Sunday, September 29, 2024

1895

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, 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
  • 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— Dr. Robert Dick
  • Municipality : Mayor— F. W. Russell; Clerk— E. McCulloch
  • Agrtcul. Assoc. : Sec—Chas. H. Hilton
  • Comm. for Affidavits — S. T. Bishop, H. D. Voss
  • 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 — “Gulgong Advertiser”
  • Auctioneers— Plunkett & Co., S. T. Bishop, J. Scully, Chas. H. Hilton
  • Stores— C. R. Young, F. W. Russell, R. Brown, J. Barrett
  • Hotels— J. Powell’s, Hewitt’s, Young’s, Naughton’s, White’s, W. J. Bellette’s, Mrs. Foster’s, and Wm. Norris’s.
Source: Moore's Almanac, 1895