Bank of New Zealand

Description

Alternative NameBNZBNZ TimaruDescriptionThe Bank of New Zealand opened its first Timaru branch in 1862 in a wooden building that was on the corner of Stafford and Church Streets. In 1863 the bank purchased a site on the corner of Stafford and George Street and erected a new building, but this was destroyed in December 1868 in the great fire of Timaru. The replacement building was constructed of bluestone and Oamaru stone.TypeBusinessGeolocation^[1]Geo AddressTimaru, 7910, New ZealandSubjectCommerce

Newspaper Clipping

Bank's centenary at Geraldine, The original… and the new

BNZ's Geraldine centenary

The banks of Timaru (3)

The First Bank of New Zealand Building

Exciting, but awful to witness

Image courtesy of the South Canterbury Museum, item 1998/174.179. Please contact the museum for more information.

Connections

PlaceTimaruEventThe Great Fire of 1868

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