Morisset Street Names By Clive Read, 2006

Acacia Avenue Originally known as “The Avenue,” a private road into Morisset Hospital was built by the Government in 1906. Acacia Avenue passes through the Koompahtoo Aboriginal Reserve. Acacia are a native species of wattle tree in Australia.

Accolade Avenue The applicant was Direct Access Pty Ltd, Accolade Avenue in the industrial area was developed in 1999 by Hunter Land & landowner Robert Kalaf. This name was chosen to compliment companion street names Advantage Avenue & Alliance Avenue.

Advantage Avenue Advantage Avenue was developed in 1999 by Hunter Land & landowner Robert Kalaf. It is in an industrial area. This name was chosen to compliment companion street names Accolade and Alliance Avenues. The Morisset Mega Markets are in this street.

Albatross Street Albatross Street is in the Henry Kendall Bayside Village, building commenced in October 1998. Albatross are mostly seen in Southern Australian waters.

Alfred Street Alfred Street was named in 1921.

Alliance Avenue Alliance Avenue was developed in 1999 by Hunter Land and Robert Kalaf. It is in an industrial area. This street name was taken from the South Lakes Alliance, a business and professional group for the betterment of south Lake Macquarie townships.

Auburn Avenue The Developer/Applicant was Chase Burke & Harvey Surveying & Land Development. Gazetted on 5 September 2008 Folio 9187. Auburn Avenue is named after the suburb of Auburn in Sydney.

Awaba Street Awaba is an Aboriginal word meaning ‘a flat place’ and is also the Awabakal word for Lake Macquarie (Source: Lake Macquarie Past & Present ). Awaba Street was named in the Town of Morisset Subdivision declared on 3 December 1887.

Bake House Lane Bake House Lane, off Bridge Street, was gazetted on 16 February 1990. Aunt Molly’s Olde Bakehouse Restaurant, a tourist attraction, is located here. The old bakehouse was built in the 1890s.

Banksia Row Banksia Row is a street in Morisset Hospital grounds. Banksias are flowering native shrubs.

Beauty Point Road This road appears unnamed in the Morisset Farms Estate subdivision of 1919. This name would have come from Beauty Point, a point on Dora Creek.

1 Boonal Road Boonal is an Aboriginal word meaning “plentiful grass” (Source: “Australian Aboriginal Words and Place Names” by S.J. Endacott). An unnamed road, it was gazetted Boonal Road on 6 July 1984. There are some semi rural properties here.

Boronia Place Boronia Place is a street in Morisset Hospital grounds. Boronias are native flowering shrubs.

Bridge Street Bridge Street was named in the Town of Morisset Subdivision declared on 3 December 1887. Possibly named for the Stockton Creek Bridge or a bridge (or a proposed bridge) over the railway.

Brodie Street Brodie Street was developed by Mitchells Concrete Products Pty Ltd in 2004. Brodie Street was named after the grandson of the General Manager.

Campview Road Originally named Park Street it was gazetted Campview Road on 14 October 1983.

Cassia Way Cassia Way is in Morisset Hospital grounds. Cassia are tropical flowering shrubs.

Casuarina Grove Casuarina Grove named in 1990 is in Morisset Hospital grounds. Casuarina, or she- oak are trees native to Australia and Pacific Islands.

Catalina Road Originally an unnamed road it was gazetted Catalina Road on 30 November 1984. Catalina Road was a gravel road in 2006, there are some semi-rural properties here. Catalina Road would have been named in honour of the famous wartime flying boats.

Cedar Lane Cedar Lane is in the Morisset Hospital grounds. Red cedar is the best known of the Australian varieties.

Conifer Road Conifer Road, named in 1990, is in Morisset Hospital grounds. Conifers are a worldwide family of trees, a number are native to Australia.

Coorumbung Street A government road, Coorumbung Street was named in 1913. Coorumbung comes from an Awabakal word meaning ‘water over rocks’ (Source: NH 11 May 1993).

Cypress Lane Cypress Lane is in the Morisset Hospital grounds. There are a number of small coniferous cypress trees endemic to Australia.

Cormorant Street Cormorant Street is a private street in the Henry Kendall Bayside Village. Cormorants are birds, which can be seen in Lake Macquarie.

