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Blythdale is a rural town and locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Blythdale had a population of 47 people.[1]
Blythdale Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Bungil Creek Rail bridge over a dry creekbed, 3km east of Roma, 1879 | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 26.5794°S 148.9533°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 47 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.362/km2 (0.938/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4455 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 129.8 km2 (50.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Maranoa Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Warrego | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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The locality is bounded to the south by the Western railway line with the town served by Blythdale railway station (26.5814°S 148.9546°E).[4][5]
The Warrego Highway runs immediately north and parallel to the railway line.[5][6]
In 1848, James Alexander Blyth(e) tried to establish a pastoral run called "Tingun Station" on Tingun Creek, 12 miles (19 km) west of Roma. During an attack by Aboriginals near the creek, Blythe was thrown from his horse and speared in the leg. He managed to escape and recovered from his wounds, but the attack caused him to give up the pastoral run. It was then taken up by W.P. Gordon and incorporated into his Wallumbilla pastoral run. Some years later John Christian (of the Hunter River District) purchased Tingun Station and installed his nephew Henry Cardell as his manager and partner. Cardell renamed the pastoral run Blythdale and the creek Blyth Creek in honour of Blythe.[2][7][8][9]
In the 2016 census, the locality of Blythdale had a population of 39 people.[10]
In the 2021 census, the locality of Blythdale had a population of 47 people.[1]
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