Bank founded under the Commonwealth Bank Act in 1911 which today offers a full range of financial services. In 1959 the Reserve Bank Act of 1959 separated the central banking role of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia from its commercial functions.
Milestone
Opened
1912
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Incorporated
1931
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Incorporated
2000
{"name":"Merged into","target":"Colonial Mutual Life","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>2000<\/span>"},"date_start":"2000","date_end":"2000"}
Name
Alternate
Commonwealth Savings Bank
1914
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Position
{"name":"Company director","target":"Hordern, Samuel","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
01 Jun 1912 - 1923
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1913 - 1916
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1941 - 1948
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1949 - 1959
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Property
Occupied
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Type
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