Hinterland Stories

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

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Recollections by Hazel Tully (nee Muirhead)

Hazel was born in Montville in 1914 – the third child of Mr and Mrs Charles Hillicotte Muirhead Hazel Tully nee Muirhead in 1987 at the...

Montville in the 1920s Jessie’s grandparents – Early settlers Mr and Mrs Hamilton Muirhead I remember Montville when the access road from...

The Story Behind the Name - Western Avenue Cutting the Main Road and Western Avenue Intersection Butts Road First Nation people of the...

The Story Behind the Name Mill Hill Road The Jinibara Track People of the Jinibara Nation had a track that gave them access to Baroon...

The Story Behind the Name Glover Court Glover Court is off Hillfoot Lane in Mill Hill, the southern end of Montville. It was named after...

The Story Behind the Names The Blackall Range Some names along the Blackall Range between Montville and the turnoff to Maleny recall the...

The Story Behind the Name George Carpenter Place A recent resident to Montville, on learning about our Ecumenical Dawn Easter Service at...