MDA 26. 8.1859 Opens. MDA 29. 8.1859 Bankers to Sandy Creek Poverty Reef Co. MDA 12. 9.1859 Mr Anderson, Manager, purchase huge cake of gold from Corfu Reef. MDA 7.10.1859 Brick building nearly completed. MDA 8. 4.1860 Buys gold. IA 12. 4.1861 Only bank in town, not good gold prices. IA 14. 3.1862 J Foster, Manager, Magistrate. DTSE 21. 4.1864 Colonial Bank opens, competition at last. Union has been paying 2/- to 3/- per oz less than Dunolly. TC 9.12.1865 Union Bank has 156oz nugget on display. TC 10.10.1866 Manager H S Hooke, Teller, Williamson. TC 19.12.1868 Open agency at Llanelly. TC 28. 5.1870 Donates L10 to new Tarnagulla School House. TC 22. 4.1871 H S Hooke to move from Bank. TC 21.10.1871 Ormus Biddolph, Accountant at the Union Bank. TC 30.12.1871 Mr Herbert Turner of the Union Bank appointed Treasurer to the Borough Council. TC 15. 1.1876 J R Langsford, Manager. TC 29. 4.1876 Opens agency at the Possum Hill Rush. TC 26. 3.1881 Langsford to be transferred to Maryborough. A very useful member of the community, in nearly everything. TC 6. 8.1881 John Paul. TC 23. 1.1886 John Paul relieving the Manager at Sandhurst, relieved himself by Mr Adam. TC 12. 6.1886 Mr McNicol, of the Union Bank. TC 18. 2.1888 Colonial Bank to close 21. 2.1888, Union Bank to take over all business. TC 25. 2.1888 Sendoff to McNicol. TC 9. 6.1888 Removes to the Colonial Bank building and commenced operations 6. 6.1888. The premises have been thoroughly overhauled and repainted. TC 16. 9.1888 Offers the old premises for sale. TC 7. 7.1888 Purchased by the Committee of the Presbyterian Church. TC 30. 3.1889 Farewell to F W Price, Accountant at the Bank. Transferred to Forbes, NSW. TC 20. 7.1889 Magnum Bonum Nugget on display. TC 23. 5.1891 A W Hale, teller, transferred to ?. Mr Howell also works there. (Including John Paul, there must be 3 on the staff - DG). TC 12.12.1891 Mr N Howell is the Manager, and is selling up and leaving. John Paul obviously left some time ago. TC 20. 2.1892 J V Bryant playing cricket for Tarnagulla. TC 4. 6.1892 Bryant elected Treasurer of the Borough. TC 7. 1.1893 Mrs Bryant has a son. TC 11. 2.1893 George McNaboe attempting to start up Mounted Rifles Corp. TC 6. 5.1893 Carries on business despite the Government suspension of bank trading. TC 24. 6.1893 Mr Bryant is to be transferred to Egerton Branch, both he and Mrs Bryant will be sadly missed. To be replaced by Mr Hale, one time Teller and Relieving Manager. Mr Hale is at Egerton. TC 8. 7.1893 Bryant farewelled in some style. Good report on him and Hale, his successor. TC 23. 9.1893 A W Hale is Treasurer to Borough, also member of Ancient order of Masons. TC 27. 1.1894 Two employees transferred to Western Australia, George McNaboe and G T Herd, a local boy. Send-off. TC 26. 5.1894 Maggie Davies, daughter of W M Davies, marries A W Hale. TC 23. 2.1895 A Roxburgh is a good batsman. TC 23. 2.1895 Hale also plays. TC 9. 3.1895 Ditto. TC 3. 8.1895 Roxburgh plays football for Tarnagulla. TC 14. 3.1896 A E Roxburgh transferred to Ballarat, then to West Australian. To be replaced by H C J Mills, of Ballarat and formerly of Stawell. TC 4. 4.1896 A W Hale transferred to Gympie, Queensland. TC 18. 4.1896 Farewell to Hale. Replaced by Mr Garland. TC 25. 4.1896 Farewell from the Cricket Club. TC 2. 5.1896 E A Roxburgh now at Coolgardie. TC 16. 5.1896 John V Bryant charged with forgery at Egerton. TC 14. 6.1896 Sentenced to six months. TC 16. 1.1897 Union Bank sends down 600oz by private escort. TC 31. 7.1897 H C Mills has been transferred, at the Bank for the last 18 months. TC 2.10.1897 James Garland. TC 9.10.1897 Garland is a good cricketer. TC 30.10.1897 Lease Application J Garland, north of the Bendigo Consols. TC 25.12.1897 Garland is a very good cricketer. TC 3. 