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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Trolling, 1890s-style in the Maitland Mercury
Letters to the Editor of the Maitland Mercury in the 1800s often saw entertaining debates between correspondents on the topics of the day. Some were similar in tone to the trolling of modern times.