Bank of New South Wales
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The Bank of New South Wales was a historic Australian bank founded in 1817 that later became part of Westpac, one of the country’s largest financial institutions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bank of New South Wales canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10193597 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bank of New South Wales Context triple: [Osborne Smith, employer, Bank of New South Wales]
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A.
National Bank of Australasia
The National Bank of Australasia was a major Australian banking institution that operated from the 19th century until its merger into what is now National Australia Bank.
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B.
Commonwealth Bank Board
The Commonwealth Bank Board was the governing body responsible for overseeing the operations and policy direction of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia during its period as the nation’s central bank.
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C.
National Australia Bank
National Australia Bank is one of Australia's largest financial institutions, providing a wide range of banking and financial services domestically and internationally.
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D.
Bank of New Zealand
Bank of New Zealand is one of New Zealand’s major commercial banks, providing a wide range of retail, business, and institutional banking services across the country.
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E.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia is one of the country’s largest and oldest financial institutions, providing retail, business, and institutional banking and financial services across Australia and internationally.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bank of New South Wales Target entity description: The Bank of New South Wales was a historic Australian bank founded in 1817 that later became part of Westpac, one of the country’s largest financial institutions.
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A.
National Bank of Australasia
The National Bank of Australasia was a major Australian banking institution that operated from the 19th century until its merger into what is now National Australia Bank.
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B.
Commonwealth Bank Board
The Commonwealth Bank Board was the governing body responsible for overseeing the operations and policy direction of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia during its period as the nation’s central bank.
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C.
National Australia Bank
National Australia Bank is one of Australia's largest financial institutions, providing a wide range of banking and financial services domestically and internationally.
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D.
Bank of New Zealand
Bank of New Zealand is one of New Zealand’s major commercial banks, providing a wide range of retail, business, and institutional banking services across the country.
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E.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia is one of the country’s largest and oldest financial institutions, providing retail, business, and institutional banking and financial services across Australia and internationally.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian company
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commercial bank ⓘ |
| acquired | Commercial Bank of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| acquisitionDate | 1982 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Bank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Australia ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| currencyOfServices |
Australian dollar
NERFINISHED
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Australian pound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1982 ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | Westpac Banking Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Lachlan Macquarie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInTerritory | Colony of New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | BNSW NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainOfficeIn | Sydney central business district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableBuilding |
Bank of New South Wales building, Brisbane
NERFINISHED
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Bank of New South Wales building, Melbourne NERFINISHED ⓘ Bank of New South Wales building, Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
New South Wales
NERFINISHED
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Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1817-04-08 ⓘ |
| industry | banking ⓘ |
| legalForm | public company ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Westpac Banking Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergerDate | 1982 ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
New South Wales
NERFINISHED
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New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Queensland NERFINISHED ⓘ South Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Tasmania NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | Westpac Banking Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providedService |
business loans
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commercial banking ⓘ deposit accounts ⓘ mortgage lending ⓘ retail banking ⓘ trade finance ⓘ |
| regulator | Reserve Bank of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sector | financial services ⓘ |
| successor | Westpac Banking Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bank of New South Wales Description of subject: The Bank of New South Wales was a historic Australian bank founded in 1817 that later became part of Westpac, one of the country’s largest financial institutions.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.