What about this then? In February, Walter Stark emailed me to say that Blantyre, Australia was up for sale! Yes, you heard that right. This Blantyre in in south east Queensland Australia and is about 80km from Brisbane and about the same distance the other way from Surfer’s Paradise.
For a mere £245,000 you could own all 28 acres of land, complete with its own “Blantyre Road” and a large lake. It certainly looks beautiful and peaceful.
I live in Ipswich Queensland which is about a 30 minute drive from Blantyre. I have often driven through the area I have wondered how it came to called Blantyre. I’m sure there must be a Scottish connection and maybe I should pursue it at our local library.