Bank of New South Wales Building is a former heritage-listed bank at 101–111 Flinders Street, Townsville CBD, City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1887 by Denis Kelleher. It is also known as Australian Meat Industry Employees Union. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.
Australian Meat Industry Employees Union (Queensland Branch), formerly Bank of New South Wales, Townsville
Bank of New South Wales, Townsville, ca. 1873 (probably on the site of the Townsville Customs House)
Bank of New South Wales (right), Townsville, circa 1888
The Bank of New South Wales (BNSW), also known commonly as The Wales, was the first bank in Australia, being established in Sydney in 1817 and situated on Broadway. During the 19th century, the bank opened branches throughout Australia and New Zealand, expanding into Oceania in the 20th century. It merged with many other financial institutions, finally merging with the Commercial Bank of Australia in 1982 and being renamed to the Westpac Banking Corporation on 4 May that year under the Bank of New South Wales Act 1982.
Former Bank of New South Wales, Broadway, Sydney, designed by Varney Parkes
The former Bank of New South Wales building on Russell St, Melbourne
Bank of New South Wales branch in Port Douglas, Queensland circa 1890
Bank of NSW Building (1882), Oamaru, New Zealand