Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited Group Archive, Melbourne

Identity area

Identifier

daa/327

Authorized form of name

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited Group Archive, Melbourne

Parallel form(s) of name

Other form(s) of name

  • ANZ Bank Group Archive

Type

  • Business

Contact area

 

Manager, ANZ Group Archive

Type

Address

Street address

Mt Waverley

Locality

Melbourne

Region

Victoria

Country name

Postal code

3149

Telephone

03 8655 7478

Fax

Note

Description area

History

Australia and New Zealand Bank Ltd was formed in 1951 following the merger of the Bank of Australasia and the Union Bank of Australia.

In 1970 the Australia and New Zealand Bank Ltd merged with the English Scottish and Australian Bank to form the Australian and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

Geographical and cultural context

Mandates/Sources of authority

Administrative structure

Records management and collecting policies

Records of ANZ Banking Group Ltd and its predecessors, excluding records of customers' accounts.

Buildings

Holdings

Records of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited and its subsidiaries and predecessors. Including:

  • Bank of Australasia, 1833-1951
  • Union Bank of Australia, 1837-1951
  • Bank of South Australia, 1836-1892
  • English, Scottish & Australian Bank, 1852-1970
  • Commercial Bank of Tasmania, 1829-1921
  • Bank of Adelaide, 1865-1979
  • National Mutual Royal Bank, 1985-1990
  • Royal Bank of Australasia and South Africa/Bank of South Africa, 1833-1837
  • Dalgety Finance Limited, 1962-1993
  • London Bank of Australia, 1852-1921
  • Royal Bank of Australia, 1888-1927.

Quantity: 1,800m

Finding aids, guides and publications

Butlin, S J, Australia and New Zealand Bank Limited. Longmans, 1961
Merrett, D T, ANZ Bank: A History of the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited and its Constituents. Allen & Unwin, 1985.

Access area

Opening times

Open by appointment only.
Closed public holidays.

Access conditions and requirements

Onsite access generally limited to post-graduate research only. Proof of identity required. All visitors must sign an access agreement.

Minimum closed period of 30 years applies to all records.

Accessibility

People with disabilities: access is available to all relevant areas of the building. Onsite parking is available.

Services area

Research services

Limited research service conducted by Archivists at no charge. Please phone or email to enquire about research.

Reproduction services

Reproduction available by arrangement: this may incur a cost, depending on size and format.

Researchers can use their own camera to photograph records if 'Permission to Photograph Form' and 'Reproduction Agreement' have been completed and authorised.

Public areas

No public internet access. Cafeteria onsite.

Control area

Description identifier

Institution identifier

Rules and/or conventions used

Status

Level of detail

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Revised 10 January 2022

Language(s)

Script(s)

Sources

Maintenance notes

Access points

Access Points

  • Industry, Manufacturing and Commerce (Thematic area)
  • Clipboard

Primary contact

Mt Waverley
Melbourne, Victoria 3149