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NMIT (Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE)
Bank Pass Book - CTS, State Saving Bank Pass Book, Collingwood Technical School 1951-1960, c1950
... Bank Pass Book - CTS...State Saving Bank Pass Book, Collingwood Technical School... to be outstanding in their chosen trade course. This pass book ...The Beazley Prize was awarded to various trade apprentices deemed to be outstanding in their chosen trade course.This pass book is a significant example of banking before the advent of electronic banking.Blue cloth cover with State Savings Bank of Victoria Fitzroy printed on cover.Handwritten on cover and rubber stamped inside "W.D.Beazley Trade Scholarship A/C"collingwood technical school, beazley award, trade awards, banking, passbooks, state savings bank of victoria, nmit, -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: DEBORAH UNITED GOLD MINE NL, E.S. & A. PASS BOOK, July 1944 - 31 Aug 1959
... GOLD MINE NL, E.S. & A. PASS BOOK... English Scottish & Australian Bank Pass Book.... Bank Pass Book English Scottish & Australian Bank Deborah... & Stanistreet English Scottish & Australian Bank Pass Book gold mining ...Document: Buff coloured bank book with red binding. Bank Pass Book English Scottish & Australian Bank Deborah United Pass Book July 1944 - 31 August 1959 Account closed 31. 8. 1959.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, deborah united gold mine nl, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, english scottish & australian bank pass book, gold mining, deborah united gold mine nl -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: NELL GWYNNE REEF N/L - ES & A PASS BOOK, 30/6/1944 - 7/2/1962
... N/L - ES & A PASS BOOK... pass book...Document. English, Scottish & Australlian Bank pass book... Nell Gwynne Reef gold mining pass book McColl, Rankin ...Document. English, Scottish & Australlian Bank pass book containing debits & credits. Light greyish brown cardboard cover with red binding.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, nell gwynne reef mine, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, nell gwynne reef, gold mining, pass book -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: NORTH VIRGINIA GMC N L - PASS BOOK, 30/6/1944 - 14/5/1956
... GMC N L - PASS BOOK... Pass Book...Document. Solid card (speckled tan) red spine. Pass book... & Stanistreet North Virginia GMC N L gold mining Pass Book McColl ...Document. Solid card (speckled tan) red spine. Pass book for the North Virginia GMC N L. Details of financial transactions at The English Scottish & Australian Bank.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, north virginia gmc n l, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, north virginia gmc n l, gold mining, pass book -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Financial record - Pass Book - The Union Bank of Australia Ltd, 1931
... Pass Book - The Union Bank of Australia Ltd....pass book...The Union Bank of Australia Limited pass book issued... Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road pass book bank financial ...The Union Bank of Australia Limited pass book issued to the Free Library Pictures. First entry 9 April 1931, final entry and closure of account 1 Dec 1931.Front: The Union Bank of Australia Limited stamp 'Free Library Pictures' handwritten black inkpass book, bank, financial records, 1931 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: CENTRAL NELL GWYNNE GMC N L - PASS BOOK, July 1939 - Oct 11 1940
... GWYNNE GMC N L - PASS BOOK... pass book...Document. Blue/grey cloth covered pass book. Label... Limited gold mining pass book McColl, Rankin & Stanistreet ...Document. Blue/grey cloth covered pass book. Label on the front Central Nell Gwynne GMC N L in account current with The English Scottish & Australian Bank Limited.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, central nell gwynne, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, central nell gwynne, gmc n l, the english scottish & australian bank limited, gold mining, pass book -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: CENTRAL NELL GWYNNE GMC N L - PASS BOOK, 12 Aug 1940 -16 Feb 1941
