Was there ever a NEWTOWN or NEW TOWN in the Hunter Valley/Maitland area....?

I wonder if anyone can help me with this mystery....?

I have 2 people who are said to have been born Newtown (c1853 and c1855) (entries I can't find of course) but there are indications that they may have been born Maitland.

I had been presuming that Newtown meant Sydney - but perhaps not....!

There is also a NSW BDM index entry that is listed under both NEWTOWN and MAITLAND......

A fellow researcher suggested that maybe -,just maybe, there had been an area called Newtown in the Maitland area......

Is it possible (could I be so lucky?) that someone may have further information on this place name....?

Fingers crossed.....

Barbara