In November 1849 approval was granted for Moulamein to be laid out as a township. It was surveyed by Thomas Townsend in 1851 and its township status gazetted on 9 September that year. Moulamein's first court-house was demolished in 1860.
In November 1849, the approval for Moulamein to be a township was granted. It was surveyed by Thomas Townsend in 1851 and its official township status was declared on September 9th of that year. The first courthouse of Moulamein was demolished in 1860.