A small settlement that became known as Parson’s Point sprang up around the meatworks and, by 1920, Barney Point had about 12 families living in the area.
In 1927, the area which by now had a bakery and other small shops, the Chamber of Commerce put forward a request to have a mail delivery to the area.
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