Series Guide: Queensland Government Savings Bank
The material covers areas including Brisbane, Maryborough, Rockhampton, Townsville and Warwick. The majority of the records being from Brisbane (Head Office) and Maryborough.
The banking activities include records of legislation, depositors, ledgers, registers, publications and reports.
Description of series
The records relate to the various functions of the banks and include ledgers, forms, deposits, withdrawals and correspondence. There are some passbooks from individual depositors’ accounts.
Depositors’ ledgers: Contain information such the name of the account holder and details of account transactions. Some ledgers also have occupation and address details.
Passbooks: Record name and signature, occupation and address. List all transactions on the bank account. Contains ‘Regulations for the Information of Depositors’.
Signature registers: Include account number, signature of account holder and sometimes extra information such as account passwords or physical description of account holder. An ‘X’ and a password are attached to the accounts of illiterate people.
Security registers: Record name, address, account number, numbers of bonds or certificates, dollar amount, maturity date, signature, rate of interest (bonds only), when interest is due (bonds only).
Biographical/historical notes
The Government Savings Banks Act 1864 established the Queensland Government Savings Bank, which began operations the following year. At this time the Bank also absorbed the Moreton Bay Savings Bank (1856–65). This change introduced a new way of operating that included postmasters acting as bank agencies, banking by post, withdrawals by telegraph and the abolition of signature registrations.
The Bank operated as the Queensland Government Savings Bank until 7 December 1920 when it amalgamated with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia and was absorbed into it.
Arrangement description
The series is arranged by a Numeric numbering system.
Brisbane (Head Office) - Depositors Ledgers
|
Accession Number |
Description |
Date Range |
|---|---|---|
|
3-1-6-1 |
Queensland Government Savings Bank - Brisbane (Head Office) - Depositors Ledgers - Ledgers containing accounts opened at Brisbane and other points throughout Queensland - "A-M" - 1865-1867 |
1865–1867 |
|
3-1-6-2 |
Queensland Government Savings Bank - Brisbane (Head Office) - Depositors Ledgers - Ledgers containing accounts opened at Brisbane and other points throughout Queensland - "N-Z" to Folio 560; "A-M" from Folio 561 - 1865-1867 |
1865–1867
|
Brisbane (Head Office) - Indexes of Depositors Accounts
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Accession Number |
Description |
Date Range |
|---|---|---|
|
3-1-8-1 |
Queensland Government Savings Bank - Brisbane (Head Office) - Indexes of Depositors Accounts - "A-Z" - 1900-1912 |
1900–1912 |
|
3-1-8-2 |
Queensland Government Savings Bank - Brisbane (Head Office) - Indexes of Depositors Accounts - "A-Z" - 1902-1905 |
1902–1905 |
Brisbane (Head Office) - Instructions
|
Accession Number |
Description |
Date Range |
|---|---|---|
|
3-1-3-1 |
Queensland Government Savings Bank - Brisbane (Head Office) - Instructions - "General Instructions for the Guidance of Agents and their Assistants" - Printed 1917 and including amendments - 1917-1919 |
1917–1919 |
|
3-1-3-2 |
Queensland Government Savings Bank - Brisbane (Head Office) - Instructions - "General Instructions for the Guidance of Agents and their Assistants" - printed 1917 and including amendments - 1917-1920 |
1917–1920 |
|
3-1-3-3 |
