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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950136-02-003110
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20021101
FILED AS OF DATE:		20021105

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BANKGESELLSCHAFT BERLIN AG
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001038872
		RELATIONSHIP:				OWNER

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ALEXANDERPLATZ 2
		CITY:			10178 BERLIN GERMANY

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ALEXANDERPLATZ 2
		CITY:			10178 BERLIN GERMANY

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ABERDEEN AUSTRALIA EQUITY FUND INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000779336
		IRS NUMBER:				133304681
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1031

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-04438
		FILM NUMBER:		02810099

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 MUDBERRY STREET
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07102-4077
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2122141250

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 MUDBERRY STREET
		CITY:			NEWARK
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07102-4077

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	FIRST AUSTRALIA FUND INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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FORM 4
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[ ] CHECK THIS BOX IF NO LONGER SUBJECT
    TO SECTION 16. FORM 4 OR FORM 5
    OBLIGATIONS MAY CONTINUE.  SEE
    INSTRUCTION 1(b).



                     U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                  STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

    Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
       Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
               Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940


(Type or print responses)
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1.   Name and Address of Reporting Person*

 BANKGESELLSCHAFT BERLIN AG
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   (Last)                           (First)             (Middle)

ALEXANDERPLATZ 2
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                                    (Street)

D-10178                             BERLIN               GERMANY
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   (City)                           (State)              (Zip)


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2.   Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

ABERDEEN AUSTRALIA EQUITY FUND, INC.                (IAF)
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3.   IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)


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4.   Statement for Month/Year

NOVEMBER 2002
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5.   If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)


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6.   Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
     (Check all applicable)

     |_|  Director                             |X|  10% Owner
     |_|  Officer (give title below)           |_|  Other (specify below)

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7.   Individual or Joint/Group Filing

     |X|  Form Filed by One Reporting Person
     |_|  Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
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           TABLE I -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF,
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                                                                                        5.                6.
                                                        4.                              Amount of         Owner-
                                                        Securities Acquired (A) or      Securities        ship
                            2.           3.             Disposed of (D)                 Beneficially      Form:         7.
                            Trans-       Transaction   (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)              Owned             Direct        Nature of
1.                          action       Code          ------------------------------   at End of         (D) or        Indirect
Title of Security           Date         (Instr. 8)                    (A)              Month             Indirect      Beneficial
(Instr. 3)                  (Month/      ------------                  or               (Instr. 3 and     (I)           Ownership
                            Day/Year)    Code     V       Amount      (D)    Price       4)               (Instr.4)     (Instr.4)
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COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE     11/01/02      P             15,000          A    $5.82      $87,300              D
$.01 PER SHARE
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* If the Form is filed by more than one reporting person, see
  Instruction 4(b)(v).
  Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
  owned directly or indirectly.



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FORM 4 (CONTINUED)

 TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
          (E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)


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                                                                                                                10.
                                                                                                       9.       Owner-
                                                                                                       Number   ship
                                                                                                       of       Form
             2.                                                                                        Deriv-   of
             Conver-                        5.                              7.                         ative    Deriv-    11.
             sion                           Number of                       Title and Amount           Secur-   ative     Nature
             or                             Derivative    6.                of Underlying     8.       ities    Secur-    of
             Exer-               4.         Securities    Date              Securities        Price    Bene-    ity:      In-
             cise                Trans-     Acquired (A)  Exercisable and   (Instr. 3 and 4)  of       ficially Direct    direct
             Price   3.          action     or Disposed   Expiration Date   ----------------  Deriv-   Owned    (D) or    Bene-
1.           of      Trans-      Code       of (D)         (Month/Day/Year)            Amount  ative    at End   In-       ficial
Title of     Deriv-  action      (Instr.    (Instr. 3,    ----------------            or      Secur-   of       direct    Owner-
Derivative   ative   Date        8)         4, and 5)      Date     Expira-            Number  ity      Month    (I)       ship
Security     Secur-  (Month/     --------   ------------  Exer-    tion               of      (Instr.  (Instr.  (Instr.   (Instr.
(Instr. 3)   ity     Day/Year)   Code   V    (A)   (D)    cisable  Date     Title     Shares  5)       4)        4)       4)
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Explanation of Responses:


**     Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal
       Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note: File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed.

If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.


**BANKGESELLSCHAFT BERLIN AG



By:        /s/ Dirk Kipp                              November 5, 2002
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    Name:  Dirk Kipp                                        Date
    Title: Managing Director


By:        /s/ Moritz Sell                            November 5, 2002
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    Name:  Moritz Sell                                       Date
    Title: Head of Equity Trading, London





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