The Oriental Bank traded from 1861 to 1884 until it was bought out by the Union Bank.

The Oriental Bank was located near Judges Pharmacy which was then Armstrong's Druggist and was destroyed in the 1875 fire.

This fire wiped out all premises from Main Street to the Great Eastern Hotel. The manager this time was Mr Bell, and new premises were built after the fire.

The Union Bank paid five thousand five hundred pounds for the building and Mr Charles Russell became manager of the Union Bank.

In 1890 the Bank of Australasia opened its doors in Lynch Street and built premises on the corner of Lynch and Boorowa Street.

The Union Bank and Bank of Australasia merged in 1951 to form the ANZ Bank Limited and are situated on the Oriental Bank site in Boorowa Street.

Judges Pharmacy is a business that has had a long association with Young. On this site was Robert Armstrong's Chemist Shop which had been moved from it's original location in Main Street.

After the fire in 1875 Armstrong's Chemist Shop was rebuilt on its original site where Judges Pharmacy now stands.

Armstrong was appointed Coroner for the town and presided over the 1875 inquest into the fire.

In 1878 he transferred his Burrawa Street to Mr H Potter of Sydney and left Young to conduct pharmacies in Pitt and Castlereagh Streets in Sydney.

He returned in the late 1890's his wife was the daughter of John Hunter of Boot fame.

At some time he set up operations on the opposite side of the street from where Stewart's as he held a diploma for both professions.

Mr Judge later took into partnership Keith L Barnett and traded as Barnett and Judge, Chemist and Dentist. Mr Barnett retired from the business prior to 1907.

That year the Young Telephone Exchange came into being and Mr WO Judge obtained No. 1. Mr Judge had bought the premises from George Whiteman who conducted the Drapery and Clothing Store next door, which after became WF Weedons original store.

For those that can remember this site was occupied by Wayman's Gift Store and Les Forbes Furniture Store later on.

Mr Tottenham joined Mr Judge as assistant in 1926, on Mr Judge retirement in 1945 became, the proprietor. Mr Judge died on February 20, 1962.

Of interest is the fact that Keith Leslie Barnett was the father of Australia's famous organist of the same name building in Boorowa Street is Manson' Hall of Commerce' which was Mallick's Clothing store of the 1950 and is now occupied by 'Young Eyes.'

This building is opposite the Commercial Hotel and was one of the earliest brick buildings to be built in Young. It was built by Donald Manson, who established his business at Lambing Flat in 1862 and also had business' at Forbes, Beechworth, Chiltern, and Moses Creek, Victoria.

Millards original store stood beside this building .