Being just 12 kms outside Bathurst, Perthville seems almost a suburb but retains the characteristics of a country town with a pub, general store and school. Even the railway line is active with freight trains. I guess it's also close enough to the big smoke to draw some of its prosperity from it.
It was originally gazetted as Perth but after federation had its name changed to Perthville to avoid confusion with the Western Australian capital city. This town seems to be a rare case of not being a gold mining town. It was a stopping off point for bullockies and coach travellers. But don't worry there are more gold towns coming up on this trip.
See the pub at Perthville over at 100 Towns.