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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Jack Bowden Pryor
Jack Bowden was one of the many young Maitland men who volunteered to fight during the First World War. He served on the Western Front and was killed in action in October 1917. His family kept letters and other mementoes that help to tell some of his story.
Nineteenth century race relations: a sad story
Relations between Europeans and Aboriginal people were sometimes cordial in the early days of European settlement of the Hunter Valley, but they soon deteriorated.
Names of early Maitland
Many place names in the Maitland area, current before Europeans arrived and afterwards, have disappeared but some remain in use.
Half a century ago …
In the 1890s the Maitland Mercury republished items from its early editions to describe how the area and people’s lives had changed over the years. Here a focus is on the first item in the series.