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70024

Former Bank Of Australasia

ANZ Bank

2 Malop Street and Cnr Gheringhap Street,, GEELONG VIC 3220 - Property No B0252

The A.N.Z. Bank was erected in 1859/60 for the Bank of Australasia. Melbourne architects, Purchas and Swyer, designed this two storey bank with a conservative classical facade of Barrabool sandstone and full height banking chamber. The stone facade was refaced in brick in September 1956 and the interior altered. The spacious banking chamber with classically derived plasterwork ornamentation remains intact. The Banking Chamber is an interesting example of a mid nineteenth century ... more

B0252

State
70192

National Bank Of Australasia

Main Road,, SMEATON VIC 3364 - Property No B0921

Classified: 21/05/1959

B0921

Local
70258

Bank Of Australasia (Former)

28-30 Connass Street, CHILTERN VIC 3683 - Property No B2931

A branch of the Bank of Australasia opened in 1877. It was designed by Ankatell Henderson with a disproportionately ponderous treatment of superimposed arcuated and trabeated systems but not lacking the balustraded parapet and urns which originally lightened the effect. Classified: 25/04/1974

B2931

State
87939

Former Bank of Australasia - Beechworth Historic Area

Former Buckland Gallery (moved to 56 Ford Street)

86 Ford Street,, BEECHWORTH VIC 3747 - Property No B0388

B0388

Local
67538

Former Bank Of Australasia

Sebel Hotel ,  ANZ Bank

394 - 398 Collins Street,, MELBOURNE VIC 3000 - Property No B0084

The Bank of Australasia was founded in Sydney in 1835. It quickly opened branches in Hobart and Launceston, and then in Melbourne in 1838. Due to vigorous growth in the Melbourne economy, especially during the 1850s, it was decided that the Australian headquarters of the bank would be located in the prospering town. A prominent corner site in the centre of Melbourne's banking district was purchased in 1858 and a building was constructed in 1876. The Bank of Australasia had early ... more

B0084

State
86460

Former Bank of Australasia

ANZ Bank

High Street,, YACKANDANDAH VIC 3749 - Property No B0377

Classified: 09/04/1959

B0377

Local
195500

Former National Bank Of Australasia Ltd - Head Office

271-285 Collins Street,, MELBOURNE VIC 3000 - Property No B3911

As a result of an architectural competition, A & K Henderson won the right to design the new headquarters of the National Bank replacing the earlier two-storey Renaissance Revival building on the site. Henderson's design was visionary. In order to preserve the memory of the older building, the orders of its ground and first floors were repeated in the ground and top floors of the new building with a modern infill between. In recent years the pattern has continued with an ... more

B3911

Regional
70553

Former National Bank Of Australasia

127 Main Street,, BACCHUS MARSH VIC 3340 - Property No B2267

Built 1865, with extensions in 1869 & 1904 when a new banking chamber was added. This included the pillared piazza forming the upper storey and the ground level frontage.

B2267

File only
195850

Former Bank of Australasia

ANZ Bank

75-81 Collins Street,, MELBOURNE VIC 3000 - Property No B3923

A five-storey brick building with regular windows and cornice helping to define and maintain the scale of other classified buildings in this block. Classified: 22/07/1976 Group Classified: 15/07/1976

B3923

Local
70669

Former Bank of Australasia - Castlemaine Historic Area

Australia & New Zealand Bank Ltd

57 Mostyn Street,, CASTLEMAINE VIC 3450 - Property No B1958

Built on land purchased by the Bank of Australasia, 1854, for the inflated price of 2,500 pounds, this stuccoed two level brick building adopts the typical Conservative Classical style developed in Switzerland during the early 18th century from prototypes in the Italian Renaissance. Castlemaine builder, James Kibble constructed the bank to the design of Melbourne architect, John Gill, to open in July 1857 for a building cost of 5,310 pounds. This building is the second of ... more

B1958

State
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