From the Maitland Mercury report:
A group of Maitland’s highest achievers in various fields has been honoured with induction into the Maitland City Hall of Fame.
The second round of the awards recognised 19 local heroes, 12 posthumously at a ceremony on Tuesday at Maitland Regional Art Gallery.
The hall of fame is the brain child of Maitland councillor Brian Burke, himself a renowned rugby league halfback who helped lead the Maitland Pumpkin Pickers to four premierships between 1965 and 1973. In 1972 he was named Country Rugby League Player of the Year.
It was a plan he instigated during his first term on council in 1999 and one he helped bring to fruition last year.
Full article available at Maitland Mercury, 13 Jun 2017.