Dora Street Named from Dora Creek, Dora Street was surveyed and named when the Morisset Township was proclaimed in 1887. One map shows it also named ‘Main Road’. A section of Dora Street is a part of MR 217. The railway station and much of the

2 business and professional centre of Morisset is in Dora Street. There used to be a Dairy Farmers milk depot in this street.

Doyalson Street Originally a part of Coorumbung Street, it was separated by the railway line. This was gazetted Doyalson on 23 January 1987. Doyalson is the name of a Central Coast town.

Egret Avenue Egret Avenue is in the Henry Kendall Bayside Village. Building commenced in 1998. Egrets are birds that can be seen frequently in Lake Macquarie.

Ettalong Road Ettalong is an Aboriginal word meaning ‘place for drinking’ (Source: “The Story of the Aboriginal People of the Central Coast of NSW” by F.C. Bennett). Previously unnamed it was gazetted on 12 September 1986. Ettalong is also the name of a Central Coast suburb.

Eucalyptus Drive Eucalyptus Drive is in the Morisset Hospital grounds. An oval and tennis court are here. Eucalypts are given the collective common name of gumtrees.

Eyre Street Though this street was not included on a 1955 Council map it was said to have been surveyed much earlier. As of 2006 only a very short section had been developed.

Fassifern Street Fassifern Street was named in the Town of Morisset Subdivision declared on 3 December 1887. Fassifern is also the name of a Lake Macquarie suburb.

Fishery Point Road Although it had been known locally as Scarborough Road, sharing its unofficial title with a nearby subdivision in Bonnells Bay, this street was officially given the name Fishery Point Road when gazetted on 24 December 1970. This name was inspired by Fishery Point at the nearby suburb of Sunshine. The Bay Village Retirement Estate is on this road.

France Lane John William (Jack) France was a timber cutter. During WW2 France was employed cutting trees of a type that were suitable for making rifle butts, this was a protected industry. Three France family properties backed onto this lane. France Lane was gazetted on 19 May 2000.

Freemans Drive This was earlier named Maitland Road, an old Cobb & Co coach road and renamed in 1975 after early settlers James & Marry Freeman. Freeman’s Drive passes over Stockton Creek Bridge.

Gambrill Lane An unnamed lane, it was gazetted Gambrill Lane in May 1998 from a RSL supplied list and named jointly after Lake Macquarie WW2 veterans, Richard, Ernie and Theodore Gambrill of Morisset.

Gannet Street Gannet Street is a private street in the Henry Kendall Bayside Village. Building commenced in 1998. Gannets are birds that can be seen in Australian waters.

3 Gateway Boulevard Gateway Boulevard was developed in 1999 by Hunter Land in a joint venture with Robert Kalaf. This road was so named because it is the gateway to the Morisset industrial estate.

Gimberts Road George Gimbert was a dairy farmer, he supplied the milk to Morisset Hospital. Well known in local affairs, Gimberts Road was named after him. The Grange Retirement Village is in Gimberts Road.

Glanville Lane An unnamed lane, it was gazetted Glanville Lane on 19 May 2000 from an RSL supplied list after Victor Glanville of Morisset, a Lake Macquarie WW2 veteran.

Goldenia Close Goldenia Close was named after the maiden name of the landowner’s mother, Sylvia Goldenia, in 2002. The landowner was W. Coulter.

Goodwins Road This road was unnamed until after 1955. The Goodwins were a well known Morisset family. Noel and Herb were involved in logging and hauling, Bernie was a taxi owner.

Grevillea Road Grevillea Road, named in 1990 is in Morisset Hospital grounds. Most grevilleas are native to Australia.

Hibiscus Road Hibiscus Road is in the Morisset Hospital grounds. Hibiscus, flowering shrubs, are well known in Australia.

Inglewood Street Originally an unnamed street it was gazetted Inglewood Street on 9 May 1969. There are some semi-rural properties on this street. This street name may have been taken from Inglewood, an estate that was near Cooranbong. Mr F.A. Hely was accidentally killed on his Inglewood Estate ( Maitland Mercury 20 July 1880). The famous Inglewood Estate, containing approximately 653 acres fronted the main road from Maitland to Gosford in the Cooranbong District. This first class grazing property was instructed to be sold by Mrs F.A. Hely on 5 November 1886.

Ironbark Road Ironbark Road is along part of the boundary of the Dora Creek Waste Water Treatment Works. There are some semi rural properties here. Ironbarks belong to the Eucalypt family of trees.

