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Commonwealth Bank of Australia [II] (1984 - )

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1984

Summary

In 1984 the bank's name was changed to the Commonwealth Bank of Australia from the Commonwealth Banking Corporation.

By virtue of the Commonwealth Banks Restructuring Act in 1991 the Commonwealth Bank of Australia was incorporated as a company under the Corporations law

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 1856 - 1865 Moreton Bay Savings Bank
 1861 - 1866 Ipswich Savings Bank
 1862 - 1867 Toowoomba Savings Bank
 1863 - 1908 Post Office Savings Bank of Western Australia
       1842 - 1853 The Savings Bank of Port Phillip
       1863 - 1926 Government Savings Bank of Western Australia
       1865 - 1916 Government Savings Bank of Queensland
       1882 - 1901 Post Office Savings Bank of Tasmania
             1853 - 1912 The Commissioners of Savings Banks
             1901 - 1913 State Savings Bank of Tasmania
             1907 - 1931 Government Savings Bank of New South Wales
             1916 - 1920 Queensland Government Savings Bank
             1926 - 1931 State Savings Bank of Western Australia
                   1912 - 1960 Commonwealth Bank of Australia [I]
                   1912 - 1980 State Savings Bank of Victoria
                         1960 - 1984 Commonwealth Banking Corporation
                         1980 - 1991 State Bank of Victoria
                               1984 - Commonwealth Bank of Australia [II]

Archival resources

Commonwealth Bank Documentation and Archives Centre

  • Commonwealth Bank of Australia [II] records; Commonwealth Bank Documentation and Archives Centre. Details

Published resources

Books

  • Phillips, Bronwyn and Hock, Peter, 100 Years Together, Focus Publishing Pty Ltd, North Sydney, New South Wales, 2011, 233 pp. Details

Bruce A. Smith

Created: 24 February 2000, Last modified: 14 August 2020