Westpac Historical Services
Contact
- Street address
- 6-8 Parramatta Road, Homebush 2140
- Postal address
- As above
- Phone
- (02) 9763-5670
- Fax
- (02) 9764-4950
- Enquiries to
- Manager, Historical Services
About
- Officer in charge
- Manager, Historical Services
- Hours & facilities
- Open to public Mon-Fri 9am-3pm. Reference assistance available in person and by mail. Copying services available for books, journals, microfiche, photographs and newspapers. Research library available to readers.
- Access
- Researchers must complete an application for access to archival records. Advance notice of visit required including proof of identity.
- Acquisition focus
- Records deemed to be of permanent value from Westpac Banking Corporation and its predecessors:the Bank of NSW, the Commercial Bank of Australia Ltd, the Australian Joint Stock Bank Ltd, the Australian Bank of Commerce, the City Bank of Sydney, the Australian and European Bank, the Town and Country Bank, the Mercantile Bank of Sydney, the Bank of Tasmania and the National Bank of Tasmania. Rare banking memorabilia and the papers of former officials are also accepted.
- Quantity
- 5,295 m (ACA Australian Archival Statistics, 1998)
- Major holdings
- Bank of NSW - Chief Inspector: Half yearly reports 1907-1971 (80m).
- Various Branches: Current account ledgers 1850-1950 (50m).
- Chief Executive: Correspondence 1864- (50m).
- Premises Departments: Branch photographs 1870- ; Architectural drawings 1870- .
- Westpac Banking Corporation (and predecessors): Board minutes 1817-(60m).
Last updated: 2010-10-11