The Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Limited, also known as the CBC, or CBC Bank, was a bank based in Sydney, Australia. It was established in 1834, and in 1982 merged with the

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History

On 8 September 1834 the ''

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'' carried a notice titled "The Commercial Banking Company of Sydney" proposing the establishment of a new bank. It began operations on 1 November 1834 and in 1848 was incorporated by an Act of the New South Wales Parliament. Sir Edward Knox was the first bank manager and later a director. Thomas Barker, a manufacturer, engineer, politician, landowner and philanthropist, was a notable director and chairman. William Rutledge (born 1806 - died 1876 Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia), merchant, banker and early settler, also became a director of the bank in 1839. The CBC grew to service the expanding pastoral and farming industries of the then Colony of New South Wales. It absorbed the Bank of Victoria in 1927. In July 1982, CBC Bank helped to fund a tour of Bob Merritt's play '' The Cake Man'' to

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. In 1982 the bank merged with the

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Legacy

The bank constructed many substantial and ornate buildings as branches throughout Australia. A number of extant buildings are

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, including: * Armidale branch office * Bega branch office * Berrima branch office * Dubbo branchfirst office, Corner of Bultje and Macquarie Streets * Dubbo branchsecond office, 110-114 Macquarie Street * Kiama branch office *Moree Plains Gallery now known as Bank Art Museum Moree (BAMM)

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