Adavale

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Field	Value
type	town
name	Adavale
state	qld
image	Yapunyah fencing.jpg
caption	Fencing at Yapunyah in Adavale, 2012
coordinates
pop	72
pop_year
pop_footnotes
established	1880
postcode	4474
area	21356.4
timezone	AEST
utc	+10:00
dist1	98.3
dir1	NNE
location1	Quilpie
dist2	187
dir2	WNW
location2	Charleville
dist3	454
dir3	WNW
location3	Roma
dist4	932
dir4	WNW
location4	Brisbane
elevation	229
elevation_footnotes
maxtemp	29.1
maxtemp_footnotes
mintemp	14.4
mintemp_footnotes
rainfall	391.8
rainfall_footnotes
lga	Shire of Quilpie
stategov	Warrego
fedgov	Maranoa
near-n	Isisford
near-ne	Blackall
near-e	Lango
Cooladdi
near-se	Humeburn
near-s	Quilpie
near-sw	Quilpie
near-w	Eromanga
near-nw	Jundah
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Geography

Adavale is in South West Queensland, 931 km west of the state capital, Brisbane. It is roughly in the centre of the locality.

Between Adavale and Yaraka is Yapunyah waterhole.

The town is only accessible along a gravel road from Charleville in the east, Quilpie in the south and Blackall in the north.

Adavale has the following mountains:

Cave Hill () 399 m
Mount Bullock () 424 m
Mount Prara () 313 m
Winbin Hill () 302 m There are a number of protected areas within the locality:
part of Idalia National Park in the north of the locality
Hell Hole Gorge National Park in the west of the locality
Mariala National Park in the east of the locality

Climate

Adavale has a subtropical semi-arid climate (Köppen: BSh). The settlement experiences very hot, somewhat wetter summers and mild, dry winters. There are 163.3 clear days clear days and only 68.7 cloudy days per annum.

|location = Adavale (, 229 m m AMSL) (1889-1985 data) |metric first = Yes |single line = Yes |collapsed = Yes |width = auto |Jan record high C = 46.0 |Feb record high C = 42.8 |Mar record high C = 40.0 |Apr record high C = 37.8 |May record high C = 34.4 |Jun record high C = 32.8 |Jul record high C = 30.0 |Aug record high C = 32.2 |Sep record high C = 37.0 |Oct record high C = 40.0 |Nov record high C = 44.4 |Dec record high C = 46.0 |year record high C = 46.0 |Jan high C = 36.2 |Feb high C = 34.8 |Mar high C = 33.0 |Apr high C = 28.9 |May high C = 24.1 |Jun high C = 20.8 |Jul high C = 20.4 |Aug high C = 22.7 |Sep high C = 26.8 |Oct high C = 30.9 |Nov high C = 34.5 |Dec high C = 36.5 |year high C = 29.1 |Jan low C = 22.3 |Feb low C = 22.0 |Mar low C = 20.0 |Apr low C = 14.8 |May low C = 10.2 |Jun low C = 6.6 |Jul low C = 5.1 |Aug low C = 6.9 |Sep low C = 10.6 |Oct low C = 15.2 |Nov low C = 18.3 |Dec low C = 21.0 |year low C = 14.4 |Jan record low C = 13.9 |Feb record low C = 13.3 |Mar record low C = 10.0 |Apr record low C = 5.6 |May record low C = -1.7 |Jun record low C = -2.2 |Jul record low C = -4.3 |Aug record low C = -1.1 |Sep record low C = 2.0 |Oct record low C = 2.0 |Nov record low C = 6.0 |Dec record low C = 8.9 |year record low C = -4.3 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 62.7 |Feb precipitation mm = 58.8 |Mar precipitation mm = 49.6 |Apr precipitation mm = 24.0 |May precipitation mm = 28.5 |Jun precipitation mm = 24.8 |Jul precipitation mm = 21.6 |Aug precipitation mm = 13.7 |Sep precipitation mm = 15.5 |Oct precipitation mm = 25.4 |Nov precipitation mm = 26.5 |Dec precipitation mm = 40.5 |year precipitation mm = 391.8 |unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm |Jan precipitation days = 4.1 |Feb precipitation days = 3.6 |Mar precipitation days = 3.3 |Apr precipitation days = 1.8 |May precipitation days = 2.0 |Jun precipitation days = 2.2 |Jul precipitation days = 1.9 |Aug precipitation days = 1.5 |Sep precipitation days = 1.6 |Oct precipitation days = 2.7 |Nov precipitation days = 2.7 |Dec precipitation days = 3.5 |year precipitation days = 30.9 |Jan afthumidity = 26 |Feb afthumidity = 33 |Mar afthumidity = 32 |Apr afthumidity = 32 |May afthumidity = 35 |Jun afthumidity = 38 |Jul afthumidity = 35 |Aug afthumidity = 27 |Sep afthumidity = 24 |Oct afthumidity = 24 |Nov afthumidity = 19 |Dec afthumidity = 21 |year afthumidity = 29 |source 1 = Bureau of Meteorology (1889-1985 data){{cite web |date = July 17, 2025 |title = Climate statistics for Australian locations- Adavale Post Office |url = http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_045000_All.shtml |website = Bureau of Meteorology |publisher = DCCEEW |access-date = July 19, 2025}}