Jacaranda Avenue Jacaranda Avenue is in the Morisset Hospital grounds. Well known in Australia, the blue flowering jacaranda comes from the American continent.

Jaeger Street Jaeger Street is a private street is the Henry Kendall Bayside Village. Jaegers are members of the gull and tern family, they can be seen in Australian waters.

Jamerin Way Formerly an unnamed street Jamerin Way was gazetted on 11 June 1993. There are some semi-rural properties in an industrial area in Jamerin Way. This was a gravel road in 2006.

4 Jemarca Crescent Jemarca Crescent was created in 2007. The surveyors were Chase, Burke, and Harvey who identified the name Jemarca as being the name of the first company owned by the client.

Jensen Lane An unnamed lane it was gazetted Jensen Lane on 31 December 1998 from an RSL supplied list after V.G. Jensen of Morisset, a Lake Macquarie WW2 veteran.

Kahibah Street Kahibah is an Awabakal word meaning ‘active and eager’ or ‘a place for games’ (Source: Lake Macquarie Past & Present ). Kahibah is also the name of Lake Macquarie suburb. Kahibah Street was named in the Town of Morisset Subdivision declared on 3 December 1887.

Kalaf Avenue Kalaf Avenue was named by Hunter Land in 2000. An unnamed street in the industrial estate it was named after the land owner Robert George Kalaf.

Kam Close Kam Close was developed by Mitchells Concrete Products Pty Ltd in 2004. Kam Close was named from the initials of Kerry Adele Mitchell the daughter of the general manager.

Kelbrae Close Kelbrae Close was gazetted in 1999.

Kent Street Kent Street was named in the Town of Morisset Subdivision declared on 3 December 1887. There was a hill in Morisset called Kent Hill. Any information on this early Morisset family is welcomed.

Kilaben Street Kilaben Street in mentioned in an 1887 subdivision. To date, Kilaben Street remains unformed and undeveloped. Kilaben comes from an Awabakal word ‘kil-li-bin-bin’ meaning ‘shine’ (Source: Awabakal Word Finder by J. Maynard).

Kingfisher Street Kingfisher Street is in the Henry Kendall Bayside Village, building commenced in October 1998. Kingfishers can be seen in Lake Macquarie.

Lea Lane An unnamed lane it was gazetted Lea Lane on the 31 December 1998 from an RSL supplied list after A. Lea of Morisset, a Lake Macquarie WW2 veteran.

Lindon Lane Lindon Lane was named, from a list supplied by the RSL, after Lake Macquarie WW2 veteran Edgar Israel (Ted) Lyndon of Morisset. The variation in the spelling of the name Lyndon, has been noted. Edgar Lyndon purchased his property backing onto the lane in 1933 for eight pounds. Lindon Lane was gazetted on 31 December 1998.

McLaren Lane McLaren Lane was named, from a list supplied by the RSL, after Lake Macquarie WW2 veteran Donald MacLaren. The variation in the spelling of the name MacLaren has been noted. McLaren Lane was gazetted on 31 December 1998.

5 MacNamir Close MacNamir Close was gazetted in 1983.

Macquarie Street Macquarie Street was named in 1913. Part of Macquarie Street became part of Main Road 217.

Mandalong Road Mandalong Road was an early government access road from Mandalong to Morisset. Mandalong is an Aboriginal word meaning ‘ where the forest oaks grow’ (Source: The Story of the Aboriginal People of the Central Coast of NSW by F.C. Bennett). In Morisset it becomes part of Main Road 217.

Mandolong Street Mandolong Street was named in 1913. Mandolong is a possible early variation in spelling of the Aboriginal word Mandalong. Another variation in spelling has been recorded, the school name was spelt Mandelong in the early years.

Marconi Road Originally an unnamed road, the first section was named in 1978. The remaining section was gazetted on the 6 July 1984. A section of this road is a boundary of the Dora Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant. Another section is the entry road to the Henry Kendall Bayside Village. The award winning Italian designed ship Guglielmo Marconi and sister ship the Galileo Galilei were the last passenger ships purpose-built for the Australian immigration service, ceasing duty in 1977.

Mayfair Close Mayfair Close was gazetted on 23 December 2005, the signatory was DeWitt Consulting Surveyors.

