Shire of Adavale

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]

Year Population
1889 520
1890 560
1891 947
1892 560
1893 560
1894 520
1895 500
1896 550
1897 500
1898 520
1899 550
1900 500
1901 950
1902 550
1903 575
1904 570
1905 570
1906 590
1907 650
1908 670
1909 730
1910 760
1911 1,358
1912 1,358
1913 1,358
1914 1,358
1915 1,760
1916 1,900
1917 1,540
1918 1,540
1919 1,912
1920 1,429
1921 1,429
1922 1,429
1923 1,500
1924 1,497
1925 1,520
1926 1,760
1927 1,760
1928 2,227
1929 2,130
1930 2,000

References

  1. ^ a b "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. 2 February 1889. p. 198. Retrieved 4 September 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Agency ID 287, Adavale Divisional Board". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  5. ^ a b "[QUEENSLAND NEWS.]". The Queenslander. Brisbane. 1 June 1889. p. 1056. Retrieved 6 October 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Classified Advertising". The Brisbane Courier. 22 January 1891. p. 8. Retrieved 4 September 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ a b "Agency ID 288, Adavale Shire Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  8. ^ "Advertising". The Western Champion. Barcaldine, Qld. 11 January 1930. p. 11. Retrieved 4 September 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "Agency ID 2448, Quilpie Shire Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  10. ^ "OFFICIAL NOTIFICATIONS". The Brisbane Courier. 8 May 1899. p. 7. Retrieved 7 October 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  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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