[2] Thomas Barker, a manufacturer, engineer, politician, landowner and philanthropist, was a notable director and chairman.

William Rutledge (born 1806 - died 1876 Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia), merchant, banker and early settler, also became a director of the bank in 1839.

[3] The CBC grew to service the expanding pastoral and farming industries of the then Colony of New South Wales.

[5] In July 1982, CBC Bank helped to fund a tour of Bob Merritt's play The Cake Man to Denver, Colorado.

[citation needed] The bank constructed many substantial and ornate buildings as branches throughout Australia.