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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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.
The first failed attempt to move Maitland
Two early proposals to relocate West Maitland as a means of eliminating or reducing the severity of the flood problem were flawed and fruitless.
A deep-water river port
The deep river-port at Morpeth and two steamships that played vital roles in transporting farm produce from the Hunter and bringing manufactured and other needed items from Sydney.