sentences:  In 1874, the first hotel opened and the following year the town was gazetted.For a number of years, before a proper survey was conducted the town was thought to be located in New South Wales.Hungerford Post Office opened on 1 October 1880, was replaced by a New South Wales office in 1881, reopened in 1886 and closed by 1907, replaced the New South Wales office in 1941 and closed by 1985.