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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Chas Keys 17/5/22 Chas Keys 17/5/22

Lachlan Macquarie and Maitland

Governor Lachlan Macquarie made the decisions that initiated European settlement in the Maitland area.

Chas Keys 14/5/22 Chas Keys 14/5/22

Molly Morgan, redoubtable pioneer

Molly Morgan was perhaps the most spectacular success of the early convict settlers of Wallis Plains.

Val Rudkin 19/4/22 Val Rudkin 19/4/22

Back to Maitland 1927

A ‘Back to Maitland Week’ was organised in 1927 to raise funds to build a new home for the Maitland District Ambulance Brigade and its vehicles.

Brian Walsh 18/4/22 Brian Walsh 18/4/22

Rev George Middleton

George Middleton was an important figure in the fledgling community of Paterson’s Plains during the 1820s.

Allan Thomas 18/4/22 Allan Thomas 18/4/22

Poundkeeping in colonial Maitland

Pounds were important in the nineteenth century to keep escaped and stray livestock from causing nuisance.