... GWYNNE GMC N L - PASS BOOK... pass book...Document. Blue/gray cloth covered pass book. Labek... Limited gold mining pass book McColl, Rankin & Stanistreet ...Document. Blue/gray cloth covered pass book. Labek on the front: Dividend A/c Central Nell Gwynne GM Coy in accou;nt current with The Scottish & Sustralian Bank Limited.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, central nell gwynne, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, central nell gwynne gmc n l, the english scottish & australian bank limited, gold mining, pass book -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: CENTRAL NELL GWYNNE GMC N/L - PASS BOOK, 1937 - 1938
... GWYNNE GMC N/L - PASS BOOK... pass book...Document. Dark blue/grey cloth covered pass book. Label... & Australian Bank Limited gold mining pass book McColl, Rankin ...Document. Dark blue/grey cloth covered pass book. Label on the front Central Nell Gwynne GMC N L on account current with The English Scottish & Australian Bank Limited.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, central nell gwynne gmc n l, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, central nell gwynne gmc n l, the english scottish & australian bank limited, gold mining, pass book -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: CENTRAL NELL GWYNNE GMC N L - PASS BOOK, 24 Dec 1941 - 24 Dec 1943
... GWYNNE GMC N L - PASS BOOK... pass book...Document. Blue/grey cloth covered pass book. Label... Limited gold mining pass book McColl, Rankin & Stanistreet ...Document. Blue/grey cloth covered pass book. Label on the front Central Nell Gwynne Gold Mining Co N L in account current with The English Scottish & Australian Bank Limited.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, central nell gwynne, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, central nell gwynne gmc n l, the english scottish & australian bank limited, gold mining, pass book -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: CENTRAL NELL GWYNNE GMC N L - PASS BOOK, 11 Oct 1940 - 24 Dec 1941
... GWYNNE GMC N L - PASS BOOK... pass book...Document. Blue/grey cloth covered pass book. Labek... Limited gold mining pass book McColl, Rankin & Stanistreet ...Document. Blue/grey cloth covered pass book. Labek on the front Central Nell Gwynne Gold Mining Coy. N L. in account current with The English Scottish & Australian Bank Limited.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, central nell gwynne, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, central nell gwynne gmc n l, the english scottish & australian bank limited, gold mining, pass book -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: CENTRAL NELL GWYNNE GMC N L - PASS BOOK, Apr 1936 - 24 June 1937
... GWYNNE GMC N L - PASS BOOK... pass book...Document. Blue/grey cloth covered pass book. Label... Limited gold mining pass book McColl, Rankin & Stanistreet ...Document. Blue/grey cloth covered pass book. Label on the front : Central Nell Gwynne Gold Mining Co NL in account current with The English Scottish & Australian Bank limited Bendigo Page 215.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, central nell gwynne, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, central nell gwynne gmc n l, the english scottish & australian bank limited, gold mining, pass book -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: CENTRAL NELL GWYNNE GMC N L - PASS BOOK, 31 Aug 1934 to 8 Apr 1936
... GWYNNE GMC N L - PASS BOOK... pass book...Document. Blue/grey cloth covered pass book. Label... Limited gold mining pass book McColl, Rankin & Stanistreet ...Document. Blue/grey cloth covered pass book. Label on the front Central Nell Gwynne GMC N L in account current with The English Scottish & Australian Bank Limited. Bendigo Page 162 - 207.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, central nell gwynne, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, central nell gwynne gmc n l, the english scottish & australian bank limited, gold mining, pass book -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: CENTRAL NELL GWYNNE GMC N L - PASS BOOK, 20 Jul 1935 - 14 Jul 1936
... GWYNNE GMC N L - PASS BOOK... pass book...Document. Blue grey cloth covered pass book. Label... Limited gold mining pass book McColl, Rankin & Stanistreet ...Document. Blue grey cloth covered pass book. Label on the front Central Nell Gwynne GMC N L Wages Trust a/c in account current with The English Scottish & Australian Bank Limited Bendigo Page 515.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, central nell gwynne, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, central nell gwynne gmc n l, the english scottish & australian bank limited, gold mining, pass book -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: CENTRAL NELL GWYNNE GOLD MINING COMPANY N L - PASS BOOK, 24 Dec 1941 - 24 Dec 1943
