Date26/08/1957DescriptionImage shows the John Street frontage of the new Cabramatta branch of the Commonwealth Bank.
The bank was officially opened on Tuesday evening, August 6 1957 and attended by approx. 150 people. Mr George Maidment made the welcoming speech. The Mayor, Ald. Les Powell officially opened the Commonwealth Trading and Saving Bank.
What makes the Cabramatta branch remarkable was the fact that this was to be the first branch and premise owned by the Bank.
Prior to WWI, the Commonwealth Bank was known as the Government Saving Bank and had an agency in Cabramatta. In 1948, the Bank transferred from the Post Office to the building on Cabramatta Rd which was run by the late manager Les Smith.
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Image ColourBlack & WhiteImage Size250 mm x 220 mmFile SizeJPG : 2.67 MBTypePrintOriginalYesAccessAppointment required to view original photographCopyrightRestrictedRightsFairfax MediaAcknowledgementFairfield City Council acquired copies in December 2020 from Duncan Miller Californian photography dealer). The original copyright is held by Fairfax Media
The front entrance to the new Commonwealth Bank on John Street , Cabramatta (26/08/1957). Fairfield City Heritage Collection, accessed 08/03/2026, https://heritagecollection.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/2352