Queensland Government Savings Bank - Brisbane (Head Office) - Instructions - "Instructions to Officers authorised to transact Government Savings Bank Business" - pre 1916 |
1915 |
Brisbane (Head Office) - Legislation
|
Accession Number |
Description |
Date Range |
|---|---|---|
|
3-1-2-1 |
Queensland Government Savings Bank - Brisbane (Head Office) - Legislation - Queensland Government Savings Bank Bill - 1916 |
1916 |
|
3-1-2-2 |
Queensland Government Savings Bank - Brisbane (Head Office) - Legislation - Regulations under the "Government Savings Bank Act of 1864" re Friendly Societies - 6 June 1913 |
1913 |
|
3-1-2-3 |
Queensland Government Savings Bank - Brisbane (Head Office) - Legislation - Regulations under the "Government Savings Bank Act of 1864" - Miscellaneous - 18 Apr. 1912 |
1912 |
|
3-1-2-4 |
Queensland Government Savings Bank - Brisbane (Head Office) - Legislation - Regulations under the "Government Savings Bank Act of 1864" re Interstate Transfers and Payments on Demand - 2 Nov. 1911 |
1911 |
Brisbane (Head Office) - Pass Books
|
Accession Number |
Description |
Date Range |
|---|---|---|
|
3-1-9-1 |
Queensland Government Savings Bank - Brisbane (Head Office) - Pass Books - No. 2776 Shiells, John C. - 1865-1912 |
1865–1912 |
|
3-1-9-2 |
Queensland Government Savings Bank - Brisbane (Head Office) - Pass Books - No. 168382 - Brown, Albert J. - 1888-1897 |
1888–1897 |
|
3-1-9-3 |
Queensland Government Savings Bank - Brisbane (Head Office) - Pass Books - No. 219939 - Svanson, Johann Peter - 1892-1894 |
1892–1894 |
|
3-1-9-4 |
Queensland Government Savings Bank - Brisbane (Head Office) - Pass Books - No. 288182 - O'Neill, Eliza O. - 1896-1898 |
1896–1898 |
|
3-1-9-5 |
Queensland Government Savings Bank - Brisbane (Head Office) - Pass Books - No. 96181 - Robinson, S.F. - 1915 |
1915 |
Brisbane (Head Office) - Publications
|
Accession Number |
Description |
Date Range |
|---|---|---|
|
3-1-5-1 |
Queensland Government Savings Bank - Brisbane (Head Office) - Publications - Booklet entitled "How can the Savings Bank Help Me?" ( First Edition ) - c. 1917 |
1917 |
|
3-1-5-2 |
Queensland Government Savings Bank - Brisbane (Head Office) - Publications - Booklet entitled "How can the Savings Bank Help Me?" ( Second Edition ) - c. 1917 |
1917 |
|
3-1-5-3 |
Queensland Government Savings Bank - Brisbane (Head Office) - Publications - Leaflet entitled "Memorandum of the Information of Depositors & Others" - Includes List of Branches and Agencies - pre 1916 |
1915 |
|
3-1-5-4 |
Queensland Government Savings Bank - Brisbane (Head Office) - Publications - Leaflet listing branches of the Bank - 1 Mar. 1910 |
1910 |
|
3-1-5-5 |
Queensland Government Savings Bank - Brisbane (Head Office) - Leaflet giving details of business, deposit and withdrawal procedure - 1912 |
1912 |
|
3-1-5-6 |
Queensland Government Savings Bank - Brisbane (Head Office) - Publications - Leaflet listing branches and Agencies of the Bank - July 1914 |
1914 |
Brisbane (Head Office) - Signature Registers
|
Accession Number |
Description |
Date Range |
|---|---|---|
|
3-1-7-1 |
Queensland Government Savings Bank - Brisbane (Head Office) - Signature Registers - Accounts 1-34972 - 1913-1921 |
1913–1921 |
|
3-1-7-2 |
Queensland Government Savings Bank - Brisbane (Head Office) - Signature Registers - Agency Accounts 01-06000 - 1918-1921 |
1918–1921 |
Brisbane (Head Office) - Specimen Forms
|
Accession Number |
Description |
Date Range |
|---|---|---|
|
3-1-4-1 |
Queensland Government Savings Bank - Brisbane (Head Office) - Specimen Forms - Form No. 91 Rates of Exchange Table - charges between Brisbane and other points - 1 Mar. 1911 |
