Tramping the Blackalls
Daily Mail (Brisbane, Qld. 1903 – 1926), Wednesday 23 June 1926, p. 3 TRAMPING THE BLACKALLS – To Flaxton and Mapleton A LAND OF PLEASANT...
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Hinterland Stories
Sharing the memories of Montville, Flaxton, Balmoral and Hunchy.
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The Wyer Family of Flaxton
This Wyer Family Story has been compiled partly as a genealogy and as a chronology of the early pioneering days. Bob Wyer was interviewed...
The Sunshine Coast Maestro of Music – Alfred Charles Short
Alfred Charles Short, nicknamed Shorty, was the iconic gentleman who serenaded the Blackall Range and the Sunshine Coast with his mouth...
The next generations of Collins in Flaxton
Bill and Marian Collins took over Kingview farm in 1961 when his father, William Joseph, retired to Glasshouse Mountains. Bill was a war...
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...
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...
Lighting up the Range
by Gordon Plowman For decades, residents of the Blackall Range depended on kerosene, candles and carbide for their lighting needs. They...
Horse-Slide Transport now Historic Epic
From Nambour Chronicle and North Coast Advertiser (Qld.: 1922 – 1954), Friday 26 November 1954, page 5 By T.H.Brown. In the process of...
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...
Montville Place Names – Mill Hill Road
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...
Montville Place Names – Marshall Road
The Story behind the Name - Marshall Road Alfred Marshall came to the Blackall Range around 1905. He purchased some 608 acres along the...
Montville Place Names - Manley Drive
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...
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