MOORE'S ALMANAC - GULGONG
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, 1300
Route – Rail to Mudgee thence coach.
The P.M. from Mudgee visits here when required.
- Magistrates – R. Rouse, R, Rouse, jun,, C.M. Lowe, S. T. Bishop C. Harris, C. E. Hilton and George Rush
- Coroner – Leslie George Rouse
- Post and Telegraph Master – W. Clarke
- Acting CPS, Warden’s Clerk Minin Regist, - Sergt Geo, Steele
- Deputy Elec Regist, Regist Births &c – Wm. Clarke
- Sergt of Police – G Steele
- Warden – T H Wilkinson PM
- Surgeon: RHK Bennett
- Chemists: C Harris, J Souter
- Municipality: Mayor – Richard Rouse;
- Clerk – Kemp McDonough
- Hospital: Hon Sec – A P Lambert;
- Surgeon – Dr JLM McCreadie;
- Matron – Miss JM Burke
- Small Debts Bailiff – J B Clarke
- Comms for Affidavits – S T Bishop, HD Voss, LG Rouse
- Banks: AJS – W R Bentzen; NSW – HD Voss
- Agricultural Assoc: Sec – Chas E Hilton
- Newspaper – “Gulgong Advertiser”
- Steam Roller Flour Mill – C R Young
- Solicitor – L G Rouse
- Public School – AP Lambert
- Auctioneers – ST Bishop, Chas E Hilton, Alex R Young
- Stores – CR Young, CA Russell, E Brown, J Barrett
- Hotels – J Powell’s Fletcher’s, Young’s, Naughton’s, Blunt’s, Wm Norris’s, F Egan’s and Edwards Ryan’s.
Source: Moore's Australian almanac and country directory for the year ...(1900)