1911 |
|
3-1-4-2 |
Queensland Government Savings Bank - Brisbane (Head Office) - Specimen Forms - Deceased Depositors Declaration - 1911-1919 |
1911–1919 |
|
3-1-4-3 |
Queensland Government Savings Bank - Brisbane (Head Office) - Specimen Forms - Form C.1 Joint Account Declaration - 1900-1909 |
1900–1909 |
|
3-1-4-4 |
Queensland Government Savings Bank - Brisbane (Head Office) - Specimen Forms - Form K. Form of Order for collection of withdrawal by person acting for depositor - 1900 |
1900 |
|
3-1-4-5 |
Queensland Government Savings Bank - Brisbane (Head Office) - Specimen Forms - Form S.42 Transfer Form - Change of Officers - 1900 |
1900 |
|
3-1-4-6 |
Queensland Government Savings Bank - Brisbane (Head Office) - Specimen Forms - Recoup Form (Agency Banking Account) - 1900 |
1900 |
Brisbane (Head Office) - Statutory Reports
|
Accession Number |
Description |
Date Range |
|---|---|---|
|
3-1-1-1 |
Queensland Government Savings Bank - Brisbane (Head Office) - Statutory Reports - Annual Reports & Balance Sheets - 1905 - 1920 |
1905–1920 |
|
3-1-1-2 |
Queensland Government Savings Bank - Brisbane (Head Office) - Statutory Reports - Annual Report of the Workers' Dwellings Board for the year ended 30 June, 1913 - 1913 |
1913 |
|
3-1-1-3 |
Queensland Government Savings Bank - Brisbane (Head Office) - Statutory Reports - Annual Report on the Government Savings Bank Securities for the years ended 2 Jan. 1913, by the Agent General, London; and 7 July 1913, by the Auditor General - 1913 |
1913 |
|
3-1-1-4 |
Queensland Government Savings Bank - Brisbane (Head Office) - Statutory Reports - Financial Statement by the Treasurer, Mr J.A. Fihelly, M.L.A., page 27 refers to Government Savings Bank Inscribed Stock Account for the year ended 30 June, 1920 - 1920 |
1920 |
Branch - Maryborough
|
Accession Number |
Description |
Date Range |
|---|---|---|
|
3-2-6-1 |
Queensland Government Savings Bank - Maryborough - Depositors Ledgers - Accounts 1-2000; Friendly Society Accounts FS1-FS32 - 1914-1921 |
1914–1921 |
|
3-2-6-2 |
Queensland Government Savings Bank - Maryborough - Depositors Ledgers - Agency Accounts 01-02000 - 1917-1921 |
1917–1921 |
|
3-2-6-3 |
Queensland Government Savings Bank - Maryborough - Depositors Ledgers - Government Trust Accounts GT101-GT136; Friendly Society Accounts FS1-FS57 (continuation of A/N 3-2-6-1) - 1917-1921 |
1917–1921 |
|
3-2-7-1 |
Queensland Government Savings Bank - Maryborough - Signature Registers - Accounts 1-6000 - 1914-1919 |
1914–1919 |
|
3-2-7-2 |
Queensland Government Savings Bank - Maryborough - Signature Registers - Agency Accounts 01-04212 - 1917-1920 |
1917–1920 |
|
3-2-10-1 |
Queensland Government Savings Bank - Maryborough - Security Registers - War Loan Bonds - c.1916-1920 |
1916–1920 |
|
3-2-10-2 |
Queensland Government Savings Bank - Maryborough - Security Registers - War Savings Certificates - c.1916-1920 |
1916–1920 |
Branch - Rockhampton
|
Accession Number |
Description |
Date Range |
|---|---|---|
|
3-5-6-1 |
Queensland Government Savings Bank - Rockhampton - Depositors Ledgers - Accounts 1-3866 (Continuation) - 1918-1921 |
1918–1921 |
Branch - Townsville
|
Accession Number |
Description |
Date Range |
|---|---|---|
|
3-3-6-1 |
Queensland Government Savings Bank - Townsville - Depositors Ledgers - Agency Accounts 01-02000 - 1918-1921 |
1918–1921 |
Branch - Warwick
|
Accession Number |
Description |
Date Range |
|---|---|---|
|
3-4-6-1 |
Queensland Government Savings Bank - Warwick - Depositors Ledgers - Friendly Society Accounts FS2-FS45; Government Trust Accounts GT1-GT42 - 1920 - 1921 |
1920–1921 |
