Blantyre

Blantyre is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.

Blantyre is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Blantyre had a population of 59 people.>

The name Blantyre was originally a property name given by James Moffatt, believed to be after a Scottish town of Blantyre. Later it was also used for a railway station (now closed).Blantyre State School opened on 28 February 1876. It closed in 1886. It reopened on 21 November 1887 as Blantyre Provisional School. On 6 July 1901 it became Blantyre State School again. It closed in 1969.The Fassifern railway line (Queensland's first branch railway line) opened from Ipswich to Harrisville on 10 July 1882. On 12 September 1887 the line was extended to Dugundan with Blantyre being served by Blantyre railway station on Blantyre Road near the junction with Greer Road (27.9056°S 152.6832°E? / -27.9056; 152.6832? (Blantyre railway station)). The line closed in June 1964.In the 2016 census, Blantyre had a population of 59 people.