THE ONLINE HISTORY OF GULGONG AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS: 75 HERBERT ST

"Writers Rest", 75 Herbert Street, Gulgong

Source: Darren Michael

PROPERTY HISTORY

The first known building on this block was a Chinese restaurant which is partially visible in the 1872 photo of William A Sac's boarding house. However it changed hands in the two months that the A&A Photographic Company were in town and was later photographed as the new office of Simmons, Mining Agent.

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The land at 75 Herbert Street (Allot 1C Section 5) was first owned by John Hunter. He bought it for 3 pounds in 1881. In 1886 he had a mortgage with the Union Bank of Australia which was discharged in 1889. In 1896 the property was transferred to William Wesley of West Wyalong, a produce dealer, and in 1901 to his widow, Bridget Wesley. Bridget transferred the property to Alfred William Wood of Gulgong, a butcher. His mortgage of 1901 with the Bank of NSW was discharged in 1902. In 1902 Wood held a mortgage with C R Young, by then a retired merchant having sold his large store uphill on Herbert Street to Jas Loneragan.
CR Young transferred the property to Charles Augustus Russell and Albert Ernest Russell, storekeepers of Gulgong. Two months later the Russell brothers transferred the property to Jane Anderson of Munghorn, Cooyal, who undertook a mortgage with them.
1908 - Edward McCulloch of Gulgong, Auctioneer, Robert William Head of Gulgong, saddler and Albert Ernest Brigden. This trio often acted as trustees for the Loyal Happy Valley Lodge of Oddfellows, Manchester Unity Gulgong.

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1909 - Albert John Thomas Murn, Fruiterer
1911 - Charles Hughes, Grazier
1914 - James Frederick Foster
1921? - Frank John Caldwell of Sydney, Wine and Spirit Merchant

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1937 - Perpetual Trustee Company Limited to Sarah Rose Hannah Bayliss wife of Richard Samuel Bayliss of Gulgong, Undertaker
1966 - Helen Janice Shearman, wife of Leslie Christopher Shearman of Mudgee, Grazier
1971 - Eric Gilbert Wahlquist of Botobolar, Vigneron and Vincentia Margaret Wahlquist, his wife (joint tenants)
1982 - George Brian Hobson and Kerry Lynn Hobson