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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Changes to vegetation and wetlands
During the nineteenth century, European settlement brought great changes to the environment of the Maitland area, especially on the floodplains, and the river was changed as a result .