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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Inciting another to exhume bodies
The very strange activities of phrenologist Archibald Hamilton in mid-19th century Maitland.
Maitland’s federation connections
The links between Maitland and two of the major figures in the federation of the Australian colonies.
Maitland’s High Street
How High Street in central Maitland originated and developed over 200 years.
Pioneers on the Bolwarra flats
George and Rachel Mead, a pioneering farming couple on the Hunter floodplain at Bolwarra, and their descendants.
Service to soldiers
The varied and important work done by Maitland Country Women’s Association during the Second World War.