Bank of Van Diemen's Land Forgotten Tasmania

This episode is about the Bank of Van Diemen's Land and how it went broke. We see the history of that corner of Elizabeth Mall Hobart and the Union Bank, ANZ Bank, Bank of Australasia, ESANDA and other related things like George Adams and Tattersalls. It is introduced by Ron Christie (Hobart Town Tea Company) because the Tea Rooms has a giant mural of this Beattie photo and people are always asking about the photo and sharing their stories. I am truely grateful for the interest in this photo. Photos in this story are from the Beattie's Studio collection and historian Colin Dennison OAM, without whom I couldn't have made it. Forgotten Tasmania shares the wonder of Tasmania with the world. John Watt Beattie left a legacy. He started a passion for Tasmania that is still burning more than one hundred years after his death. His photographic collection gives us a view of Tasmania’s wilderness, industry, our people, both those that arrived in the last 200 years and those that were here before; our indigenous, convict and colonial ancestors. These photographs are an extraordinary window into our past, they can take us back in time and show us how things have stayed the same or changed with the ebb and flow of history. We are Tasmanian, these are our stories. The full collection is available to view FREE on our web site; www.BeattiesStudio.com Join our mailing list to receive our FREE newsletter; http://bit.ly/Beatties-Mail Support the restoration of the collection;   / forgottentasmania   Beattie's Digital Studio seeks to treat all people with respect. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that our videos do contain images, sounds and the names of people who have passed away. We respect your privacy and will not share your information without your consent. All the equipment used and the costs of producing these videos is funded personally. All money from sales on our web site and Patreon supporters is used to restore and preserve the collection.