The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.
Bank established by the New South Wales government in 1933, primarily to serve farmers and rural inhabitants of the state. In late 1981 it became the State Bank of New South Wales, and was then sold in 1994 to Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society Limited, before being acquired by the Commonwealth Government in 2000.
Milestone
Formed
1933
{"name":"Formed","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1933<\/span>"},"date_start":"1933-01-01","date_end":"1933-01-01"}
Name
Alternate
State Bank of New South Wales
1982 - 1994
{"name":"Alternate","target":"","target_text":"State Bank of New South Wales","date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1982<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>1994<\/span>"},"date_start":"1982-01-01","date_end":"1994-01-01"}
Alternate
Colonial State Bank
1994 - 2000
{"name":"Alternate","target":"","target_text":"Colonial State Bank","date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1994<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>2000<\/span>"},"date_start":"1994-01-01","date_end":"2000-01-01"}
Position
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 17. Horbury Terrace","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 18. Walsh Bay Wharves","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 19. Redfern Mortuary Terminal","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 20. Marcus Clark Building","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 21. Sydney Town Hall","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 22. Marble Bar","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 23. Sydney Exchange","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 24. Mark Foy's Department Store","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 25. School of Arts","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 26. Hydraulic Pumphouse","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 27. Lieutenant Governor's House","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 28 National Trust Centre\/Old Fort Street School","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 29. Georgian School","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 30. Sydney Trades Hall","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 31. Conservatorium of Music","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 32. Judge's House","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 33. New South Wales Club","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 34. Old Sydney Burial Ground","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 35. York Street Synagogue","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 36. St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 37. Young Men's Christian Association","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 38. Wyoming","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 39. Australia Hotel","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 40. Tramway Depot","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 41. Lord Nelson Hotel","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 42. Australian Subscription Library\/Former Public Library","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 43. Customs House","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 44. Australian Gas Light Company","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 45. Francis Greenway's House","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 46. The Nightingale Wing","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 47. AWA Building","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 48. The Lumber Yard","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 49. Reading the Riot Act","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 50. The Lawsons' House","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 51. The Mint","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 52. 'Banjo' Paterson's Office","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 53. Larry Foley's Hotel","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 54. Boston's Windmill","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 55. Governor's Bathing House","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 56. Devonshire Street Cemetery","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 57. The Carters' Barracks","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 58. George Allen's House","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 59. The Outbreak of the Plague","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 60. Semi Circular Quay","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 61. The Sydney Gazette Office","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 62. Simeon Lord's House","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 63. Glover Cottages","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 64. Culwulla Chambers","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 65. Fort Phillip","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 66. Jack Lang's Birthplace","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 67. St Brigid's Church School","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 68. Underwood's Shipyard","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 69. Hyde Park Barracks","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 70. Powerhouse","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 71. First Public Demonstration of Wireless","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 72. Sydney Opera House","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 73. Site of the First Gaol","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 74. Theatre Royal","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 75. Queen Victoria Building (Police Office)","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 76. Queen Victoria Building (Markets)","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 77. The First Traffic Lights","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 78. D'Arcy Wentworth's House","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 79. Former Supreme Court and Registry Office","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 80. Former Sydney Morning Herald Building","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 81. F Kanematsu's Japanese Warehouse","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 82. Mitchell Wing","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 83. David Jones' First Shop","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 84. The Macquarie Wall","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 85. The Domain","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 86. Farm Cove","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 87. State Theatre","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 88. Henry Parkes' Shop","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 89. The Military Barracks","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 90. Hyde Park","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 91. Sydney Grammar School","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 92. Water Police Court","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 93. Phillip Street Police Station B","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 94. Police Court C","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 95. The Tivoli Theatre","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 96. A Great Fire in the City","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 97. Holy Trinity School","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 98. The Trocadero","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 99. Lyons Terrace","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 100. State Bank Building","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 101. The Female Immigrants' Home","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
1984 - 1988
{"name":"Creator","target":"Sydney Green Plaques","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1984<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>1988<\/span>"},"date_start":"1984-01-01","date_end":"1988-01-01"}
1984
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 1. Campbell's Bank","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1984<\/span>"},"date_start":"1984-01-01","date_end":"1984-01-01"}
1985
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 2. History House","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1985<\/span>"},"date_start":"1985-01-01","date_end":"1985-01-01"}
1985
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 3. The Lands Department","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1985<\/span>"},"date_start":"1985-01-01","date_end":"1985-01-01"}
1985
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 4. Treasury & Audit Office","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1985<\/span>"},"date_start":"1985-01-01","date_end":"1985-01-01"}
1985
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 5. The First Execution ","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1985<\/span>"},"date_start":"1985-01-01","date_end":"1985-01-01"}
1985
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 6. St James' Church","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1985<\/span>"},"date_start":"1985-01-01","date_end":"1985-01-01"}
1985
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 7. Tank Stream","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1985<\/span>"},"date_start":"1985-01-01","date_end":"1985-01-01"}
1985
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 8. Mort's Wool Store","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1985<\/span>"},"date_start":"1985-01-01","date_end":"1985-01-01"}
1985
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 9. Legislative Assembly Chamber","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1985<\/span>"},"date_start":"1985-01-01","date_end":"1985-01-01"}
1985
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 10. The Supreme Court","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1985<\/span>"},"date_start":"1985-01-01","date_end":"1985-01-01"}
1985
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 11. General Post Office","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1985<\/span>"},"date_start":"1985-01-01","date_end":"1985-01-01"}
1985
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 12. The Strand Arcade","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1985<\/span>"},"date_start":"1985-01-01","date_end":"1985-01-01"}
1985
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 13. City Railway","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1985<\/span>"},"date_start":"1985-01-01","date_end":"1985-01-01"}
1985
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 14. Palace Garden gates","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1985<\/span>"},"date_start":"1985-01-01","date_end":"1985-01-01"}
1985
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 15. Bridge Street Bridge","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1985<\/span>"},"date_start":"1985-01-01","date_end":"1985-01-01"}
1985
{"name":"Creator","target":"Royal Australian Historical Society Green Plaque 16. The Observatory","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1985<\/span>"},"date_start":"1985-01-01","date_end":"1985-01-01"}
Property
Occupied
1936 - 1982
{"name":"Occupied","target":"Rural Bank of New South Wales building","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1936<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>1982<\/span>"},"date_start":"1936-01-01","date_end":"1982-01-01"}
Occupied
1985 - 2000
{"name":"Occupied","target":"Colonial State Bank Centre","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1985<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>2000<\/span>"},"date_start":"1985-01-01","date_end":"2000-01-01"}
Owned by
1994 - 2000
{"name":"Owner of","target":"Colonial Mutual Life","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1994<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>2000<\/span>"},"date_start":"1994-01-01","date_end":"2000-01-01"}
Type
{"name":"Bank","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}