Hinterland Stories

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

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An entertaining tale of how an early Montville Councillor organised his transport home from Nambour.

Daily Mail (Brisbane, Qld. 1903 – 1926), Wednesday 23 June 1926, p. 3 TRAMPING THE BLACKALLS – To Flaxton and Mapleton A LAND OF PLEASANT...

This Wyer Family Story has been compiled partly as a genealogy and as a chronology of the early pioneering days. Bob Wyer was interviewed...

Alfred Charles Short, nicknamed Shorty, was the iconic gentleman who serenaded the Blackall Range and the Sunshine Coast with his mouth...

Bill and Marian Collins took over Kingview farm in 1961 when his father, William Joseph, retired to Glasshouse Mountains. Bill was a war...

Negus Road George Oswald Negus (Os) was born in Maryborough on 25 April 1873. His father had emigrated from Surrey, England to...

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

by Gordon Plowman For decades, residents of the Blackall Range depended on kerosene, candles and carbide for their lighting needs. They...

From Nambour Chronicle and North Coast Advertiser (Qld.: 1922 – 1954), Friday 26 November 1954, page 5 By T.H.Brown. In the process of...

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

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

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 - Marshall Road Alfred Marshall came to the Blackall Range around 1905. He purchased some 608 acres along the...

The Story Behind the Name Manley Drive We lived at 30 Manley Drive for 10 years. When I went to renew my driver’s licence in 2009 just...