Summary

Incorporated by Royal Charter in 1834, the bank opened for business in Sydney in 1835. In 1951 the bank merged with the Union Bank of Australia Ltd to form the Australia and New Zealand Bank Ltd.

Related entries

Timeline

 1828 - 1836 Cornwall Bank
 1837 - 1841 Bank of Western Australia
       1835 - 1951 Bank of Australasia
             1951 - 1970 Australia and New Zealand Bank Limited
                   1970 - Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited

Archival resources

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited Group Archive

• Australia and New Zealand Banking Group records; Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited Group Archive. Details

Royal Historical Society of Victoria Inc

• Bank of Australasia records, 1851 - 1866, Search the Society's online catalogue for further information on holdings; Royal Historical Society of Victoria Inc. Details

State Library and Archives of Tasmania (Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart (formerly Archives Office of Tasmania))

• Bank of Australasia records, 1869 - 1902, NS 818; State Library and Archives of Tasmania (Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office, Hobart (formerly Archives Office of Tasmania)). Details

Published resources

Books

• Bank of Australasia: opened in Melbourne 100 years ago, Bank of Australasia, Melbourne, Victoria, 1938, 16 pp. Details
• Butlin, S.J., Australia and New Zealand Bank; The Bank of Australasia and the Union Bank of Australia Limited, 1828-1951, Longmans Green, London, 1961, 459 pp. Details

See also

• Cannon, Michael, The Land Boomers. The complete illustrated history, Lloyd O'Neil Pty Ltd, South Yarra, Victoria, 1986, 409 pp. Details