... GWYNNE GOLD MINING COMPANY N L - PASS BOOK... pass book...Document. Blue/grey cloth covered pass book. Label... Ltd gold mining pass book McColl, Rankin & Stanistreet ...Document. Blue/grey cloth covered pass book. Label on the front Central Nell Gwynne Gold Mining Comp No Liabilty in account current with The English Scottish & Australian Bank Limited. Opening Balance 23902 pound 17/- and 11d. Closing balance 556 pound 18/- and 8d.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, central nell gwynne, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, central nell gwynne gmc n l, the english scottish & australian bank ltd, gold mining, pass book -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Financial record - Pass Book - Portland Free Library, issued by State Savings Bank of Victoria Portland, Victoria, 1914-1915
... Pass Book - Portland Free Library, issued by State Savings...State Savings Bank of Victoria, Portland pass book issued...Front: Purple stamp ' Cancelled carried forward to new Pass... ' Cancelled carried forward to new Pass Book' Back: Same as front ...State Savings Bank of Victoria, Portland pass book issued to the Portland Free Library. first entry SEP 12 1914, final entry JUL 8 1915. Light blue card cover, royal blue print and bindingFront: Purple stamp ' Cancelled carried forward to new Pass Book' Back: Same as front -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: NEW MONUMENT GMC N/L - PASS BOOK, June 1944 - May 1962
... N/L - PASS BOOK... Pass Book... New Monument GMC N/L gold mining Pass Book McColl, Rankin ...Document. Brown cardboard folder with red binding containing bank statements. Top pages blue, under pages white. English Scottish & Australlian Bank Account Book.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, new monument gmc n/l, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, new monument gmc n/l, gold mining, pass book -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Book - Bank, Sands & McDougall Pty Ltd, Pass Book of the State Savings Bank of Victoria. Grey cardboard cover with red spine belonging to local Ringwood identity Mr John G Aird Sr. a/c 260 Pounds 11 Shillings paid in full 16-Sep-1924, Sep-24
... Pass Book of the State Savings Bank of Victoria. Grey...Pass Book of the State Savings Bank of Victoria. Grey... Road Ringwood North melbourne Pass Book of the State Savings ...Pass Book of the State Savings Bank of Victoria. Grey cardboard cover with red spine belonging to Mr John G Aird Sr. a/c 260 Pounds 11 Shillings paid in full 16-Sep-1924. +Additional Keywords: Aird Sr., John G. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: CENTRAL DEBORAH GOLD MINE NL PASS BOOK, 1945 - 1956
... GOLD MINE NL PASS BOOK... Pass Book Dividend Account Bendigo'... Pass Book Dividend Account Bendigo' Document MCCOLL, RANKIN ...Document: McColl, Rankin & Stanistreet Collection: pass book divident account Central Deborah Gold Mine. Heavy cardboard cover, with red tape on spine. Written on front in black ink ' English, Scottish and Australian Bank, Central Deborah Pass Book Dividend Account Bendigo'organization, business, central deborah gold mine, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet collection: central deborah gold mine nl, gold mining, banking -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: PASS BOOK
... MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: PASS BOOK.... reinforcing. Pass Book Monument Hill Consolidated, E. S. & A. bank.... in cardboard cover with red reinforcing. Pass Book Monument Hill ...Book: Pages of statements filed in cardboard cover with red reinforcing. Pass Book Monument Hill Consolidated, E. S. & A. bank.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETorganization, business, gold mining banking, mccoll rankin & stanistreet -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Administrative record - Administrative record - Pass Book State Savings Bank of Victoria, n.d
