Corporate body

Incorporated body

Financial Institution

RURAL AND INDUSTRIES BANK OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA

AU WA A1483

1916-05-07 - 1994-05-01

In 1916, the Agricultural Bank of Western Australia amalgamated with the Industry Assistance Board to form the Rural & Industries Bank of Western Australia. This amalgamation was done under the Rural & Industries Bank of Western Australia Act 1916.

After the amalgamation, the Rural & Industries Bank moved from being a small mortgage bank for agriculture to a State trading bank.

Following the passing of new legislation in 1945 (the Rural & Industries Bank Act 1944), the bank was involved in a number of schemes for the allocation of money to assist the State. These included the:

A: Commonwealth Reestablishment Scheme (CRE);

B: War Service Land Settlement (WSLS);

C: Esperance Plains Development Scheme (EPDS);

D: Dairy Farm Consolidation Plan (DFCP);

E: Hay Balers & Forage Harvesters (HBFH);

F: Farm Water Supply (FWS);

G: Farm Management Advisory Service (FMAS).

As part of privatisation processes, the name of the bank was changed to BankWest in May 1994. Full privatisation of the bank occurred on 1 March 1996.

(References: Lockyer, S., "The Development of the R & I Bank for its Inception to the Present Day", R & I Bank, 1970; Spillman, K., "A History of the R & I Bank of WA", UWA Press, 1989; Taylor, G., "The Agricultural Bank & The Industries Assistance Board", Macmillan & Co. Ltd., 1921.)

Creation: Rural & Industries Bank of Western Australia Act 1916
Abolition: Name changed to BankWest in May 1994; full privatisation on 1 March 1996

AU WA A1482 - AGRICULTURAL BANK OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA (1894-11-23 - 1916-05-07)

FINANCE

Series S3780 - CORRESPONDENCE FILES - BANKING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

Series S3781 - CORRESPONDENCE FILES - MARKETING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

Series S3782 - CORRESPONDENCE FILES - SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT

Series S3783 - CORRESPONDENCE FILES - VALUATIONS DEPARTMENT

Series S3784 - CORRESPONDENCE FILES - MAIN SERIES

Series S3785 - POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

Series S3786 - RECORDS - CHAMBERLAIN INDUSTRIES (JOHN DEERE)

Series S3787 - RECORDS - WOODSIDE

Series S3788 - RECORDS - ROBE RIVER

Series S3789 - ANNUAL REPORTS

Series S3790 - MINUTES - EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Series S3791 - PRESS CLIPPINGS

Series S3792 - RECORDS - BANK PRIVATISATION

Series S3793 - RECORDS - PRIMARY INDUSTRIES BANK OF AUSTRALIA

Series S3794 - RECORDS - INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Series S3795 - RECORDS - PERPETUAL FINANCE COMPANY

Series S3796 - BANK INSTRUCTIONS

Series S3797 - RECORDS - FARMERS' ROYAL COMMISSION

Series S3798 - RECORDS - AGRICULTURAL BANK ROYAL COMMISSION

Series S3799 - STRATEGIC REPORTS

Series S3800 - FIELD SKETCHES - LAND HOLDINGS

Series S3801 - RECORDS - SUPERANNUATION INVESTMENT FUND

Series S3802 - RECORDS - BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Series S3803 - NOTES FROM MANAGERS' CONFERENCES

Series S3804 - RECORDS - FARM WATER SUPPLY

Series S3805 - RECORDS - ROYAL COMMISSION INTO COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES OF GOVERNMENT AND OTHER ACTIVITIES

Series S3806 - MINUTES - EMU AND GRASSHOPPER ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Series S3807 - BANK COMMITTEE MINUTES [1]

Series S3808 - MINUTES - COMMONWEALTH REESTABLISHMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT (CRE) COMMITTEE

Series S3809 - MINUTES - FINANCE COMMITTEE

Series S3810 - MINUTES - STAFF COMMITTEE

Series S3811 - BRANCH RECORDS

Series S3812 - RECORDS - GOLD BANK

Series S3813 - RECORDS - GOLD FUND

Series S3814 - COUNTRY RECORDS

Series S3815 - FLOOR PLANS - GOLD BANK

Series S3816 - GENERAL LEDGERS

Series S3817 - GROUP LEDGERS

Series S3818 - INDIVIDUAL LEDGERS

Series S3819 - BANK BOOKS AND SAMPLE FORMS

Series S3820 - REGISTERS

Series S3821 - SCRAPBOOKS (NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING)

Series S3881 - MINUTES - BANK COMMITTEE [2]

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