The APA (Australian) Building, 49 Elizabeth Street, on the corner of Flinders Lane in Melbourne, Victoria, c1900. The APA Building was a skyscraper in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; at 12 storeys and 53m to the tip of its corner spire, it became the Australia’s tallest commercial building at the time of its completion in mid 1890 (and remained so for decades).
Advertising for the Sixth War Loan on the Commonwealth Bank Head Office, Sydney, 17 April 1918, RBA Archives, PN-001623. The Commonwealth Bank of Australia was only two years old when the First World War broke out in 1914. Despite being in its infancy as an institution, the Bank readily took on the challenges and responsibilities of providing financial support to
Berger & Sons Paint Works, Rhodes, Sydney, 2nd August 1937. Operating since 1916, Berger was (and still is) a popular local brand (who can forget “keeps on keeping on”). In 1923 Berger Paints contributed 22,7125 litres of paint to the construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge to protect the bridge steelwork, so they’re an important part of Sydney’s history. Rhodes
I took the kids to McDonald’s in Narellan today but left because it was filthy. Absolutely filthy. I figured Emerald Hills would be a good alternative because of the larger play area, so we drove there instead. The kids insisted. Despite an empty restaurant, every table was truly disgusting , and the bins were literally overflowing with stacked rubbish. Adding
During the Australian Gold Rush, escorts were required to transport gold – not totally unlike modern armoured vehicle transport. This photograph was taken in Bathurst in 1872. The first gold rush in Australia began in May 1851 after prospector Edward Hargraves with others claimed to have discovered payable gold near Orange, at a site called Ophir. Hargraves had been to
City Bank of Sydney Newtown Branch, 1892. Pictured looking west from near Newtown Railway Station across from the intersection of King Street and Enmore Road. The City Bank of Sydney was formed in 1863 in New South Wales. The bank subsequently opened for business on 1st February 1864. The bank merged with the Australian Bank of Commerce Ltd in 1916,
Commonwealth Bank Head Office, public Banking Chamber, 6th September 1916.
Sydney panorama from Town Hall clock tower, George Street Sydney, 1873. From the Sydney archives, “One of nine photos making up a panorama. View south east along George Street towards Central and Surry Hills, showing St Andrews Cathedral at bottom right, Belmore Park, the Benevolent Asylum, Devonshire Cemetery and the Exhibition Building in distance in Prince Alfred Park. Signs on
The original City Bank of Sydney, located on Pitt St, Sydney, c1873. Built by George Arthur and Ralph Mansfield in 1873, it was destroyed by fire in 1890 and then demolished. The bank relocated to Strathfield on the Boulevarde as “Holyrood”. Fire broke out at 2am on 2 October 1890 in the premises of Messrs. Gibbs, Shallard and Co, a
ES&A Bank Limited, George St. West and City Road, 1913. English, Scottish and Australian Bank Limited, George St West & City Rd (southeast cnr). Description as provided by Cty Sydney Archive: Two-storey brick and slate building with arched doorways and entrance, adjacent to a barbers shop (left) which has the name Bill Cupitt on its awning. Premises have multiple chimneys
Delivery of Chubb safe for Commercial Banking Co., Sydney, c 1922. Fitted with the ‘Circular Strongroom Door’.
Former Westpac Bank, 824-826 George St.,
