Westpac in Canberra history

Have any of our sleuths been able to locate where the bank in the first picture was (or is)?

Considering the name Kingston was not officially adopted until 1928, this picture could be anywhere in what was Eastlake, so could be in Kingston, Causeway, Griffith or Barton.

m00nee said :

There’s an picture on flickr that shows a much better shot of the bank at the corner of Petrie Street and Alinga Street in the late 60’s.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/canberrahouse/7648523338/in/set-72157603967552961

All the photos in the post above are great, but this flickr photo makes me desperate to click-and-drag it to pan around, google streetview style. I really want a wider view of that streetscape!

Notice the young kid who I assume is a caddy amongst all the fat old men. His name is probably Shorty.

Today is really much better than the ‘good old days’…

There’s an picture on flickr that shows a much better shot of the bank at the corner of Petrie Street and Alinga Street in the late 60’s.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/canberrahouse/7648523338/in/set-72157603967552961

“Not sure of exact location – 1955”
South of the merry-go-round? Isn’t there a Westpac there now?

#3 from 1955 is the Petrie Plaza/City Walk branch next to the merry-go-round that is still operating today.

No.2 is wonderful and, together with no. 4, a reminder of a piece of old folklore that snow in Canberra presaged the fall of a Government.