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Commonwealth Bank

Location
Lot 413, Town of Darwin.
Corner of Smith and Bennett Streets.
 
Gazettal Date
19 March 1996.
Northern Territory Government Gazette No. S7.
 
Description
Two storey reinforced concrete banking chamber and offices (originally included staff quarters in Bennett Street wing).
 
Statement of Heritage Value
The Commonwealth Bank constructed in 1940 is representative of the development of banking facilities in Darwin and the spread of the government services in this area nationally. The Commonwealth Bank is an excellent example of an Inter-war Functionalist style used to represent the forward looking approach of the administration of the Commonwealth Bank.
 
Further Reading
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