Blackalls Park, New South Wales
- Blackalls Park, New South Wales
Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Blackalls Park
city =
state = nsw
caption =
lga = City of Lake Macquarie
postcode = 2283
pop = 2774 (2006 census)
area = 3.1
est = 1870
parish = Awaba
stategov = Lake Macquarie
fedgov = Charlton
dist1 = 2
dir1 = NW
location1= Toronto
near-nw = Awaba
near-n = Fassifern
near-ne = Fennell Bay
near-w = Awaba
near-e = Toronto
near-sw =
near-s = Toronto
near-se =
Blackalls Park is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, and is located immediately northwest of the town of Toronto on a bay west of Lake Macquarie.
History
Early industries were farming and broom-making.
In 1891, a tramway between Fassifern and Toronto opened, running through Blackalls Park. This became the Toronto railway line, but was later replaced by a bus service.
The primary school was opened in 1954.The lake surrounding blackalls park (also surrounding neighbouring towns) has been said to have a beautiful view, small creeks also are found near the lake.
External links
* [http://www.lakemac.infohunt.nsw.gov.au/library/lhist/suburb/lmp&p/blackallspark.htm History of Blackalls Park]
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