Was this the WORLD'S smallest bank?

In the small town of Shackleton, about 200km east of Perth, you will find what was (probably) the smallest bank in the world. Sounds crazy, but I couldn't any information to suggest otherwise. The structure was originally transported from Bruce Rock and was initially a branch of the Agricultural Bank. Over the decades, it has served as a branch for the Bank of New South Wales, R&I, and lastly, Bankwest, which closed in 1997.

Sources:

https://www.brucerock.wa.gov.au/visit/what-to-do-see/shackleton-bank.aspx

https://www.wheatbelttourism.com/shackleton/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shackleton,_Western_Australia

http://www.mingor.net/localities/shackleton.html

https://inherit.dplh.wa.gov.au/public/inventory/details/39d4c8ac-7626-4154-bcab-2601b0e5a283

https://inherit.dplh.wa.gov.au/Public/Inventory/Details/d96a71e9-a807-47f9-aec8-8b9dfbbbfeca

https://wheatbeltlocal.com.au/shackleton-6386/

https://encore.slwa.wa.gov.au/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2849614__SShackleton__P0%2C2__Orightresult__U__X6?lang=eng&suite=def

https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/big-news-call-for-the-countrys-smallest-bank-ng-b88427614z

https://encore.slwa.wa.gov.au/iii/encore/record/C__Rb3110777__Sshackleton__P1%2C34__Orightresult__U__X6?lang=eng&suite=def

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwolyin,_Western_Australia

https://www.facebook.com/shackclub1/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/81602598@N00/4836780639/in/photostream/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/gtp075/51736546869/in/photostream/

https://www.emirates247.com/offbeat/crazy-world/the-world-s-smallest-bank-run-by-just-one-man-2013-02-13-1.494934

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/York%E2%80%93Bruce_Rock_railway_line

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bankwest#:~:text=Bankwest%20is%20an%20Australian%20bank,in%201994%20before%20being%20privatised.

https://www.bankwest.com.au/about-us/our-journey


Image Sources:

https://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/slwa_b3110777_10

https://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/slwa_b3110777_11

https://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/slwa_b3110777_12

https://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/slwa_b1928979_1

https://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/slwa_b3469165_1

https://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/slwa_b2483742_1

https://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/slwa_b3110777_17


Links to WA State Library resources:

https://encore.slwa.wa.gov.au/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2849614__SShackleton__P0%2C2__Orightresult__U__X6?lang=eng&suite=def

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