Agent TypeOrganisationActivities & OccupationsLobbyistsProfessional organisationsHistoryThe Australian Bankers' Association was formed in 1954 to present co-ordinated policy and promote the interests of it member banks. It grew directly out of Associations in each state in Australia, some of which had been founded in the 1860s to co-ordinate approaches to governments for the operation of the governments' banking accounts. The ABA managed the state [cheque] clearing houses until clearing was undertaken by an independent body. Early records of the Associated Banks, Victoria are held at ANZ Bank Archives.
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