Hinterland Stories

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

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Pioneers, Landowners and Builders Extraordinary

George Land Bury from Nambour Street mural George Land and Jane Ann Bury – Pioneers, Landowners and Builders Extraordinary of the Near...

Pioneering Days Recalled

This story was printed in the Daily Mail (Brisbane, Qld. (1903-1926), Sat. 25 November 1922, p. 15 BLACKALL RANGE – EARLY RECOLLECTIONS...

North Maleny Pioneers

A wonderful history told by Mr. William Simpson, about the first visitors, and the ones who stayed, all while being helped by the local...

Montville's First Settler - Thorvald Weitemeyer

THORVALD PETER LUDWIG (TPL) WEITEMEYER AKA CHARLIE (nickname during his travels in Queensland) or Tom (English version of Thorvald) A...

Land’s End – The Vining Family

A Family who shaped early Montville Edward William (Bill) Vining selected Portion 143 V (Survey Plan M37.1168 – Selection No A. F. 2598)...

History of Montville Precinct – School of Arts Hall and Village Green

Early settlement of Montville Timber getters knew of the rich source of cedar in the area before the Colony of Queensland was created in...

Ernest Jones Burnett – an early selector

Nambour Chronicle and North Coast Advertiser (Qld. 1922 – 1954), Friday 29 March 1940, page 1 Buderim Pioneering Days Recalled. THE LATE...

Early Records of Baroon – pre settlement of Maleny and Montville

Long before the now well-known hinterland town names such as Maleny, Montville and Mapleton there was Boorum (Baroon). Records of its...

Baroon Pocket Part 2 - The first settlers

The history of settlement in Montville lists the Weitemeyers as being the first official residents in 1887. But in fact, one family,...

Recollections of Sam Remington

I am a grandson of Richard Proctor Remington, who was reputedly one of the first white settlers on ‘Razorback’ now Montville. My...

Recollections by Jim Walker

(1986) A year or two after we (Gwen, myself & son Ian) came here (in the early 1950’s) there was quite a lot of discussion at...