History

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The town is named after Ada Constance Stevens (wife of Ernest James Stevens). The Stevens family had the Tintinchilla (later Milo) pastoral run in the area. There is a story that the origin of the name is that Ada lost her hat veil (Ada-veil) where the Milo road crosses Blackwater Creek.

Town and suburban lots in the town of Adavale were sold on 9 February 1881 at Charleville.

Adavale Post Office opened on 1 January 1881 and closed in 1991.

Milo Station Provisional School opened circa 1888 and closed circa 1891. It reopened as Milo Provision School circa 1902 and closed circa 1905. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/StateLibQld_1_120456_Pupils_at_Adavale_State_School,_ca._1928.jpg" caption="Pupils at Adavale State School, circa 1928"] ::

Adavale Provisional School opened on 8 October 1888. On 1 January 1909, it became Adavale State School. It closed on 31 December 1968. The school was on Nelson Street ().

From 1889 to 1930, Adavale was the seat of local government, initially called Adavale Division and later the Shire of Adavale. The town was a thriving centre but, in 1917, the Western railway line did not come to the town as expected but passed further to the south where the new town of Quilpie was created along the railway line, and soon became the major town in the region while Adavale diminished. In 1930, it was decided that the seat of local government should move from Adavale to Quilpie and the Shire of Adavale was renamed the Shire of Quilpie.[[File:StateLibQld 1 118076 Patrons of the Green Gate Hotel on the verandah, Adavale, 1928.jpg|thumb|Patrons of the Green Gate Hotel on the verandah, Adavale, 1928]]St Eugene Catholic Church was opened on Wednesday 5 May 1954 by Bishop William Brennan. The church was originally located on the corner of Skinner and Shepherd Streets. In 1963, it was badly damaged in a flood. It was demolished and rebuilt at that site in 1964. It was later relocated to McKinlay Street (). The church has closed and the building has been sold.

Demographics

In the , Adavale and the surrounding area had a population of 141, with the town itself having an estimated population of around 15.

In the , the locality of Adavale had a population of 93 people.

In the , the locality of Adavale had a population of 72 people.

Education

There are no schools in Adavale nor nearby; the nearest government schools are in Quilpie. However, given the distance, the alternatives are distance education and boarding schools.

Facilities

Adavale Cemetery is on Patricia Downs Road north of the town ().

Adavale Police Station is in Shepherd Street ().

Adavale SES Facility is on the eastern corner of Mckinlay Street and Blackwater Street ().

Attractions

Emmet Pocket Lookout is in the Idalia National Park and offers panoramic views over the park's northern boundaries to the surrounding plains ().

References

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{{cite QPN. 6678. Cave Hill. mountain in Quilpie Shire
{{cite QPN. 5135. Mount Bullock. mountain in Quilpie Shire
{{cite QPN. 27465. Mount Prara. mountain in Quilpie Shire
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