Map of Adavale Division and adjacent local government areas, March 1902

The Shire of Adavale is a former local government area in the south-east of Queensland, Australia, centred on the town of Adavale. It existed from 1879 to 1930.

History

On 11 November 1879, the Murweh Division was created as one of 74 divisions within Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879.[1] On 5 February 1889, the western part of Murweh Division was separated to create the new Adavale Division.[2][3][4]

The Adavale Divisional Board met for the first time on 26 May 1889 and Mr E. B. Learmouth was appointed chairman.[5]

The divisional board hall and offices were constructed in Adavale in 1889.[6]

With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, the Adavale Division became the Shire of Adavale on 31 March 1903.[1][7]

On 17 July 1930, the shire was abolished, and its region split between the new Shire of Quilpie, the Shire of Murweh, the Shire of Isisford and the Shire of Barcoo.[7][8][9]

Chairmen

Members of the Adavale Shire Council, 1909. Members from left to right, back row: Albert Jones of 'Gumbardo'; Donald MacNeill, Divisional Board Clerk; Harry Charles Pegler. Front row, left to right: Alfred Skinner, storekeeper in Adavale; Iver Ian McIver, 'Bulgroo' station manager; James Paynter, 'Ambathalla' station. (Description supplied with photograph)
  • 1888 A. B. Learmouth [5]
  • 1899 Augustus Henry Pegler [10]
  • 1927: William Hazlett [11]

Population

The population of the shire was:[12]

YearPopulation
1889520
1890560
1891947
1892560
1893560
1894520
1895500
1896550
1897500
1898520
1899550
1900500
1901950
1902550
1903575
1904570
1905570
1906590
1907650
1908670
1909730
1910760
19111,358
19121,358
19131,358
19141,358
19151,760
19161,900
19171,540
19181,540
19191,912
19201,429
19211,429
19221,429
19231,500
19241,497
19251,520
19261,760
19271,760
19282,227
19292,130
19302,000

References

  1. 1 2 "Agency ID 1434, Murweh Divisional Board". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "Proclamation [Adavale Division constituted]". Queensland Government Gazette. 9 February 1889. p. 46:469.
  3. ↑ "Country News". The Queenslander. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 2 February 1889. p. 198. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "Agency ID 287, Adavale Divisional Board". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  5. 1 2 "[QUEENSLAND NEWS.]". The Queenslander. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 1 June 1889. p. 1056. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  6. ↑ "Classified Advertising". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 22 January 1891. p. 8. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  7. 1 2 "Agency ID 288, Adavale Shire Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  8. ↑ "Advertising". The Western Champion. Barcaldine, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 11 January 1930. p. 11. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  9. ↑ "Agency ID 2448, Quilpie Shire Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  10. ↑ "OFFICIAL NOTIFICATIONS". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 8 May 1899. p. 7. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  11. ↑ Pugh, Theophilus Parsons (1927). Pugh's Almanac for 1927. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  12. ↑ "Population by local government area, Queensland, 1859 to 2007" (CSV). Historical Tables, Demography, 1823 to 2008 (Q150 release). Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  • "Adavale Shire". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.

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