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The Union Bond Store is a heritage-listed former warehouse, bond store and Westpac bank branch and museum located at 47 George Street in the inner city Sydney suburb of The Rocks in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by John Bibb and built from 1841 to 1842.
Bank of New South Wales building, Brisbane [1] Bank of New South Wales building, Charters Towers; Westpac Bank Building, Cooktown; Bank of New South Wales building, Helidon [2] Bank of New South Wales building, Gympie [3] Bank of New South Wales building, Maryborough [4] Westpac Bank building, Normanton; Bank of New South Wales building, Townsville
Westpac Banking Corporation, also known as Westpac, is an Australian multinational banking and financial services company headquartered at Westpac Place in Sydney, New South Wales. [ 2 ] Established in 1817 as the Bank of New South Wales , it acquired the Commercial Bank of Australia in 1981 before being renamed to Westpac Banking Corporation ...
The architectural roof feature on top of Westpac Place has become a major part of the Sydney city skyline. This feature incorporates a weather beacon barometer, and is a key component of the overall composition of the project. The barometer is a particular response to 'place', and alludes to the maritime history of the precinct. In the late ...
The last tenant, the U.S. Consulate, also found larger quarters elsewhere. The building was assigned as the Bank's biggest branch in the CBD, with nearly 400 staff and about 350 staff from the wider administration of the Bank. [1] In 2002 Westpac Banking Corp sold the site as part of its process of rationalising its property holdings.
The Bank of New South Wales (BNSW), also known as The Wales, was the first bank in Australia. It was established in 1817 in Sydney. During the 19th century, the bank opened branches throughout Australia and New Zealand, expanding into Oceania in the 20th century. Throughout it history it merged with and purchased many other financial institutions.
In 1954–1955 a new Sydney Morning Herald building was erected off Broadway and the 1922–1929 building was sold to the Bank of New South Wales (now Westpac), which took possession in 1956, opening a public branch-office in 1958. Various internal changes took place and a car park was inserted in the sub-basement where the SMH had been printed ...
Martin Place is a pedestrian mall in the Sydney central business district, New South Wales, Australia.Martin Place has been described as the "civic heart" of Sydney. [1] As home to the Reserve Bank of Australia, the Commonwealth Bank, Macquarie Bank, Westpac and other corporations, it is also a centre of business and finance.