![]() ![]() The first printing works to produce the new banknotes was situated near the docks at the western end of Flinders Street in Melbourne and in 1912 Thomas Samuel Harrison, an Englishman with extensive knowledge and experience in the field of security printing, was appointed Australia's first banknote printer. Further, the issuing of banknotes by private banks was effectively discouraged by the Bank Notes Tax Act, also of 1910, which imposed a tax of 10 per cent per annum on all banknotes issued.įor the first three years following the Australian Notes Act coming into force, some of the earlier private banknotes were overprinted by the Treasury as a temporary measure and circulated as Australian banknotes until new designs were ready for Australia's first federal government-issued banknotes. The passing of the Australian Notes Act of 1910, which assigned responsibility for the issue of banknotes to the Commonwealth Treasury, however, made it an offence for any bank to circulate banknotes issued by a State and withdrew their status as legal tender. ![]() If there’s something you can’t see, why don’t you email us and find out if we have it Please note: We’re rebuilding our site and are constantly adding items. Collecting Australian banknotes is a popular pass time with many, sometimes for pleasure and frequently as an ![]()
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