That's it Magilla,
The Bank of NSW is the oldest operating company in Australia, being established in 1817, seven year before the Australian Agricultural Company, which was established in 1824. On its merger with the Commercial Bank of Australia, its name was changed to Westpac in 1982. However, it is the oldest continuously operating company in Australia. They were almost brought down by their perfidious chief cashier early on:
"This was a challenging time, beginning with a serious loss in 1821 when it was discovered that the Bank of NSW's Chief Cashier had stolen half its subscribed capital, none of which was ever recovered.
The Bank's major expansion began in response to the gold fever in 1851 when it saw an opportunity to set up gold-buying agents in response to the needs of miners and merchants. It had grown from a single office in Sydney to a network of 37 branches by 1861."
Over to you.