[1] The Royal Bank of Queensland Limited established a Receiving Office, operated by its Gatton Branch, on this site in 1906.

It was as the Bank of New South Wales that this branch traded until 1970 when it was closed and the building passed into private ownership in 1971.

[1] It is a timber structure on low stumps consisting of a banking chamber with manager's residence at the rear.

[1] The former Bank of New South Wales premises and attached residence was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992 having satisfied the following criteria.

It also illustrates the development of Helidon, which was a refreshment stop on the main railway line between Brisbane and Wallangarra, the state border interchange.

The building is a good example, adapted for a small rural town, of a combined banking chamber and manager's residence.

The former Bank of New South Wales building is important for its architectural appeal, which makes a major contribution to the townscape of Helidon.

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