Meadow Lane Meadow Lane was gazetted on 31 December 1998. It passes through a reserve , which may account for this name.

Melaleuca Circuit Melaleuca Circuit is a street in Morisset Hospital grounds. Sometimes called paperbarks, melaleuca trees are natives of Australia.

Moira Park Road Moira is an Aboriginal word meaning “ring-tailed possum” (Source: Aboriginal Place Names by A.W. Reed). Moira Park Road has an underpass at the railway line. The Morisset Sport & Tennis Centre is in Moira Park Road. Originally this road was an extension of Dora Street leading to the Moira Park Estate, which gave its name to this road.

Mullard Lane Mullard Lane was named c.1990 after Herbert Bradley Mullard whose early sawmill was near the railway. Mullard Lane passes through the site of the sawmill. Many of his descendants worked in the timber industry.

Natasha Place Natasha Place was developed in 2005 by Thomas Developments Pty Ltd. Natasha Place was named after the daughter of the landowner.

6 Nentoura Road Nentoura is an Aboriginal word meaning ‘secluded, out of the way’ (Source: Australian Aboriginal Words by H.M. Cooper). Previously unnamed it was gazetted on 30 May 1974.

Newcastle Street Newcastle Street was named in the Town of Morisset Subdivision declared on 3 December 1887. The high school is at the intersection of Newcastle and Bridge Streets.

Old Wyee Road Presumably a remnant of an early road to Wyee, it appeared to be unnamed on an 1918 map. Old Wyee Road branches off Wyee Road.

Oscar Lane Formerly an unnamed lane it was gazetted Oscar Lane on 27 September 1968.

Ourimbah Street Ourimbah is an Aboriginal word meaning ‘sacred circle, initiation, belt of manhood’ (Source: Aborigines of the Hunter Region by Perc Haslam and others). Ourimbah is also the name of a town on the NSW Central Coast. This street was originally spelt Ourinbah when it was named in the 1887 subdivision. On 24 October 1980 it was gazetted Ourimbah Street.

Palm Way Is in the Morisset Hospital grounds. There are many native species of palm in Australia.

Paperbark Way Is in the Morisset Hospital grounds. Paperbark are named for the appearance of their bark, especially the broad-leaved melaleuca tea-trees.

Pelican Avenue Pelican Avenue is in the Henry Kendall Bayside Village. The Community Centre, swimming pool, and bowling club were opened by LMCC Mayor John Kilpatrick on 10 May 1999 . Pelicans are common on Lake Macquarie.

Penguin Rise Penguin Rise is a street in the Henry Kendall Bayside Village. Building commenced in 1998. Penguins are found in Australian waters.

Petrel Avenue Petrel Avenue is a street in the Henry Kendall Bayside Village. Building commenced in 1998. Petrels are a species of bird that inhabit Australian waters.

Pleasant Place Part of Awaba Street cut by the highway was renamed Pleasant Place in 2007. This name was chosen by one of the property owners.

Plover Place Plover Place is a street in the Henry Kendall Bayside Village. Plovers are a species of bird commonly seen around Lake Macquarie.

Plummer Avenue The Developer/Applicant was Chase Burke & Harvey Surveying & Land Development. Gazetted on 5 September 2008 Folio 9187. Origin of name unknown.

7 Pulbah Street Pulbah comes from the Awabakal word ‘bulba’ meaning ‘island..any place surrounded by water’ (Source: L.E. Threlkeld). Pulbah Island in Lake Macquarie is a nature reserve. Pulbah Street was named in the Town of Morisset subdivision declared on 3 December 1887.

Rivergum Drive Formerly a section of Station Street, it was gazetted Rivergum Drive on 13 February 1998. Most of this road is gravel and was mostly undeveloped as of 2006.

Russel Street David & W.J. Russel were landowners in 1887, later W.J. Russel was the local agent for the Morisset Farms Estate subdivision in 1919. Russel Street seems to have been a ‘locally known’ street name. Russel Street leads to a private road to the Salvation Army Recovery Services Establishment.

Sandpiper Place Sandpiper Place is a street in the Henry Kendall Bayside Village, building commenced in 1998. Sandpipers are seen in Lake Macquarie.

Seagull Street Seagull Street is a street in the Henry Kendall Bayside Village, building commenced in 1998. Seagulls are seen in Lake Macquarie.

