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Interior of the Savings Banking Chamber in the ‘Sun’ Building, Castlereagh St, Sydney, 1930Staff attending an effective reading course,1968Reserve Bank Board meeting, Sydney, 1971Commonwealth Bank Board meeting, Brisbane, July 1953Ladies sack race at the staff reunion, Clifton Gardens, 10 January 1920Prize Lottery scheme at Farmers Ltd to raise money for the 6th War Loan campaign, 24 April 1918Staff at work in the General Banking Department on the 1st floor of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s Head Office, Sydney, 6 September 1916

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Unreserved is the online platform to access the Reserve Bank of Australia Archives. Unreserved allows you to directly access digitised copies of selected archival records as well as information about our entire archival collection.

The Reserve Bank is custodian of a rich and varied archive of records that spans nearly 200 years of Australia’s economic, financial and social history – from the convict era through to more recent times. This is because the Reserve Bank descended from the original Commonwealth Bank of Australia which had a central banking function and had absorbed other banks with a colonial history.

In addition to directly searching the Archives, there are Research and Series Guides for each Collection. Not all items in our Archives have yet been digitised. As our digitisation program progresses, new content will be uploaded to Unreserved and some will be showcased in Explore our Records. You can subscribe to receive updates.

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Premises - Branches - Canberra - RBA - Sculpture - Progress on Maquette (copy e) - May 1967
Premises - Branches - Canberra - RBA - Sculpture - Progress on Maquette (copy e) - May 1967
The Bank at Work - Head Office - Secretary's Department - Barry Noble prepares some papers for a Board Meeting - May 1973
The Bank at Work - Head Office - Secretary's Department - Barry Noble prepares some papers for a Board Meeting - May 1973
The Bank at Work - Head Office - Secretary's Department - Switchboard Operators - 1951
The Bank at Work - Head Office - Secretary's Department - Switchboard Operators - 1951
New Head Office Building - June 1960-January 1963 - View from Martin Place/Phillip Street corner - 14 June 1962
New Head Office Building - June 1960-January 1963 - View from Martin Place/Phillip Street corner - 14 June 1962
Savings Bank of New South Wales - Sydney (Head Office) - Mortgage (Investment) Department - Mortgage Ledgers - Country Property (Indexed) - 1884-1885
Savings Bank of New South Wales - Sydney (Head Office) - Mortgage (Investment) Department - Mortgage Ledgers - Country Property (Indexed) - 1884-1885Series: Savings Bank of New South Wales
Bank's Property - Furniture - Board Room Table - Delivered to new premises (copy b) - 6 January 1964
Bank's Property - Furniture - Board Room Table - Delivered to new premises (copy b) - 6 January 1964
Staff Group - Head Office - Staff Strong Post - 16 January 1919
Staff Group - Head Office - Staff Strong Post - 16 January 1919
Bank Board - Meeting - Sydney - August 1953
Bank Board - Meeting - Sydney - August 1953
Reserve Bank of Australia - New Head Office - Watercolour Sketch of the Board Room - c.1964
Reserve Bank of Australia - New Head Office - Watercolour Sketch of the Board Room - c.1964Type: Object
The Bank at Work - Branches - Commonwealth Bank of Australia - Port Moresby - Bill Robinson with two of the highlanders at Mt. Hagan - August 1963
The Bank at Work - Branches - Commonwealth Bank of Australia - Port Moresby - Bill Robinson with two of the highlanders at Mt. Hagan - August 1963
Staff at Work - Branches - Port Moresby - c.1969
Staff at Work - Branches - Port Moresby - c.1969
Girls - Make Your Future Secure! - Now A Splendid Opportunity For Girls Leaving School - Reserve Bank of Australia - c.1950s-60s
Girls - Make Your Future Secure! - Now A Splendid Opportunity For Girls Leaving School - Reserve Bank of Australia - c.1950s-60sSize: 2.2MB
Staff - Groups - Board members - Annual Report - 1988
Staff - Groups - Board members - Annual Report - 1988
Commonwealth Bank - Booklet - 'Mickles and Muckles' - Gift Book of the Commonwealth Savings Bank of Australia
Commonwealth Bank - Booklet - 'Mickles and Muckles' - Gift Book of the Commonwealth Savings Bank of AustraliaSize: 10.5MB
Savings Bank of New South Wales - Sydney (Head Office) - Mortgage (Investment) Department - Legal Documents - Mortgage and Surrender, Samuel Augustus Perry to George John Rogers - 23 October 1835
Savings Bank of New South Wales - Sydney (Head Office) - Mortgage (Investment) Department - Legal Documents - Mortgage and Surrender, Samuel Augustus Perry to George John Rogers - 23 October 1835Size: 5.5MB Series: Savings Bank of New South Wales