Bank of Australasia, Ipswich, Queensland

These photographs show the exterior and the interior of the Bank of Australasia, Ipswich, Queensland. The first building with the residence out the back is the Bank of Australasia branch. Jack Bain worked for the Bank of Australasia and then from 1951 ANZ Bank. He worked in many branches over his career from the 1920s to his retirement in 1966. The Bank of Australasia is a heritage-listed former bank at 116A Brisbane Street, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Reed & Barnes and built in 1878. It was constructed in 1878 with an attached manager's residence. It is now an Indian restaurant. The original branch opened on 7 November 1853. This was the Bank's first branch in what was to become six years later the Colony of Queensland. Ipswich is a city in South East Queensland, Australia. Situated on the Bremer River, it is approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) west of the Brisbane central business district. The city is renowned for its architectural, natural and cultural heritage. Ipswich began in 1827 as a mining settlement. (Wikipedia) According to The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld,: 1866-1939), Thursday 18 January 1934, Page 13 Ipswich was tribally known as Coodjirar meaning place of the Red Stemmed Gum Tree in the Yugararpul language. (Wikipedia