This municipal township is distant about twenty miles from Mudgee, and 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
- C.P.S., Warden's Clerk, Mining Regist.— Sergt. Geo. Steele
- Regist. Births, &c. — Wm. Clark
- Sergt. of Police— G. Steele
- Warden — W. J. E. Wotton
- Surgeon— R. H. K. Bennett
- Chemists— Harris, J. Souter
- Hospital: Sec— A. P. Lambert; Surgeon— R. H. K. Bennett
- Municipality : Mayor— R. Heard; Clerk — E. McCulloch
- Agricul. Assoc. : Sec— Chas. H. Hilton
- Comm, for Affidavits — S. T. Bishop
- Gulgong Co-oper. Butter Fact.—Sec., E. McCulloch
- Banks: A.J.S.—W. R. Bentzen; N.S.W.— H. D. Voss
- Steam Roller Flour Mill — C. R. Young
- Newspaper— “ Unionist”
- Auctioneers Plunkett &; Co., S. T. Bishop, J. Scully, Chas. H. Hilton
- Stores— C. R. Young, F. W. Russell, M. Marks, R. Brown, J. Barrett
- Hotels — J. Powell’s, Mary Powell’s, Hewitt’s, Dobb’s, Young's, Naughton’s, White’s, Piper’s
Source: Moore's Almanac, 1894
