In Reply to: It's a very long way away posted by Heatherbelle on Friday, 14. August 2009 at 12:45 Bali Time:
in Exmouth. You could use either USD or AUD in any shop or business in Exmouth up until a few years ago. That was when the US armed forces had their naval base there.
You will have no problem changing USD in Exmouth still, but it is no longer widely accepted as cash across the counter instead of AUD.