Newcastle, the Missing Years, by Herald journalist Greg Ray and his wife Sylvia is a book of long-lost photographs of Newcastle and surrounding areas in the 1930s and 1940s, showcasing a collection of professional-quality historical negatives Ray bought at auction last June. Maitland features in three of the photographs:
A typical view of High Street, Maitland, showing the Town Hall and Pinfold's Butchery, October 17, 1935 :
Cars, trucks, horses and cattle make a picturesque traffic jam in the Maitland district, date unknown : A typical view of High Street, Maitland, showing the Town Hall and Pinfold's Butchery, October 17, 1935 :
The end of the war is just the beginning for these Australian troops at West Maitland Railway Station as they prepare to join the British Commonwealth Occupation Force in Japan, 1946.
