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The Bank House
The Bank House is located at Derby in Tasmania`s north east and is a National Trust classified property circa 1888. It is the oldest remaining bank of timber construction in Tasmania and it ceased trading as a full-time bank on February 28, 1918. It remained a part-time branch until 1991. It now houses a large and diverse range of antiques, crafts, and bric-a-brac.
Derby became a mining boom town soon after the Krushka brothers discovered tin there in 1876. From then until 1945 there were many famous mines around the town. In Derby, you can also see a mining shanty town which has been created in the school grounds. It is complete with general store, blacksmiths shed, mine office, butchers shop, a printing office, the gaol and huts and cottages