Perth Building Society (1862 - 1987)
- From
- 1862
Western Australia - To
- 1987
Summary
Founded in 1862 by Western Australian Attorney General G.F. Stone, Lt. Col. J. Bruce, Adjutant General W. Knight, Rev. G.P. Pownall and Magistrate H. Wakefield.
Amalgamated with the Hotham Permanent Building Society in 1987 to form the Challenge Bank Limited so as to meet government requirements for savings bank status.
Archival resources
J.S. Battye Library of West Australian History, State Library of Western Australia
- Perth Building Society records, 1862 - 1987, MN 1628; J.S. Battye Library of West Australian History, State Library of Western Australia. Details
Westpac Group Archives (formerly Westpac Historical Services)
- Challenge Bank Limited records, 1862 - 1999, Contact archive for details of record holdings; Westpac Group Archives (formerly Westpac Historical Services). Details
Bruce A. Smith
Created: 9 January 2001, Last modified: 22 July 2014