territory do[es] not have daylight saving.
 
 # Western Australia
 
-# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (March 6, 1991):
+# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (1991-03-06):
 # #  The state of WESTERN AUSTRALIA..  [ Courtesy W.A. dept Premier+Cabinet ]
 # #						[ Nov 1990 ]
 # #	W.A. suffers from a great deal of public and political opposition to
@@ -595,23 +501,23 @@ Zone	Pacific/Wallis	12:15:20 -	LMT	1901
 # Rule	AW	1983	only	-	Oct	lastSun	2:00	1:00	D
 # Rule	AW	1984	only	-	Mar	Sun>=1	3:00	0	W
 
-# From Bradley White (March 4, 1991):
+# From Bradley White (1991-03-04):
 # A recent excerpt from an Australian newspaper...
 # Western Australia...do[es] not have daylight saving.
 
-# From John D. Newman via Bradley White (November 2, 1991):
+# From John D. Newman via Bradley White (1991-11-02):
 # Western Australia is still on "winter time". Some DH in Sydney
 # rang me at home a few days ago at 6.00am. (He had just arrived at
 # work at 9.00am.)
 # W.A. is switching to Summer Time on Nov 17th just to confuse
 # everybody again.
 
-# From Arthur David Olson (March 8, 1992):
+# From Arthur David Olson (1992-03-08):
 # The 1992 ending date used in the rules is a best guess;
 # it matches what was used in the past.
 
 # Queensland
-# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (March 6, 1991):
+# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (1991-03-06):
 # #   The state of QUEENSLAND.. [ Courtesy Qld. Dept Premier Econ&Trade Devel ]
 # #						[ Dec 1990 ]
 # ...
@@ -622,21 +528,21 @@ Zone	Pacific/Wallis	12:15:20 -	LMT	1901
 # Rule	AQ	1989	max	-	Oct	lastSun	2:00	1:00	D
 # Rule	AQ	1990	max	-	Mar	Sun>=1	3:00	0	E
 
-# From Bradley White (December 24, 1989):
+# From Bradley White (1989-12-24):
 # "Australia/Queensland" now observes daylight time (i.e. from
 # October 1989).
 
-# From Bradley White (March 4, 1991):
+# From Bradley White (1991-03-04):
 # A recent excerpt from an Australian newspaper...
 # ...Queensland...[has] agreed to end daylight saving
 # at 3am tomorrow (March 3)...
 
-# From John Mackin (March 6, 1991):
+# From John Mackin (1991-03-06):
 # I can certainly confirm for my part that Daylight Saving in NSW did in fact
 # end on Sunday, 3 March.  I don't know at what hour, though.  (It surprised
 # me.)
 
-# From Bradley White (March 8, 1992):
+# From Bradley White (1992-03-08):
 # ...there was recently a referendum in Queensland which resulted
 # in the experimental daylight saving system being abandoned. So, ...
 # ...
@@ -644,12 +550,12 @@ Zone	Pacific/Wallis	12:15:20 -	LMT	1901
 # Rule	QLD	1990	1992	-	Mar	Sun>=1	3:00	0	S
 # ...
 
-# From Arthur David Olson (March 8, 1992):
+# From Arthur David Olson (1992-03-08):
 # The chosen rules the union of the 1971/1972 change and the 1989-1992 changes.
 
 # South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
 
-# From Arthur David Olson (March 8, 1992):
+# From Arthur David Olson (1992-03-08):
 # The rules from version 7.1 follow.
 # There are lots of differences between these rules and
 # the Shepherd et al. rules.  Since the Shepherd et al. rules
@@ -667,7 +573,7 @@ Zone	Pacific/Wallis	12:15:20 -	LMT	1901
 #				10:00	1:00	EST	1986 Mar Sun<=21 3:00
 #				10:00	Oz	EST
 
-# From Robert Elz (March 6, 1991):
+# From Robert Elz (1991-03-06):
 # I believe that the current start date for DST is "lastSun" in Oct...
 # that changed Oct 89.  That is, we're back to the
 # original rule, and that rule currently applies in all the states
@@ -677,12 +583,12 @@ Zone	Pacific/Wallis	12:15:20 -	LMT	1901
 
 # South Australia
 
-# From Bradley White (March 4, 1991):
+# From Bradley White (1991-03-04):
 # A recent excerpt from an Australian newspaper...
 # ...South Australia...[has] agreed to end daylight saving
 # at 3am tomorrow (March 3)...
 
-# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (March 6, 1991):
+# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (1991-03-06):
 # #   The state of SOUTH AUSTRALIA....[ Courtesy of S.A. Dept of Labour ]
 # #						[ Nov 1990 ]
 # ...
@@ -693,23 +599,23 @@ Zone	Pacific/Wallis	12:15:20 -	LMT	1901
 # Rule	 AS	1986	1990	-	Mar	Sun<=21	3:00	0	C
 # Rule	 AS	1991	max	-	Mar	Sun>=1	3:00	0	C
 
-# From Bradley White (March 11, 1992):
+# From Bradley White (1992-03-11):
 # Recent correspondence with a friend in Adelaide
 # contained the following exchange:  "Due to the Adelaide Festival,
 # South Australia delays setting back our clocks for a few weeks."
 
-# From Robert Elz (March 13, 1992):
+# From Robert Elz (1992-03-13):
 # I heard that apparently (or at least, it appears that)
 # South Aus will have an extra 3 weeks daylight saving every even
 # numbered year (from 1990).  That's when the Adelaide Festival
 # is on...
 
-# From Robert Elz (March 16, 1992, 00:57:07 +1000):
+# From Robert Elz (1992-03-16, 00:57:07 +1000):
 # DST didn't end in Adelaide today (yesterday)....
 # But whether it's "4th Sunday" or "2nd last Sunday" I have no idea whatever...
 # (it's just as likely to be "the Sunday we pick for this year"...).
 
-# From Bradley White (April 11, 1994):
+# From Bradley White (1994-04-11):
 # If Sun, 15 March, 1992 was at +1030 as kre asserts, but yet Sun, 20 March,
 # 1994 was at +0930 as John Connolly's customer seems to assert, then I can
 # only conclude that the actual rule is more complicated....
@@ -721,11 +627,11 @@ Zone	Pacific/Wallis	12:15:20 -	LMT	1901
 
 # Tasmania
 
-# From Bradley White (March 4, 1991):
+# From Bradley White (1991-03-04):
 # A recent excerpt from an Australian newspaper...
 # ...Tasmania will revert to Australian Eastern Standard Time on March 31...
 
-# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (March 6, 1991):
+# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (1991-03-06):
 # #  The state of TASMANIA.. [Courtesy Tasmanian Dept of Premier + Cabinet ]
 # #					[ Nov 1990 ]
 # ...
@@ -746,7 +652,7 @@ Zone	Pacific/Wallis	12:15:20 -	LMT	1901
 # Rule	AT	1991	max	-	Oct	Sun>=1	2:00	1:00	D
 # Rule	AT	1991	max	-	Mar	lastSun	3:00	0	E
 
-# From Bill Hart via Alexander Dupuy and Guy Harris (October 10, 1991):
+# From Bill Hart via Alexander Dupuy and Guy Harris (1991-10-10):
 # My state Government in there eagerness to get a few more bucks for the
 # tourist industry industry decided to change the daylight savings times
 # yet again (we now have almost 6 months per year)...
@@ -757,18 +663,18 @@ Zone	Pacific/Wallis	12:15:20 -	LMT	1901
 # Rule  Oz      1987    1990    -       Mar     Sun<=21 3:00    0       -
 # Rule  Oz      1991    max     -       Mar     Sun<=31 3:00    0       -
 
-# From Bill Hart via Guy Harris (October 10, 1991):
+# From Bill Hart via Guy Harris (1991-10-10):
 # Oh yes, the new daylight savings rules are uniquely tasmanian, we have
 # 6 weeks a year now when we are out of sync with the rest of Australia
 # (but nothing new about that).
 
 # Victoria
 
-# From Bradley White (March 4, 1991):
+# From Bradley White (1991-03-04):
 # A recent excerpt from an Australian newspaper...
 # ...Victoria...[has] agreed to end daylight saving at 3am tomorrow (March 3)...
 
-# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (March 6, 1991):
+# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (1991-03-06):
 # #   The state of VICTORIA.. [ Courtesy of Vic. Dept of Premier + Cabinet ]
 # #						[ Nov 1990 ]
 # ...
@@ -795,26 +701,26 @@ Zone	Pacific/Wallis	12:15:20 -	LMT	1901
 #	legislation.  This is very important to understand.
 #	I have researched New South Wales time only...
 
