From the Maitland Mercury report:
A year-long battle to save two of Maitland’s most iconic trees could be over
with at least one arborist declaring the trees dead.
During the past couple of months a recuperation program has taken place to
try to save the two deteriorating trees at Maitland Court House, but arborist Steve Watson believes
it’s not enough.
Full article by Emma Swain available at Maitland Mercury, 10 Feb, 2012.