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Private issues banknotes
Before the Commonwealth started issuing distinctive banknotes in 1910, many private banknotes circulated in Australia. Most of the banks issuing them fell between boom an depression cycles. Most of the banknotes from the following list of private institutions are very scarce and are mostly found in specimen or proof condition.
After the Australian Not Act was passsed, from 1910 to 1914, the Commonwealth bought a lot of the unused notes from private banks and printed worded script on them. These bankntoes are also called superscribed banknotes. It is only in 1945 that the Government prohibited banks to print notes.
Private issuers
| Issuers | Dates | Superscribed |
|---|---|---|
| Australian and European Bank Limited | 1874-1879 | |
| Australian Banking Company Limited | 1886-1891 | |
| Australian Bank of Commerce Limited | 1910 | Yes |
| Australian Joint Stock Bank Limited | 1853-1910 | |
| Bank of Adelaide | 1865-1910 | Yes |
| Bank of Australia | 1826-1842 | Yes |
| Bank of Australasia | 1835-1910 | |
| Bank of Newcastle | 1828-1829 | |
| Bank of New South Wales | 1817-1910 | Yes |
| Bank of New Zealand | 1882-1902 | |
| Bank of North Queensland | 1859-1893 | |
| Bank of Parramatta | ~1830 | |
| Bank of Queensland Limited | 1863-1866 | |
| Bank of South Australia Limited | 1836-1891 | |
| Bank of Tasmania | 1854-1878 | |
| Bank of Van Diemen's Land Limited | 1824-1881 | |
| Bank of Victoria Limited | 1853-1910 | Yes |
| Bank of Western Australia | 1837-1841 | |
| Bathurst Bank | 1835-1840 | |
| City Bank of Sydney | 1864-1900 | Yes |
| City of Melbourne Bank Limited | 1875-1873 | |
| Colonial Bank, Van Diemens Land | 1840-1843 | |
| Colonial Bank of Australia Limited | 1856-1906 | |
| Commercial Bank of Australia Limited | 1880-1910 | Yes |
| Commercial Bank of South Australia | 1830-1910 | |
| Commercial Bank of Tasmania Limited | Yes | |
| Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Limited | Yes | |
| Cornwall Bank | 1828 | |
| Derwent Bank | 1827-1832 | |
| English, Scottish and Australian Bank Limited | 1852-1907 | Yes |
| Excelsior Bank | 1880 | |
| Federal Bank of Australia Limited | 1882-1893 | |
| London Bank of Australia Limited | 1853-1903 | Yes |
| Mercantile Bank of Australia | 1890 | |
| Mercantile Bank of Syndey | 1876-1877 | |
| Metropolitan Bank Limited | 1885-1909 | |
| National Bank of Australasia | 1858-1888 | Yes |
| New South Wales Government | 1893 | |
| Oriental Bank Corporation | 1852-1882 | |
| Port Phillip Bank | 1839-1843 | |
| Producers' Bank | 1855-1861 | |
| Provincial and Suburban Bank Limited | 1877-1879 | |
| Queensland Government | 1866-1910 | Yes |
| Queensland National Bank Limited | 1873-1877 | |
| Royal Bank of Australia (Boyd's) | 1847 | |
| Royal Bank of Australia Limited | 1888-1910 | Yes |
| Royal Bank of Queensland | 1886-1890 | |
| Sydney Bank | 1826 | |
| Sydney Banking Company | 1840 | |
| Sydney Deposit Bank | 1890-1891 | |
| Town and Country Bank | 1881 | |
| Union Bank of Australia Limited | 1883-1905 | Yes |
| Waterloo Company | 1822-1834 | |
| Western Australian Bank | 1841-1911 | Yes |
