Original: West Maitland, now just Maitland, was a privately founded town which grew because of its proximity to the river and which today is the commercial center of the city. The other areas were East Maitland, which was established by the colonial New South Wales government, and Morpeth, another private town founded by Lt Close, a Peninsular War veteran.
Simplified: Maitland is a city in New South Wales, Australia.