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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Macquarie’s great experiments: Patersons Plains and Wallis Plains
Governor Lachlan Macquarie created the first European settlement in the Hunter Valley outside Newcastle by providing convicts with land on which to develop farms.
Maitland remembers Passchendaele
An overview of the exhibitions and events held in 2017 to mark the centenary of the Battle of Passchendaele and the contributions and sacrifices of the 34th Battalion - ‘Maitland’s Own’ - and family members.
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.
