On this page members of the Maitland and District Historical Society are sharing their research into a variety of aspects of the history of our locality. New stories will be added as they become available.
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Floods bigger than the 1955 flood?
Floods bigger than the epic flood of 1955 should be thought of as being inevitable in Maitland. What happened at Lismore in 2022 gives a clue as to what could happen in the Maitland area.
Barrington Tops, development and conservation on Maitland’s edge
The Barrington Tops was an area considered ripe for development during the years between the two world wars, but not a great deal happened.
The great flood of 1820
The flood of 1820 was the first of Maitland’s great floods but despite the damage caused to the farms of the first settlers there were no known deaths.
