| Level | Item |
| Reference Number (click to see whole series/group) | C43/558 |
| Extent | 1 file |
| Title | GOLD AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE OFFICE FILE RELATING TO RELATIONS WITH CENTRAL BANKS, GOVERNMENTS, OTHER BANKS, ETC: COMMONWEALTH RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA |
| Date | 30 Jul 1935 - 8 Jan 1960 |
| Description | Disposal of Australian gold shipments during 'war risk' period. Cessation of gold sales to United Kingdom (UK), May 1944; need to build gold reserves to meet International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) obligations. September 1954: gold production of Fiji and New Zealand added to that of Australia; November 1955: Bank express concern at growing size of gold reserves. The bank became the Reserve Bank of Australia on 14 January 1960.
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| Original Reference | FE498v1 |