aled onian ▁Hotel ▁( Th omas ▁E . ▁Ble w ett ▁and ▁George ▁Dor ward ) ▁and ▁the ▁Arg yle ▁Hotel ▁( Th omas ▁Sim pson ).   ▁ ▁The ▁two ▁hot els ▁were ▁located ▁side ▁by ▁side ▁in ▁L ach lan ▁Street .   ▁ ▁During ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁the ▁Arg yle ▁closed ▁its ▁doors , ▁and ▁was ▁offered ▁for ▁sale .   ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁George ▁Ma iden ▁briefly ▁re - open ed ▁it ▁as ▁the ▁Royal ▁Mail ▁Hotel .   ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁Christopher ▁Led w idge , ▁land l ord ▁of ▁the ▁C aled onian ▁Hotel ▁since ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁purchased ▁the ▁Royal ▁Mail ▁and ▁incorpor ated ▁the ▁two ▁into ▁one ▁hotel .   ▁ ▁Reg rett ably , ▁the ▁C aled onian ▁Hotel ▁was ▁badly ▁dam aged ▁by ▁fire ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁and ▁demol ished ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁census ▁of ▁the ▁Col ony ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁there ▁were ▁ 6 6 4 ▁people ▁living ▁at ▁Hay ▁town ship : ▁ 3 8 8 ▁males ▁and ▁ 2 7 6 ▁females .   ▁ ▁The ▁proportion ▁of ▁those ▁in ▁the ▁Hay ▁community ▁aged ▁less ▁than ▁ 1 6 ▁years ▁had ▁increased ▁from ▁ 2 8 % ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁to ▁ 3 8 % ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 1 . ▁