[LINK] First ATM

[Russell Ashdown]

Sandra Henderson wrote:
> Web page from the Australian Bankers' Association says 1977
> (http://www.bankers.asn.au/Default.aspx?ArticleID=619) and a separate
> credit union doc at
> http://www.ecommerce.treasury.gov.au/bpmreview/content/_download/submiss
> ions/CUSCAL.pdf also says 1977 (and implies that it was a credit union
> ATM)
>
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I was based in Perth in 1974 and (I think it was) the Commonwealth Bank 
had a pilot ATM set up in their Hay Street branch which allowed me to 
withdraw a one-time amount of $200 after hours!!!  I remember the 
manager telling me at the time that his branch had been selected as the 
pilot.