The Commercial Bank of Tasmania, the second oldest bank in Australia, was established in 1832 with its head office in
Macquarie Street, Hobart
Macquarie Street a major one way street passing through the outskirts of the Hobart City Centre in Tasmania, Australia. Macquarie street is named after Lachlan Macquarie, who oversaw the planning of Hobart’s inner city grid layout. The st ...
. A branch was opened in
Launceston in August 1838.
[Commercial Bank of Tasmania through time]
'' The Examiner'' 17 December 2017 accessed 14 May 2020
The early records that survive are only the original deed of settlement of 1832 and records of a special meeting in 1839. The shareholders appear to have regarded their business as a private matter.
It was sold with its 18 branch offices to the
English, Scottish and Australian Bank
The English, Scottish & Australian Bank Limited was an Australian bank founded in 1852 by Royal Charter in London and named English, Scottish and Australian Chartered Bank. Following a financial reconstruction in 1893 its business was renamed ...
in April 1921.
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Banks established in 1832
Australian companies established in 1832
Banks of Tasmania
Defunct banks of Australia
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