-# From Dave Davey (March 3, 1990):
+# From Dave Davey (1990-03-03):
 # Rule	NSW	1988	only	-	Mar	Sun>=1	3:00	0	-
 # Rule	NSW	1989	only	-	Mar	Sun<=21	3:00	0	-
 
-# From Bradley White (March 4, 1991):
+# From Bradley White (1991-03-04):
 # A recent excerpt from an Australian newspaper...
 # NSW...[has] agreed to end daylight saving at 3am tomorrow (March 3)...
 
-# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (March 6, 1991):
+# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (1991-03-06):
 # # The state of NEW SOUTH WALES.. [confirmed by Attorney General's Dept N.S.W]
 # #					[ Dec 1990 ]
 # ...
 # Rule	 AN	1988	1989	-	Mar	Sun<=21	3:00	0	E
 # ...
 
-# From John Mackin (March 9, 1991)
+# From John Mackin (1991-03-09)
 # I have confirmed the accuracy of the historical data for NSW in the
 # file Robert forwarded
 
-# From Arthur David Olson (March 8, 1992):
+# From Arthur David Olson (1992-03-08):
 # Sources differ on whether DST ended March 6 or March 20 in 1988;
 # March 20 (the "confirmed" date) is in the chosen rules.
 
@@ -824,10 +730,10 @@ Zone	Pacific/Wallis	12:15:20 -	LMT	1901
 
 # Yancowinna
 
-# From John Basser (January 4, 1989):
+# From John Basser (1989-01-04):
 # `Broken Hill' means the County of Yancowinna.
 
-# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (March 6, 1991):
+# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (1991-03-06):
 # # YANCOWINNA..  [ Confirmation courtesy of Broken Hill Postmaster ]
 # #					[ Dec 1990 ]
 # ...
@@ -845,7 +751,7 @@ Zone	Pacific/Wallis	12:15:20 -	LMT	1901
 
 # Lord Howe Island
 
-# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (March 6, 1991):
+# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (1991-03-06):
 # LHI...		[ Courtesy of Pauline Van Winsen.. pauline@Aus ]
 #					[ Dec 1990 ]
 # Lord Howe Island is located off the New South Wales coast, and is half an
@@ -862,13 +768,13 @@ Zone	Pacific/Wallis	12:15:20 -	LMT	1901
 # New Zealand, from Elz' asia 1.1
 # Elz says "no guarantees"
 
-# From Mark Davies (October 3, 1990):
+# From Mark Davies (1990-10-03):
 # the 1989/90 year was a trial of an extended "daylight saving" period.
 # This trial was deemed successful and the extended period adopted for
 # subsequent years (with the addition of a further week at the start).
 # source -- phone call to Ministry of Internal Affairs Head Office.
 
-# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (March 6, 1991):
+# From George Shepherd via Simon Woodhead via Robert Elz (1991-03-06):
 # # The Country of New Zealand   (Australia's east island -) Gee they hate that!
 # #				   or is Australia the west island of N.Z.
 # #	[ courtesy of Geoff Tribble.. Geofft@Aus.. Auckland N.Z. ]
@@ -882,7 +788,7 @@ Zone	Pacific/Wallis	12:15:20 -	LMT	1901
 # Zone	NZ			12:00	NZ		NZ%sT	# New Zealand
 # Zone	NZ-CHAT			12:45	-		NZ-CHAT # Chatham Island
 
-# From Arthur David Olson (March 8, 1992):
+# From Arthur David Olson (1992-03-08):
 # The chosen rules use the Davies October 8 values for the start of DST in 1989
 # rather than the October 1 value.
 
@@ -919,7 +825,7 @@ Zone	Pacific/Wallis	12:15:20 -	LMT	1901
 
 # In comp.risks 14.87 (26 August 1993), Peter Neumann writes:
 # I wonder what happened in Kwajalein, where there was NO Friday,
-# August 20, 1993.  Thursday night at midnight Kwajalein switched sides with
+# 1993-08-20.  Thursday night at midnight Kwajalein switched sides with
 # respect to the International Date Line, to rejoin its fellow islands,
 # going from 11:59 p.m. Thursday to 12:00 m. Saturday in a blink.