... Administrative record - Pass Book State Savings Bank of...State Savings Bank of Victoria pass book issued to Portland... Savings Bank of Victoria pass book issued to Portland Free Library ...State Savings Bank of Victoria pass book issued to Portland Free Library, first entry 6 May 1918 final entry 15 Nov 1919Front: purple stamp 'Cancelled carried forward to new passbook' 2 purple stamps 'PFL & LI' Back: 2 cancellation stamps, 2 PFL&LI stamps as above -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book, Stawell Savings Bank, Bank Pass Book (Goldsworthy), 1898-1901
... Bank Pass Book (Goldsworthy)... grampians stawell Mr Richard M Goldsworthy Jnr Bank Pass Book ...Mr Richard M Goldsworthy Jnrstawell -
St Kilda Historical Society
Financial record - Bank book, School Bank Pass-Book The State Savings Bank of Victoria, 1964
... School Bank Pass-Book The State Savings Bank of Victoria... Pass-Book The State Savings Bank of Victoria Financial record ...Passbook for school bank account with the State Savings Bank of Victoria held by Elwood Central School student Paul Watson for the period 1964-1968. The State Savings Bank of Victoria existed from 1842 (created as the Savings Bank of Port Phillip) until 1990, when it was taken over by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.Blue covered book printed with blue, containing ruled pages on which transactions are recorded in blue and black ink. Stamped in purple ink.Handwritten details in blue ink on cover, including: account no ('8567'), name ('Paul D WATSON'), and 'CANCELLED' Handwritten details inside in blue and back ink, including: account number, name, details of transactions. Stamp inside: School bank 'ELWOOD CENTRAL NO.3942' Branch '157-ELWOOD' Stamp on cover and inside: PAID IN FULLschool banking, state savings bank of victoria, elwood central school -
Vision Australia
Document - Text, Commonwealth Savings Bank of Australia Depositors Pass Book No. S 9547, 1930-1952
... Commonwealth Savings Bank of Australia Depositors Pass Book... Commonwealth Savings Bank of Australia Depositors Pass Book No. S 9547 ...A bank passbook outlining the funds in the Jean Bickford Bequests account from the period 1930 until 1952, including balances and interest paid. At the back of the book in the Depositor section is: I.H. McVilly (crossed out) and G.R. Fowler, Secretary, The Assn. for the Advancement of the Blind, 118 Queen St, C1.1 Commonwealth Savings Bank of Australia bank bookassociation for the advancement of the blind, jean bickford -
Merbein District Historical Society
Document, The State Savings Book of Victoria Pass book (Red Cross), 1939-1944
... The State Savings Book of Victoria Pass book (Red Cross)... Cross The State Savings Book of Victoria Pass book (Red Cross ...red cross -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Financial record - Passbook - State Savings Bank of Victoria, 1915-1916
... pass book...State Savings Bank of Victoria pass book issued to Portland... banking finance savings book pass book Portland Free Library Front ...State Savings Bank of Victoria pass book issued to Portland Free Library. First entry 16 September 1915, last entry 21 August 1916. Light blue card cover, royal blue print and binding.Front: purple stamp ' Cancelled carried to new passbook' - purple PFL & LI stamp (Portland Free Library & Literary Institute) Back: same as front but 2 of each stampstate savings bank, banking, finance, savings book, pass book, portland free library -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - SANDHURST SAVINGS BANK PASS-BOOK FOR MRS SARAH KANE
... SANDHURST SAVINGS BANK PASS-BOOK FOR MRS SARAH KANE... PASS-BOOK FOR MRS SARAH KANE ...Blue covered Sandhurst Savings Bank Passbook. On first page: ' Savings Bank at Sandhurst, Head Office, Hargreaves Street West. Branch office, High Street, Eaglehawk. Trustees of Bank: Rev. Dr. James Nish, Robert Burrowes, John McIntyre, Alexander Bayne, James Boyd, Joseph Henry Abbott, John Holmes, Joel Horwood, Rev. Samuel I. Green, Charles Ross, George Edwin Wells, Jeremiah Heffernan, Rev. S.T. Withington. Name in passbook Mrs Sarah Kane. First entry July 24th, 1890, last entry January 14th., 1893.bendigo, banks, sandhurst savings bank -
Bendigo Military Museum
Financial record - PASS BOOK, Commonwealth Bank & State Savings Bank, 1943
