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 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— John Tuxford; Clerk — E. McCulloch
- Hospital: Hon. 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. V oss
- 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, C. A. Russell, E. Brown, J. Barrett
- Hotels — J. Powell’s, Fletcher’s, Young’s, Naughton’s, White’s, Wm. Norris’s, F. Egan’s, and Edward Ryan's
Source: Moore's Almanac, 1899
