Australian Joint Stock Bank in Warwick, c1886. Warwick's Australian Joint Stock Bank opened in 2 April 1861. The bank is set in a park adjoining a two-storey manager's residence.
Warwick was the first town on the Darling Downs established in 1849 on the banks of the Condamine River. The rich grazing land around the area supports horse and cattle studs, fine wool and grain.
In 1871 the railway from Ipswich came through. Warwick is situated 158km south west of Brisbane on the Cunningham Highway.