Morisset Park
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| Coordinates: 33°07′16″S 151°32′06″E / 33.121°S 151.535°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1878 | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 1,085 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2264 | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Morisset | ||||||||||||
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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.
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 (28 June 2022). "Morisset Park (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Morisset Park". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
External links
- History of Morisset Park (Lake Macquarie City Library)