This municipal township, distant about 20 miles from Mudgee, is the centre of the once-famous Gulgong goldfield, now a large and increasing agricultural district. Population, 1283.
The P.M. from Mudgee visits here when required.
- Magistrates— R. Rouse, R. Rouse, jun., C. M. Lowe, R. Stear, S. T. Bishop, S. A. Blackman
- Post and Teleg. Master — W. Clark
- Acting C.P.S., Warden’s Clerk, Mining Regist.— Sergt. Geo. Steele
- Deputy Elec. Regist., Regist. Births, &c. — Wm. Clark
- Sergt. of Police— G. Steele
- Warden— W. J. E. Wotton
- Surgeon— R. H. K. Bennett
- Chemists —C. Harris, J. Souter
- Municipality: Mayor— F. W. Russell; Clerk— E. McCulloch
- Hospital: Sec — A. P. Lambert;
- Surgeon— Dr. J. L. M. McCreadie ;
- Matron— Miss J. M. Burke
- Comm. for Affidavits — S. T. Bishop, H. D. Voss
- Gulgong Butter Fact.: Proprietor— Alfred Vinstrups
- Banks : A.J.S.— W. R. Bentzen ; N.S.W.— H. D. Voss
- Agricul. Assoc.: Sec.— Chas. E. Hilton
- Newspaper— “ Gulgong Advertiser”
- Steam Roller Flour Mill — C. R. Young
- Public School: Teacher— A. P. Lambert
- Auctioneers— S. T. Bishop, J. Scully, Chas. E. Hilton, Jas. Stockman
- Stores— C. R. Young, F. W. Russell, H. Brown, J. Barrett
- Hotels— J. Powell’s, Hewitt’s, Young’s, Naughton’s, White’s, Wm. Norris’s, and F. Egan’s
Source: Moore's Almanac, 1897
