1898

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
• Coroner— Leslie George Rouse 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— T. H. Wilkinson, P.M.
• Surgeon— R. H. K. Bennett 
• Chemists —C. Harris, J. Souter
• Municipality: Mayor— Robert Wm. Heard;   Clerk—E. McCulloch
• Hospital: Sec — A. P. Lambert;   Surgeon— Dr. J. L. M. McCreadie; Matron— Miss J. M. Burke    Small Debts Bailiff— J. B. Clarke
• Comm. for Affidavits — S. T. Bishop, H. D. Voss
• 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, 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, F. Egan’s, and Edward Ryan’s

Source: Moore's Almanac, 1898