Summary

Originally incorporated in London in 1852, as the English, Scottish & Australian Chartered Bank. In 1893 the company was registered under the Limited Liability Acts as The English, Scottish and Australian Bank Ltd.

Details

Incorporated as the English, Scottish and Australian Charter Bank in 1852. Registered in London under the Companies Acts as The English Scottish and Australian Bank Ltd on August 9, 1893.
The bank acquired the business of the London Bank of Australia Ltd. as from January 1, 1921, and that of the Commercial Bank of Tasmania Ltd. as of March 1, 1921. On April 1, 1927, the bank acquired the business of the Royal Bank of Australia Limited.
In 1969, the company merged with the Australian and New Zealand Bank Ltd. to form Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

Related entries

Timeline

 1829 - 1884 The Commercial Bank
 1852 - 1893 The London Chartered Bank of Australia
       1832 - 1921 The Commercial Bank of Tasmania Limited
       1852 - 1893 The English, Scottish & Australian Chartered Bank
       1888 - 1927 The Royal Bank of Scotland Limited
       1893 - 1921 The London Bank of Australia Limited
             1893 - 1970 The English Scottish and Australian Bank Limited
                   1970 - Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited

Archival resources

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited Group Archive

• Australia and New Zealand Banking Group records; Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited Group Archive. Details

Published resources

Books

• The Gothic Bank of Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria, 1953, 10 pp. Details
• Merrett, D.T., ANZ Bank. A history of the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited and its constituents, Allen & Unwin, North Sydney, New South Wales, 1985, 325 pp. Details