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Speers Point Park
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20 acres and 2 roods (8.7 hectares) was purchased by the government from Mr. Spiers, and this was gazetted on 25 May 1887 as 'Lake Macquarie Park'. The park was officially opened on 22 May 1888, with great fanfare. Mr Abel who had been appointed Chairman of a Board of Trustees established to care for Park , described it as 'this beautiful site with a magnificent view', and forecast that the Park would 'undoubtedly become the favourite pleasure resort of the district.' Mrs Fletcher and Mrs Melville, wives of MLA's, planted trees. Although gazetted 'Lake Macquarie Park', it was to have been called 'Fletcher Park' after the popular MLA James Fletcher. In defiance of this, the rebel mining communities always referred to it as 'Speers Point Park', and later on, affectionately as Speerses' From 1887-1911 the Park was controlled by a Trust consisting of E. and T. Abel, A. Cook, D. Walker, T. Bousefield, J. Simpson, W.Bower, T. McRae, J. Bower and W. Morris.
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