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his residence was some where towards
Mudgee & after his resignation there was
a Mr Alexander McEwen whos son
Mr G. B. McEwen is an auctioner at the
present time. The Catholic Priest Father
Rigney used also visit here from
singleton. The Church of England
Minister was a Mr Wilson he used
also to visit here as there were no churches
Where as at the present time there is
four churches & a Salvation Army
barracks. The Hotel purchased by Mr
Neilson at the time mentioned was also
rebuilt. there as been also a good
many changes in the keepers in
it at the present time there is a two
story brick building still owned by
R,Neilsin although Mr Robert
Neilson as been dead some time his
son William Thomas Neilson still
keeps the business. There was a man
by the name of Edward Lyons who
was an old man here at the early
part of this time who built a Hotel
in John street he then sold to a man
by the name of Bruff. he was a
solicitor. he Mr Bruff then sold out
to a Mr George McHugh who then
sold out to a Mr John Lee. McHugh
died shortly after he sold out. Mr
Lee built or I should say had a fine
two storey brick building erected & he
then sold out & that Hotel as also
changed hands a good many times.
opposite this hotel is a small wooden
cottage which was a small goods store kept in
the early day by a Mr & Mrs McDonald