Hurstville, bank

This former branch of the State Bank is located on the corner of Forest Road and Treacy Street, in the southern suburb of Hurstville. It is now home to Vinnies, a St Vincent De Paul Society op shop. In Australia, an opportunity shop is what might otherwise be known as a thrift shop or charity shop. The bank was started as the Rural Bank of New South Wales in 1933 was started life in 1933 as the Rural Bank of NSW until 1982 when its name was changed to the State Bank of New South Wales. In 1994 it was sold to Colonial. The Colonial State Bank carried on until 2000, when it was taken over by the Commonwealth Bank.
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