Montville | montville
Montvillehasatruevillagecharm.YouwillfindapleasantblendofTudor,IrishandEnglishcottagesoflogorstone,SwissandBavarianchalets,anoldmillwater-wheel,colonialandoldQueenslandersandofcourse,oneofthemostspectacularandpanoramicviewsoveracoastalplainyoucouldfindinAustralia.HistorySettlementfirstoccurredinMontvilleinthelate1880s.Theareahadbeenextensivelyloggedpriortothisdecadeandtheescarpmentisstillmarkedbytimbershoots(orchutes/shutes),suchasLandersandRemingtons,wherelogswereshotdownthemountaintobehaul...
Montville has a true village charm. You will find a pleasant blend of Tudor, Irish and English cottages of log or stone, Swiss and Bavarian chalets, an old mill water-wheel, colonial and old Queenslanders and of course, one of the most spectacular and panoramic views over a coastal plain you could find in Australia.
HistorySettlement first occurred in Montville in the late 1880s. The area had been extensively logged prior to this decade and the escarpment is still marked by timber shoots (or chutes / shutes), such as Landers and Remingtons, where logs were shot down the mountain to be hauled away to sawmills in the Council area or in Brisbane, . Land was selected as early as 1881, but the first settlers did not begin to arrive until the mid-1880s. Among the first settlers were the Smith brothers, Henry (Harry), Edward and Alfred. As with nearby Mapleton, the new arrivals quickly discovered that the land was suited to fruit orchards and oranges, lemons, mandarins, li...