Lake Macquarie History

Reids Reserve, Swansea Heads

Reids Reserve, near the heads, is named after Captain William Reid and is located between the breakwater and the training wall along Lambton Parade. This name was attributed during the Bicentennial Celebrations of Lake Macquarie in 2000.

Reference

Clouten, Keith 1967, Reid's mistake : the story of Lake Macquarie from its discovery until 1890, Lake Macquarie Shire Council, [Speers Point, N.S.W.]

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