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Bradley and Holland (importers of cars and commercial vehicles, cnr Adelaide and Albert Street (Albert Square), Brisbane, Queensland, 1909. The building at the extreme left is the former Queensland Deposit Bank and Building Society building from the late 1880s - it was modernised by the Commonwealth Bank c1940. The building to its right is the former 'Commonwealth Buildings', later occupied by the Commonwealth Trading Bank Both buildings were demolished in the late 1960s and replaced by the present Commonwealth Bank building The 'Bradley and Holland' building is the former purpose-built Columbia Roller Skating Rink opened 29 June 1888 (the skate business collapsed in the mid-1890s).