Friday, September 17, 2021

HERBERT STREET

The following collection of images shows the central section of Herbert Street Gulong as captured in photos for over 100 years. For details of specific buildings, see:
Herbert Street, west side looking north from Mayne Street, 1872
Source: SLNSW

Herbert Street, east side looking north from Mayne Street, 1872
Source: SLNSW

Patrick Brady's Shamrock Hotel, Gulgong
Source: SLNSW

Herbert Street looking north along the eastern side from the intersection of Bayly Street. Starting at the corner is the Shamrock Hotel of Patrick Brady, then the premises of Sun Tong Lee, Abraham Hyams, Thomas Page, Camfield Baker and Robert Graham. The chimney of the Belmore Hotel can be seen in the distance.
Source: Information supplied by Baldwin & Davis, Research Gulgong (Dec 2006)

The central point where people by the thousands gathered on a Friday night and weekends to let off steam or partake in entertainment at the many hotels and theatres. Laughter and pandemonium, music and singing of a dozen nations were the weekly celebration of a prosperous goldfield. As George Johnson wrote - 'It was a scene that only Charles Dickens could describe'.
On the northeastern corner is John Hunter's Boot Shop where old shoes were cast off for new. On the western side below McCulloch's Bookshop is the former premises of Dr Pericles. Dr Bubb was in occupation in July 1872, and only two months later he died of acute bronchitis.
Source: Baldwin & Davis, Research Gulgong (Dec 2006)


Herbert Street looking south from Belmore Street (showing Belmore Hotel), Gulgong, 1872
Source: SLNSW

Looking south up the eastern side of Herbert Street from in front of Charles Bird, chemist. Belmore Hotel, William Barnett, blacksmith & James Frost, hardware, on the corner of Little Bayly Street. 
Source: Baldwin & Davis, Research Gulgong (July 2006)

Brigden's two-storey building, Herbert St
between Queen and Bayly St, Gulgong
Source: Photo card was sent to Miss B. Stott, Surry Hills, Sydney. c/o Gulgong Pioneers Museum

Herbert Street looking toward Mayne Street, 1960s
Source: Barbara Gurney

Herbert Street, 1960s
Source: Barbara Gurney

Row of old timber buildings, Gulgong, New South Wales, ca. 1970
Source: Wes Stacey

Timber buildings, Gulgong, New South Wales, ca. 1970
Source: Wes Stacey