New South Wales Bank Holiday Timeline

1912

Bank Holidays Act is Changed

According to the changed act, banks in New South Wales have to remain closed on the first Monday of August, thus marking the beginning of the New South Wales Bank Holiday.

1875

Bank Holidays Act is Introduced in New South Wales

The act stipulates that banks in New South Wales remain closed on the first day of August, each year.

1871

Bank Holiday Act in Introduced in the UK

The act constitutes that banks in the UK and Ireland remain closed on the first Monday of August, each year