East Gosford is a

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of the Central Coast region of

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, Australia, located immediately south-east of

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. It is part of the

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, and occupies an area previously inhabited by the Guringai (Wanangine) People. East Gosford is named after the

Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford, (1 August 1776 – 27 March 1849), styled The Honourable Archibald Acheson from 1790 to 1806 and Lord Acheson from 1806 to 1807, was a British politician who served as Lieutenant-Governor of Lower Canada a ...

, with whom New South Wales Governor

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served in Canada. Archibald Acheson was appointed Governor of British North America in 1835, and conducted a royal commission into the state of affairs in

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. At the

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East Gosford had a population of 4,238 people.

History

The site where East Gosford now stands changed hands twice before being sold to Samuel Peek, a Sydney tea merchant. East Gosford was

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in 1841 and within a year, began to develop, when Peek began to sell

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there. A

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and several shops were built. After building a three-story

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, Peek and his family went to

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in 1850. Returning in 1857, their ship wrecked near

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, and all family members perished. Many of his private papers were lost in the wreck, and he left no

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, so many of his buildings decayed with bricks, doors and woodwork disappearing.Swancott, 1984, p5 In 1858 a small sandstone church was built and was centrally located for parishioners from Erina,

and

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. However, when the

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was opened, more people began to live closer to Gosford. The church became unused and so it was decided to move the church, stone-by-stone to Mann Street, Gosford where it is still located. Located on the eastern border of East Gosford is Erina Creek. Originally the creek provided access to the many

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es and steamers which came in and out on

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business. A man operating a punt carried people and their goods across Erina Creek. In 1884 the

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called tenders for the construction of an

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with timber approaches. On 15 September, the tender of John Johnstone was accepted and work began. The bridge was completed in 1886, probably early in the year, at a cost of £3,695/15/-, which was considerably more than the average cost of £500 for country bridges. Part of the bridge rolled back towards the Gosford side by means of wheels guided on rails. This was achieved by men cranking the mechanism by hand. The bridge was opened seven times a day. The last of the steamers to go through was the ''Lone Pine'' in 1928.Dundon, 1980, p84 The old Punt Bridge, as it was called, was replaced by a modern bridge built by Beattie and Frost Pty Ltd of Gosford in 1962.Dundon, 1980, p85 It is still known as The Punt Bridge and forms part of the

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. In 1913 two sisters, the Misses Marion and Aileen Macabe, opened a school for girls at ''Boomera'', later known as Hinemoa Private Hospital in Masons Parade, Gosford. Some years later the expanded

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was moved into ''Mona Vale'' built by William Rogers. Completed in 1889, this residence now forms part of

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. The property on which ''Mona Vale'' was built was part of an original

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to surveyor William Shone in 1844. Subsequent owners were Charles Venteman, James Harrison and William Tyrrell, Bishop of Newcastle. It was Tyrrell's death in 1879 which led to the subdivision and

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of the property. A portion was bought by William Rogers for £490. He demolished an earlier house on the land when he built ''Mona Vale''.Dundon, 1980, p92 The school took boarders and day students (the latter included a few small boys), and offered a very wide range of subjects. Extras such as

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and

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could be undertaken and popular sports were

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and

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. Gosford livery stable owner Sam Ranyard assisted Aileen Maccabe in giving

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instructions and also supplied

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s. In 1923 the MacCabe sisters were faced with overcrowding problems and moved their school to Lindfield, where it was known as ''Marshall Mount''.Dundon, 1980, p93 Negotiations began in 1951 between the Christian Brothers and Mr W. Rogers for the purchase of ''Mona Vale'' and adjacent land. St Edward's College construction started in 1952 and ''Mona Vale'' was restored. In the 1970s the old house again underwent

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and was used as a staffroom and administration centre for the college until 2005.Dundon, 1980, p93 There are currently four schools in East Gosford. St Patrick's, a

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and Gosford East Public School both cater for boys and girls from kindergarten to year six. St. Edward's Christian Brothers College, a Catholic boys' school, and St. Joseph's Catholic College, a girls' school, both cater for students from years seven to twelve. Gosford Regional Gallery and Gosford/Edogawa Commemorative Garden are located in East Gosford. The Commemorative Garden is a

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that was built as a

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to residents of Gosford City Council by the

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of Edogawa,

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, Japan. They were opened in September 1994. In the past East Gosford had branches for all four major banks, however these had been progressively closed by 2000. As a result, the Chamber of Commerce sought to open a

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Community branch. The branch was opened on 5 August 2000. The branch has been credited with a turnaround in retail trading in East Gosford. The East Gosford Community Bank has now expanded and operates a second branch at Lisarow and an agency at

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. In 2004 a

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over York Street was opened to make it safer for children at East Gosford's four schools to cross. The road was identified in 2002 as the section most in need of a bridge in 2002 in a

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report. The bridge cost $2.5 million to build and included two lifts for disabled access. It is funded by advertising on roadside panels throughout the Gosford local government area. The Government was criticised during construction as the opening appeared to be delayed so that it could be opened by the local state member. On 9 August 2006 the main road through East Gosford was designated the Central Coast Highway to guide motorists unfamiliar with the region.

Population

According to the

of Population, 4,238 people in East Gosford. * Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.7% of the population. * 72.3% of people were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was England at 4.8%. * 82.5% of people spoke only English at home. * The most common responses for religion were No Religion 27.2%, Catholic 25.5% and Anglican 18.3%.

Politics

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External links

East Gosford Chamber of Commerce
{{Suburbs of Central Coast (New South Wales) Suburbs of the Central Coast (New South Wales)