... PASS BOOK... seven reasons for saving money. Financial record PASS BOOK ...Refers to a collection of Bendigo Voluntary Aid Detachment. See Cat No 7028 for all the collection.1. This is a pocket sized bank book. Printing on front is in a dark blue ink. The cover is blue buckram. inside are bank, branch details and hours, plus a line by line bank financial record of deposits and withdrawals. The first record is a deposit of 35 pounds in April 1943. The last balance is shown as 3 ponds 5 shillings and 10 pence. 1 June 1955 Interest. 2. This is a stout khaki bank book holder. Printed articles on it are: - "State Savings Bank Victoria" plus seven reasons for saving money.1. Inside the book is No. “S1287” written in ink. The depositors title written in ink is :- Bendigo Voluntary Aid Detachment No. 352 stamped inside back cover is number “C968324” 2. Nil.ww2, bank book, vad -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Book - Commerce Savings, Bank of Australasia Beechworth Branch 1892 - 1895, circa 1890's
... /clip early Pass book containing 45 pages. The page thickness... of typical bank Pass Book of "John Woodside No.2 A/C... pages credit debit information of typical bank Pass Book ...Historically this item is from the early to late 1890's. This Item documents the day to day commerce and financial transactions of a business in a regional centre of a rural district. It illustrates the greater degree of personal contact between bank staff and client, outside electronic money transfers and A.T.Ms. The personal activities especially in small towns between bank and customers made for a clearer and friendlier transaction interchange possibleThis item clearly details pre Federation banking and the important link with English law and commerce. Regional banking was very strong and the rural sectors provided the "wealth of the nation". This confidence was backed by the assurances of the Royal Charter and the financial strength of the British Homeland. The strong Pound Sterling was the currency of the "Empire"Discoloured white, hard cardboard book with brass clasp/clip early Pass book containing 45 pages. The page thickness is close to thin cardboard.No outside markings. Inside cover printed "The Bank Of Australia (Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1835)". Also Listed, the paid up capital, the reserve fund and regulatory information. The second page details the list of offices in Australia and the London office. Following pages credit debit information of typical bank Pass Book of "John Woodside No.2 A/Ccommerce, banking beechworth early accounting pre federation -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Passbook, Distress Relief Fund Bank, 1895
... Distress Relief Fund Bank Pass Book... bank of australasia Distress Relief Fund Bank Pass Book ...Distress Relief Fund Bank Pass Bookbanking, bank of australasia -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Financial record - Passbook, Bank of Australasia, 1880
... pass book... McArthur D C McArthur bank book pass book financial record commerce ...This bank passbook originated from the Warrnambool branch of the Bank of Australasia with handwritten entries dating from 1880. Names written in the passbook are likely to be people local to Warrnambool. The book belonged to Thomas Smith and was handed over to his Executors. Thomas Smith operated his Gas Printers Works from Koroit Street, Warrnambool, and was a member of the Odd Fellows. In 1878 his son, aged about 12 years old, was carried across a tightrope forward and backwards, on the shoulders of the "Australian Blondon" Mr. L' Estrange, at a performance in Warrnambool. Royal Charter of England incorporated the Bank of Australasia in March 1834. It had its Australian beginning on 14th December 1835, opening in Sydney. The Acting Superintendent of the bank at that time was David Charters McArthur. He was Superintendent from 1867 to 1876. The Melbourne branch opened on 28th August 1838 in a two-roomed brick cottage on the north side of Little Collins Street, where two huge mastiff dogs were used at night to guard the bank. The government also provided an armed military sentinel. Due to the bank's rapid growth, a new building for the Melbourne branch was opened in 1840 at 75 Collins Street West. By 1879 the bank had been upgraded to a magnificent two-storey building on the corners of Collins and Queens Streets, with the entry on Collins Street. In 1951 the Bank of Australasia amalgamated with the Union Bank to form the Australia and New Zealand Bank, now known as the ANZ. Then in 1970, the ANZ merged with both the ES&A and the London Bank of