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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Chas Keys 17/5/25 Chas Keys 17/5/25

Stan Dunkley, Maitland’s Town Clerk, 1949-1966

Stan Dunkley was a long-time Town Clerk of Maitland during a period of many floods and much new urban development.

Lawrence Henderson 12/6/22 Lawrence Henderson 12/6/22

John Wright

John Wright, East Maitland builder and personality.

Chas Keys 17/5/22 Chas Keys 17/5/22

Lachlan Macquarie and Maitland

Governor Lachlan Macquarie made the decisions that initiated European settlement in the Maitland area.

Allan Thomas 18/4/22 Allan Thomas 18/4/22

Poundkeeping in colonial Maitland

Pounds were important in the nineteenth century to keep escaped and stray livestock from causing nuisance.

David Atkinson 5/4/22 David Atkinson 5/4/22

‘Doc’ Evatt

Herbert Vere Evatt, born in East Maitland, showed great promise from an early age and was to become a major figure in law, politics and international affairs.