bankhistory
Bank of Van Diemen’s Land, 3rd August 1891
Founded in 1823, the Bank of Van Diemen’s Land was the first commercial financial institution in Van Diemen’s Land, later the Colony of Tasmania. Nicknamed the ‘Old Bank’ , the Bank of Van Diemen’s Land traded for 68 years before becoming the first major bank failure of what would eventuate into the Australian banking crisis of 1893. The featured photgraph
May 2, 2023
