Perth Building Society

Perth Building Society was Western Australia’s first building society.[1] It operated from 1862 to 1987, when it amalgamated with the Hotham Permanent Building Society to form Challenge Bank.[2]

PBS was founded by WA Attorney General George Frederick Stone, Lt. Col. J. Bruce, Adjutant General W. Knight, Rev. G.P. Pownall, Magistrate H. Wakefield[3] and Joseph Thomas Reilly.[4]

It proposed an earlier merger in 1981 with Bendigo Building Society, but Bendigo customers and shareholders opposed the move.[5]

Bryce Moore’s history of the Perth Building Society was published in 1989.[6]

References
  1. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A110367b.htm
  2. http://www.gabr.net.au/biogs/ABE0548b.htm
  3. http://www.gabr.net.au/biogs/ABE0548b.htm
  4. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A110367b.htm
  5. http://www.bendigobank.com.au/public/about_us/pdf/150th_birthday_supplement/10.pdf%5B%5D
  6. Moore, Bryce, (1989) A superior kind of savings bank : Perth Building Society 1862-1987. Perth, W.A : Challenge Bank in association with Centre for Western Australian History, University of Western Australia. ISBN 0-7316-5292-4 (pbk.).

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