Hinterland Stories

I was born in Flaxton on 10 October 1910, moving to Montville, living in various places on the front road, now Balmoral Drive, and the...

George and Maria Butt were amongst the earliest settlers in Montville, Their story is told elsewhere on this website. They had ten children, though only six survived infancy. Here is what we know of the Butt Children. George John was born in Erdington, Warwickshire 29/12/1876 and died on the 17/09/1948 He came from England with his family, lived in Montville and farmed in the district. George’s son Albert Edward who was born in 1896, probably named after his dead uncle who di

Rob Muirhead recalls growing up on his Dad’s Farm I received a rifle for my 12th birthday with the instructions from Dad that “anything I...

Rob Muirhead was born on 10/10/1910. My first memories of transport to Palmwoods was by wagon drawn by four horses. On the forward trip,...

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...