Shear Water Rise Shear Water Rise is a street in the Henry Kendall Bayside Village. Shearwaters are birds seen in Australian waters.

Short Street Short Street was named in the Town of Morisset subdivision declared on the 3 December 1887, a descriptive name.

Silky Oak Drive Originally called Piggery Hill Road, in Morisset Hospital grounds, named after the hospital’s piggery. Silky Oak are the largest of the grevilleas, a tree with a valued timber.

Skye Street Skye Street was named in the Town of Morisset subdivision declared on the 3 December 1887. The name Skye Street might have been influenced by Skye Point, a name that was given to Coal Point in the Toronto area. There had been a Toronto Street in the subdivision however, it was never developed.

Station Street Station Street leading to the railway station, was named in the Morisset subdivision in 1887. The railway station opened that year. Morisset library is in this street.

Stilt Rise Stilt Rise is in the Henry Kendall Bayside Village, building commenced in 1998. Stilts are birds often seen in Lake Macquarie.

Stockdale Street Stockdale Street was named in 1913. George Stockdale was a settler who came in 1861. Stockdale is a name that has long been connected with Cooranbong and district.

8 Stockton Street Stockton Street was named in the Town of Morisset subdivision declared on the 3 December 1887. Stockton Creek nearby flows into Dora Creek.

Sydney Newcastle Freeway When under construction the F3 Freeway reached Morisset in 1987.

Tea Tree Road Tea Tree Road, named in 1990, is in the Morisset Hospital grounds. Included in a number of different unrelated plants which share the name tea tree is melaleuca from which tea tree oil is obtained.

Telopea Road Telopea Road is in the Morisset Hospital grounds. Telopea are the family of native shrubs to which the waratah belongs.

Tern Place Tern Place is a street in the Henry Kendall Bayside Village. Terns are birds, which can be seen in Lake Macquarie.

Terrigal Street Terrigal is an Aboriginal word meaning ‘place of little birds’. (Source: The Story of the Aboriginal People of the Central Coast of NSW by F.C. Bennett). Terrigal is also the name of a town on the Central Coast. Terrigal Street was named in the Town of Morisset subdivision declared on 3 December 1887. The Morisset Primary School is in this street.

Wamberal Street Wamberal is an Aboriginal word meaning ‘where the sea breaks’ (Source: The Story of the Aboriginal People of the Central Coast of NSW by F.C. Bennett). Wamberal is also the name of a town on the Central Coast. Wamberal Street was named in the Town of Morisset subdivision declared on the 3 December 1887.

Waratah Road Waratah is an Aboriginal word meaning ‘tree with red flowers’ (Source: Aboriginal Words of Australia by A.H. & A.W. Reed). Waratah Road is in the grounds of Morisset Hospital.

Wellings Street Originally a part of Fassifern Street that had been separated by the park, this was gazetted Wellings Street on 28 July 2000. Wellings were an early Morisset family; David & J.W. Wellings were landowners in 1887.

Wharf Street Wharf Street was named in the Town of Morisset subdivision declared on the 3 December 1887. A wharf was built on Dora Creek, Morisset c.1876.

Wyee Road This was an early road, shown on an 1889 map. It is a destination road name, Wyee being a Lake Macquarie town. Wyee Road became a part of Main Road 454. Sections of Main Roads 217 & 509 became part of Wyee Road on 12 April 1985 in preparation for extra traffic during construction of the F3 Freeway.

Wyee Street Wyee is an Awabakal Aboriginal word meaning ‘fire or bushfire’ (Source : Lake Macquarie Past and Present ). Wyee Street was named in the Town of Morisset subdivision declared on 3 December 1887.

9 Wyong Street The name Wyong comes from the Awabakal Aboriginal word ‘wai-yong’ meaning ‘edible yam’ (Source: The Story of the Aboriginal People of the Central Coast of NSW by F.C. Bennett). Wyong Street was named in the Town of Morisset subdivision declared on the 3 September 1887.

Yambo Street An Aboriginal name, Yambo Street would have taken its name from Yambo Hill south of Mandalong in the Watagan Ranges. Yambo Street was named in the Town of Morisset subdivision declared on 3 December 1887. St John Vianney’s Primary School is in Yambo Street. Yambo is an Aboriginal word meaning ‘spirit’ (Source: “Australian Aboriginal Words” by Rex Ingamells).

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