Montville Farmers for Fifty Years
Two much loved Montville citizens were Les and Dulcie Gomersall who lived along Western Avenue for 50 years.
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Hinterland Stories
Sharing the memories of Montville, Flaxton, Balmoral and Hunchy.
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Written in Stone
by Gordon Plowman (2021) The pillars either side of the Montville Memorial Gate pay tribute to the fallen and those who served during...
When the tough get going – Maria and George Butt pioneers of Montville
Many families in the mid-1800’s migrated to Australia from England for various reasons. It could have been the prospect of making a...
When Pineapple was King
Long rows of grey-green spikes once crowned acres of Blackall Range slopes. It was postcard pretty but represented back breaking work for...
Leonie Gittins 1949 to 2024
Leonie’s creativity, resilience and strength led her to become a leading member of a wide range of communities on the Sunshine Coast
Under the Radar – Obi Obi Creek and Tcheergun Walking Tracks
The MVA Walking Track from below Baroon Dam to the Narrows: 1989 – 1998 The first MVA record of a proposed walking track to the Obi Obi...
The Swain Family of Flaxton and Montville
By Gordon Plowman Leslie Garforth Swain, known by his friends and associates as Les, could look back on his lifetime of achievements with...
The Spotted Chook – Dreams Can Come True
You can’t help but feel joyful in the presence of Jane Hutton. She’s wearing soft cotton overalls covered in hearts with string ties on...
The Negus Family
Negus Road George Oswald Negus (Os) was born in Maryborough on 25 April 1873. His father had emigrated from Surrey, England to...
The Manley Family – Dairy farming along Western Avenue
The Manley Family on their farm: Kev, Doreen, Nell, Ernie, Dell, and Bob the Second When Doreen Wyllie married Kevin Manley on 24 August...
The History of the Montville Sports and Recreation Grounds
The Montville Sports and Recreation Ground, formerly the Montville Recreation Ground, is situated at 230 – 238, Balmoral Road, some three...
The G.E. Brown Family
George E. Brown on the steps of St Mary’s Church, 1914 George Edward Brown was 21 when he arrived in Montville in 1906 with his parents...
The first generations of the Collins Family at Flaxton
William Joseph Collins William Joseph Collins was born in 1889 at Redland Bay. He was the grandson of Daniel James Collins who pioneered...
The Children of George and Maria Butt
George and Maria Butt were amongst the earliest settlers in Montville, Their story is told elsewhere on this website. They had ten...
Stories from the Montville Sports and Recreation Grounds
Part 1 Cricket and Cowpats It would seem that the Montville Cricket Team disbanded in 1975/6. Unfortunately, we have been unable to trace...
St Mary’s Hall – Celebrating Memories and Community
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,...
St Mary’s Church and Community Hall
Montville Memorial Hall, St Mary’s Church Hall and Community Hall (Former RSL Hall) St. Mary’s Church Hall and Community Centre (c. 1978)...
Vale Robert James (Jim) Hooper
A MAN OF GOD AND COMMUNITY Jim Hooper was born in 1928 in Somerset, England the son of Frank and Mary Hooper. He was one of ten children...
Rations and Song
Italian POWs in Montville from 1944 to 1945 When long term Montville resident, Les Gittins, told local historian and Montville Village...
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...
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