In the early days of the goldrush, the main street of the township running east-west was called QUEEN STREET. The smaller street parallel to it was LITTLE QUEEN STREET. This naming pattern was also used for:
- Bayly and Little Bayly
- Belmore and Little Belmore
However, early on, the following changes occurred:
- QUEEN STREET became Mayne Street
- LITTLE QUEEN STREET became Queen Street
Source: SLNSW (special order)
This 1872 map shows the same names that are in use today however for many decades the newspapers randomly referred to both old and new names with no explanation of the changeover.
OLD NAMES
1871 - The town already boasts of its Queen-street, Herbert-street, and little Queen-street, &c., and altogether it will assume a very attractive and imposing appearance, and adapt itself to the requirements of the immense population that is daily pouring in.Source: Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 - 1931) Mon 13 Mar 1871 Page 2
1915 - Bad Footpath. Mr. James Judge drew the Council's attention to the state of the footpath in Little Queen Street, and asked that it be guttered and kerbed to prevent the water running on to his property.
NEW NAMES
1872 - Commencing at a point bearing east 2 degrees 30 minutes south and distant 34 chains from the intersection of Herbert-street and Mayne-street...Source: New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900) Tue 30 Jan 1872 [Issue No.25] Page 247
1873 - ...to the Turf Hotel, situate in Mayne-street, Gulgong, in the colony of New South Wales
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Wed 3 Dec 1873 Page 9
