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)
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Agency ID1434, Murweh Divisional Board". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ↑ "Proclamation [Adavale Division constituted]". Queensland Government Gazette. 9 February 1889. p. 46:469.
- ↑ "Country News.". The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939) (Brisbane, Qld.: National Library of Australia). 2 February 1889. p. 198. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ↑ "Agency ID287, Adavale Divisional Board". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "[QUEENSLAND NEWS.].". The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939) (Brisbane, Qld.: National Library of Australia). 1 June 1889. p. 1056. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ↑ "Classified Advertising.". The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933) (Qld.: National Library of Australia). 22 January 1891. p. 8. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Agency ID288, Adavale Shire Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ↑ "Advertising.". The Western Champion (Barcaldine, Qld. : 1922 - 1937) (Barcaldine, Qld.: National Library of Australia). 11 January 1930. p. 11. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ↑ "Agency ID2448, Quilpie Shire Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ↑ "OFFICIAL NOTIFICATIONS.". The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933) (Qld.: National Library of Australia). 8 May 1899. p. 7. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ↑ Pugh, Theophilus Parsons (1927). Pugh's Almanac for 1927. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ↑ "Population by local government area, Queensland, 1859 to 2007" (CSV). Historical Tables, Demography, 1823 to 2008 (Q150 release). Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
External links
- "Adavale Shire". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
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