My Home Town

In 1670 the name Toronto made it's first appearance in history in the form Plac de Taranteau' on a map of Southern Ontario Canada, drawn by the French Priest Father Rene de Brenhant de Galinee.

The most popular interpretation originating with the nineteenth  century historian Henry Scadding, who claimed that it derived from a Huron word meaning " to be plenty", either meaning Plenty of people or "Meeting Place"

Captain William Reid is credited with discovering the Lake in the early 1800's. Twenty five years later, Lieutenant Percy Simpson received a 2000 acre grant here.

With the assistance of some convicts, he was able to clear land and graze cattle. At about the same time, a missionary, the Reverend Lancelot Threlkeld , arrived to establish a 1000-acre reserve for an Aboriginal mission.

Prior to 1870 the Chapman family settled in Blackalls.   (more information here)

Toronto is a beautiful town situated on the western side of Lake Macquarie. The area was established in 1829 by Reverend Threlkeld .

Four times the size of Sydney Harbour , Lake Macquarie is linked to the Tasman Sea by a narrow channel and has many towns and villages on its shoreline.

The Lake is Australia's largest coastal saltwater lake, covering an area of 110 square kilometres situated on the East Coast of New South Wales

Lake Macquarie is the largest salt water lake in the southern hemisphere.

Newcastle city is 28kms (17m) NE of Toronto, and is the 2nd most populated city in NSW. Sydney lies 183kms South via the F3 Freeway. Nearby is the beautiful Hunter Valley wine area and the equally beautiful  Watagan Mountains. Wonderful tourist attractions for day trips.