Royal Bank of Queensland
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The Royal Bank of Queensland was a bank in Queensland, Australia.
History
The Royal Bank of Queensland commenced operation in Brisbane in February 1886.
In 1917, it merged with the Bank of North Queensland creating the Bank of Queensland. In 1922, the Bank of Queensland merged with the National Bank of Australasia.[1]
Head Office
The early head office was built in 1891 at 180 Queen Street. However, the original building was replaced in 1929-30 by the successor company; the replacement is a heritage-listed building of the (now) National Australia Bank.[2]
Heritage listings
A number of former Royal Bank of Queensland buildings are still standing and are now heritage listed, including:
- Royal Bank of Queensland, Gympie[3]
- Royal Bank of Queensland, Helidon[4]
- Royal Bank of Queensland, Lowood[5]
- Royal Bank of Queensland, Maryborough[6]
References
- ^ "Royal Bank of Queensland", Trove, 2011, retrieved 6 July 2015
- ^ "National Australia Bank (entry 600141)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "Royal Bank of Queensland (former) (entry 602774)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ "Bank of New South Wales premises and attached residence (former) (entry 600512)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ "Dental Surgery (entry 600496)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ "Royal Bank (former) (entry 600699)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
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