Australia to form the ANZ Banking Group Limited. The ANZ Banking Group Ltd kindly donated a variety of historic items from the Bank of Australasia. BANK of AUSTRALASIA, WARRNAMBOOL – In 1854 Warrnambool had two banks, the Union Bank and the Bank of Australasia. Later, completely different bank businesses opened; in 1867 the National Bank of Australasia, then in 1875 the Colonial Bank of Australasia. The original Warrnambool branch of the Bank of Australasia was established in July 1854, and operated from a leased cottage on Merri Street, close to Liebig Street. The bank next bought a stone building previously erected by drapers Cramond & Dickson on the corner of Timor and Gibson Streets. Samuel Hannaford was a teller and then Manager at the Warrnambool branch from 1855 to 1856 and the Warrnambool Council chose that bank for its dealings during 1856-57. In 1859 Roberts & Co. was awarded the contract to build the new Bank of Australasia branch for the sum of £3,000; the firm built the Warrnambool Post Office in 1856 and purchased land in Timor Street in 1858. The land was on a sand hill on the northeast corner of Timor and Kepler Streets and had been bought in 1855 from investor James Cust. The new building opened on May 21, 1860. The bank continued to operate there until 1951 when it merged with the Union Bank to form the ANZ Bank, which continued operating from its Liebig Street building. Warrnambool City Council purchased the former Bank of Australasia building in 1971 and renovated it, then on 3rd December 1973 it was officially opened as the Art Gallery by Cr. Harold Stephenson and Gallery Director John Welsh. The Gallery transferred to the purpose-built building in Liebig Street in 1986 and the old bank building is now the Gallery club. Staff at the Bank of Australasia in Warrnambool included the following men but others were also involved: Samuel Hannaford, Teller then Manager from 1855-1856; Hawkins, Manager in 1856, W H Palmer, Manager from January 1857 until November 1869 when the Teller Basil Spence was promoted to Manager; H B Chomley, Manager from April 1873 and still there in 1886; A Butt, Manager in 1895-1904; J R McCleary Accountant and Acting Manager for 12 months, until 1900; A Kirk, Manager 1904; J Moore, staff until his transfer to Bendigo in December 1908; J S Bath was Manager until 1915; C C Cox, Manager until April 1923; Richard C Stanley, Manager 1923 to April 1928. The bank passbook has significance through its association with the Bank of Australasia. The early Australian bank was established in 1834 by Royal Charter and opened in Sydney, Australia, in Sydney in 1835. The bank had many Australian offices in November 1877, particularly on the east and south coasts. Victoria had 45 per cent of all Offices. The passbook is locally significant for its association with the Warrnambool Bank of Australasia, which was established in 1854. It was Warrnambool Council’s first bank. The bank continued to operate until the organisation's merger in 1951 when it became the ANZ Bank Group today. The Bank was an integral part of the growth of local commerce and the community. It has local significance for its association with commercial Warrnambool in 1880, belonging to Thomas Smith, a prominent businessman with a printing works whose son of about 12 years age crossed a tightrope with the 'Australian Blondin', L' Estrange. Bank passbook, Bank of Australasia, Warrnambool branch. Bound with waxed, cream-coloured cardboard cover and tab closure. Pages have blue horizontal lines and red vertical lines. Black ink handwritten entries, with Date, Name and amount. Inscription was written inside and on a sticker inside the front cover. Passbook is dated 1880 and belonged to Thomas Smith.Marked "The Executors of the late Thomas Smith" "Stamped inside "Bank of Australasia, Warrnambool" Handwritten on sticker " R. 273 A" Sample of handwritten entries include "1880" Callaghan" "Rates" A Linch" "Davies" Bottom of page, balance "529 10 21" [529 pounds 10 shillings 21 pence]flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, bank of australasia, boa, union bank, australia & new zealand bank, anz bank, david charters mcarthur, d c mcarthur, bank book, pass book, financial record, commerce, thomas smith, thos. smith, gas printing works, australian blondin, thomas smith's son, tightrope walker, odd fellows, l' estrange, passbook, bank passbook