Passchendaele, Queensland


Passchendaele is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Passchendaele had a population of 30 people. The undeveloped town of Messines is officially located within the locality.

History

The locality takes its name from the former Passchendaele railway station on the Amiens railway line which served the soldier settlement fruit growing areas. It was named by the Queensland Railways Department in 1920, after the famous battleground in World War I.