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past exhibitiONS

MAITLAND'S OWN

Coming to Town in the '50s

Winning Isn't Everything

Maitland's Own is the story of Maitland's 34th Battalion and its participation in WW1-especially its efforts at Passchendale.

Winning Isn't Everything

Coming to Town in the '50s

Winning Isn't Everything

This exhibition traced the history of sport in Maitland,

Coming to Town in the '50s

Coming to Town in the '50s meant dressing up and enjoying the many milk bars, boutique shops and of course Maitland Saleyards on Mondays

past exhibitiONS

raise your glass

she said yes to the dress

Raise your Glass explores the history of Maitland's Inns and Taverns

Trace their history and learn their stories

she said yes to the dress

In collaboration with the Australian Museum of Clothing and Textiles we traced wedding fashions featuring Maitland brides

flood level 1955

she said yes to the dress

flood level 1955

This exhibition in collaboration with Maitland City Council retold the history of the 1955 Maitland Flood.

MRM provided the panels telling of how life was in 1950's Maitland

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TRAINS & TRAMS

CAMERA on GALLIPOLI

Here we explored the history of Maitland's Trains and Trams.

The rail link from Newcastle to East Maitland was opened in 1857 and extended to West Maitland in 1858.

CAMERA on GALLIPOLI

This exhibition was presented in collaboration with the Australian War Memorial and Maitland Embroiderers Inc.

Flora of the HUNTER

CAMERA on GALLIPOLI

Flora of the HUNTER

MRM collaborated with Friends of Grossmann to present this travelling exhibition from Newcastle Museum.

Sponsorship was from the Hunter Branch of the Australian Plant Society