Hinterland Stories

Sharing the memories of Montville, Flaxton, Balmoral and Hunchy.

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Elston – The First Guest House

Ernest and Emma Dalton, two of the earliest settlers in the Montville area (then known as Razorback) purchased about fifteen acres south...

The heart of the newly named ‘Montville Estate’ at 15 Western Avenue (Lot 53 SP116528) is the original pioneer homestead of early...

Gillie Warren wrote this piece in 2002 – fifteen years ago and she is reflecting on her 1987 visit to Montville 15 years earlier. Now,...

Christmas 2019 sees the St. Mary’s Hall in the best condition it has been in for years. Current Chairman of the St. Mary’s Auxiliary,...

By Gordon Plowman First, a little history leading up to the establishment of the Soldier’s Memorial Hall in Montville: During World War...

Montville’s distinctive character was created in the 1980s and the 1990s. Of the 30 commercial development applications for building...

The Western Road to Henry Smith’s ‘Eastnor’ 1900 ‘Belbury’ once known as ‘Eastnor’, is again on the market (2018). Part of Montville’s...

When Beatrice Willett married Percival Arnold Dixon in 1913 and moved into their newly built house, “Booran,” she must have been barely...