The claim that it was the first state/colony government entity of its type made in 1906 in an eastern states newspaper
"Agricultural Bank". Bundarra & Tingha Advocate. Vol. 6, no. 305. Bundarra. 27 October 1906. p. 2. Retrieved 6 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
"Rural & Industries Bank". The Wagin Argus And Arthur, Dumbleyung, Lake Grace Express. Vol. XXXI, no. 2079. Western Australia. 25 October 1945. p. 4. Retrieved 6 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.