Davistown, New South Wales

In recent years, much of the dilapidated housing in the area, built mostly within the 1950s through to the 1980s has undergone purchasing by wealthier individuals who are rebuilding new homes.

History

It is named for the Davis family which settled in the area after migrating from Northern Ireland. The sons of the family established a series of successful ship building firms in the second half of the 19th century and the areas name was taken from the nickname of 'Davistown'. The most successful of the shipwrights were the brothers Thomas,Rock and Edward Davis. Rock was born at sea aboard the Mary Catherine. Rock is named after the captain of the ship, Rock Jones.

Between 1869 and 1879, Ben Davis built an estimated 34 vessels at Davistown, and a further 15 at Bensville. Rock Davis built 8 vessels here between 1854 and 1862, and later moved to Blackwall (near Woy Woy), where he built at least 160 vessels between 1863 and 1904. Another local shipbuilder Alfred W.R.M. Settree built 7 vessels at Davistown, including Day Dawn, Edith Keep and Dewdrop, between 1869 and 1879. Giles Jenkins built 10 vessels, mostly ketches, at Davistown between 1876 and 1889.

References

↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Davistown (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 February 2014.

External links

Davistown - A Brief History (Gosford City Library)

Coordinates: 33°28′55″S 151°21′36″E / 33.482°S 151.360°E / -33.482; 151.360

Suburbs of the City of Gosford, Central Coast, New South Wales

Towns, suburbs and localities	Avoca Beach Bar Point Bensville Blackwall Booker Bay Bouddi Box Head Calga Central Mangrove Cheero Point Cogra Bay Copacabana Daleys Point Davistown East Gosford Empire Bay Erina Erina Heights Ettalong Beach Forresters Beach Glenworth Valley Gosford Green Point Greengrove Gunderman Hardys Bay Holgate Horsfield Bay Kariong Killcare Killcare Heights Kincumber Kincumber South Koolewong Kulnura Lisarow Little Wobby Lower Mangrove MacMasters Beach Mangrove Creek Mangrove Mountain Marlow Matcham Mooney Mooney Mooney Mooney Creek Mount Elliot Mount White Narara Niagara Park North Avoca North Gosford Patonga Pearl Beach Peats Ridge Phegans Bay Picketts Valley Point Clare Point Frederick Pretty Beach St Huberts Island Saratoga Somersby Spencer Springfield Tascott Terrigal Umina Beach Upper Mangrove Wagstaffe Wamberal Wendoree Park West Gosford Wisemans Ferry Wondabyne Woy Woy Woy Woy Bay Wyoming Yattalunga

Rivers and other waterways	Brisbane Water Erina Creek Ettalong Creek Forresters Creek Kincumber Creek Mangrove Creek Mooney Mooney Creek Mullet Creek Terrigal Lagoon Wamberal Lagoon Woy Woy Creek

National parks	Bouddi Brisbane Water Dharug

Other places and points of interest	Central Coast Stadium Central Coast Highway Erina Fair Sydney–Newcastle Freeway Watagan Mountains

List of Central Coast, New South Wales suburbs

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