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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Wolstenholme memorial
The memorial to James Wolstenholme, built of Italian marble and erected on the corner of High St and Church St, exists today in a somewhat dilapidated condition in Maitland Park.
Maitland’s first merchants
The partnership of Frederick Boucher and William Powditch, their store and wharf, and the development their businesses spawned along High St, Maitland.
Thomas Dimmock, printing entrepreneur
The evolution of the Thomas Dimmock family printing business in High St, Maitland.
Gentleman John Smith
John Smith, a convict who made considerable wealth from a business empire he developed in and around Maitland.
Inciting another to exhume bodies
The very strange activities of phrenologist Archibald Hamilton in mid-19th century Maitland.