Marks Point is a
suburb
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of the
City of Lake Macquarie
The City of Lake Macquarie is a local government area in Greater Newcastle and part of the Hunter Region in New South Wales, Australia. It was proclaimed a city from 7 September 1984. The area is situated adjacent to the city of Newcastle and is ...
in
New South Wales
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Australia
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, located from
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's
central business district
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and forming a small peninsula extending into the eastern side of
Lake Macquarie
The City of Lake Macquarie is a Local government in Australia, local government area in Greater Newcastle and part of the Hunter Region in New South Wales, Australia. It was proclaimed a city from 7 September 1984. The area is situated adjacent ...
. The Aboriginal people, the
Awabakal
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, were the first people in the area. The suburb is named after the Marks brothers, and is one of the oldest suburbs in the Lake Macquarie area.
Local businesses in Marks Point include a marina, post office, two cafes, newsagency, hairdressing salon, take away and
bowling club
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. There is also a Public School, child care centre and a community hall available for hire which backs onto the local soccer field. As of the 2006 census, 23.0% of homes in the northeast of the suburb were Housing Commission properties, compared to 2.8% in other parts of the suburb.
Marks Point and nearby areas were until recently serviced by the nearby
Belmont Airport
Lake Macquarie Airport (formerly Belmont Airport – ICAO: YPEC) is an airfield located in the Lake Macquarie suburb of Marks Point, south of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. The airport is located on a narrow peninsula between the ...
(IATA Code – BEO) in the suburb's south, which has since been closed down for redevelopment.
It is named after Charles Marks who had an orchard there.
Early settlers Henry and Charles were brothers of Maurice Marks, an early settler in
Belmont. Henry bought the land at the Point and he and Charles went into partnership in an orchard. In 1885 he sold this to Charles, who lived on at Marks Point until he died.
The Marks brothers' orchard grew oranges and pineapples. In the 1920s there were still Chinese Market Gardens near the present Marks Point Public School.
Charlie Hollis operated a slipway and marine business in Edith Street from 1954 to 1980, when it became Marks Point Marina.
References
External links
History of Marks Point(Lake Macquarie City Library)
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Suburbs of Lake Macquarie