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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‘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.
Maitland’s federation connections
The links between Maitland and two of the major figures in the federation of the Australian colonies.
Church and politics
The significance of a donation by Major D’Arcy Wentworth, a staunch Anglican member of the NSW colonial elite, to the building of St John’s Catholic church in Maitland in the 1840s.