9.1898 High up in batting, bowling and fielding averages. TC 17. 9.1898 Is Cricket Captain. TC 25. 3.1899 A W Hale's infant daughter dies at Gympie, Qld. TC 29. 4.1899 Garland and Crothers. TC 3. 6.1899 Garland seeks a reduction in the water rates. TC 9. 9.1899 Mr Rice?. TC 23. 9.1899 Garland wins Tennis Tournament. TC 27. 1.1900 Frederick Hawkins transferred to Adelaide. TC 3. 2.1900 Ex-Manager Norman Howell's wife dies. TC 10. 2.1900 AOE Crothers, Accountant for the last 2 or 3 years, transferred to Warracknabeal. Succeeded by Mr Connochie. W Hawkins has been engaged, filling his brother's position. TC 10. 3.1900 Good report on Crothers' farewell. TC 31. 3.1900 John Paul dies in Adelaide. TC 16. 6.1900 James Garland. TC 23. 6.1900 Young William Hawkins has a bicycle accident on his way home from the Bank. TC 21. 7.1900 Mrs Hale dies in Queensland. TC 28. 7.1900 Garland transferred to Narandra, NSW. TC 10.11.1900 Connochie. TC 22.12.1900 Arthur O.E.Crothers gone. TC 2.3.1901 W Hawkins Transferred to Daylesford. TC 30.3.1901 Leo Burstall transferred to Maryborough. TC 25.5.1901 McNaboe mentioned first time. TC 20.7.1901 Garland is selling up, off to Warracknabeal. Connochie still around. TC 3.8.1901 Mr Walker new Manager. TC 10.8.1901 A V Walker Tc 7.3.1903 Walker ill, transferred, replaced by Mr Chambers, Accountant from Stawell. TC 16.5.1903 Connochie relieving at Cohuna, W. Hawkins about to be transferred. JM Duggan appointed. TC 20.6.1903 Mr Crothers has come back as the Accountant. TC 8.8.1903 Leo Burstall promoted to Melbourne. TC 6.2.1904 H Chambers, Manager. Wife dies. TC 16.4.1904 Connochie, accountant/manager, transferred to Deniliquin. TC 9.9.1905 M J Duggan to Melbourne. TC 14.10.1905 Dr. Rinder moves into the old premises. TC 23.12.1905 Chambers licensed as gold buyer. TC 25.8.1906 Agency at Newbridge. Tc 16.1.1909 Crothers, accountant, transferred to Maryborough. Tc 25.12.1909 Newbridge agency TC 29.1.1910 N L Morton TC 5.3.1910 TC 19.8.1911 Norman Morton, 4 years at Tarnagulla, transferred to Warracknabeal TC 2.9.1911 Lightfoot, the accountant, transferred to Tamworth. Morton was a good footballer, Lightfoot a very good cricketer. He has been at Tarnagulla 2 1/2 years. TC 1.2.1913 A L Bool ledgerkeeper for last two years. TC 3.5.1913 G Lane, Accountant Tc 30.8.1913 Telephone connected Tc 3.10.1914 Shiel TC 7.11.1914 Stolen gold case TC 23.1.1915 James Rogers been here three years TC 6.3.1915 R Woodall transferred to Loch TC 19.6.1915 S Day TC 29.1.1916 Stan Day TC 8.7.1916 W G Sheil is the Accountant Tc 28.10.1916 Illicit gold TC 3.2.1917 C G Wright. ledgerkeeper TC 3.11.1917 Signaller Stanley Day, former junior clerk, killed in action if France. TC 22.12.1917 Fire at the Bank, outbuildings burnt to the ground, etc. TC 22.3.1019 Chambers on furlough, Sheill acting Manager, R T Swan from Broken Hill acting Accountant. TC 28.6.1918 Shiel transferred to Charters Towers TC 5.7.1918 Sheil send-off TC 19.7.1918 Donates to Fire Brigade TC 18.10.1918 Frank Weir, formerly on the staff, is killed in France IA 12.1.1926 Mr Donovan has a car. IA 29.6.1928 Chambers retires, replaced by Benson of Maryborough Branch. IA 9.10.1928 Clarrie Wooland and George Graham transferred. TC 16.10.1928 More, Clarrie Holland! IA 31.1.1933 A.G.Gibson to Geelong, replaced by R. Hallmore from Maryborough. IA 6.8.1935 RA Hallsmore a good golfer. IA 22.12.1936 JM Duggan to Colac, been on staff for 12 years. IA 18.4.1939 Len George. IA 20.8.1940 LL George to Swan Hill, replaced by Mr H Morris. IA 19.8.1941 D. Ross, relieved by Mr Hall. IA 24.4.1942 Bank is now only an agency. IA 1.5.1942 Closure. IA 1.5.1942 Benson and Ross. IA 5.5.1942 Benson farewelled. ----- This data is part of the David Gordon Index and is provided for private use only. Copyright David Gordon 2012.