Morisset Park, New South Wales

Morisset Park
New South Wales
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) Charlton
Suburbs around Morisset Park:
Bonnells Bay Windermere Park Brightwaters
Bonnells Bay Morisset Park Lake Macquarie
Morisset

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

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "State Suburbs: Morisset Park". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 July 2014.

Coordinates: 33°07′16″S 151°32′06″E / 33.121°S 151.535°E / -33.121; 151.535


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