Hi,

St George (a bank in OZ) charges
$4 per ATM overseas transaction
$20 Telegraphic Transfere
$20 internation Bank cheque

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Nationwide Building Society in UK
annual current account fee free
charges for banking services
cash machine withdrawal free
stopping cheque (lost or stolen) free
stopping cheque (other reason) free
bankers reference free
charges for specialist services
UK Electronic transfer (CHAPS) £20 each time
electronic transfer to overseas account (SWIFT) £20 each time
express cheque clearance £12 per cheque
card use
use of cash machines overseas free
use of debit card worldwide free
cash machine withdrawal limits £300 per day

And there exchange rate is good. Only sticking point - it is for UK residends. So get one if your there, use it on your travels.

---- Might be worthwhile contacting building socites here? They maybe less greedy than the banks?

1st prize goes to the one who gets the banks to do something worthwhile for free!

They usually end up in jail. Something about armed holdups?