Morisset Park, New South Wales
Morisset Park is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia on a peninsula east of the town of Morisset on the western side of Lake Macquarie.
| Morisset Park New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 617 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1878 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2264 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 6 km (4 mi) ESE of Morisset | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Lake Macquarie | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Morisset | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lake Macquarie | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Hunter | ||||||||||||||
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History
J.A. Gorrick, an early settler, became the father-in-law of the actor Bert Bailey in 1902. Bailey then purchased Gorrick's land and built an eighteen-room house there, known as The Bluff. In 1934, the property was acquired by the Little Company of Mary, who nursed tuberculosis patients there. In 1947, the Brothers of St John of God acquired the site and ran a special school for boys.
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "State Suburbs: Morisset Park". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
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