WHAT TO SEE AROUND ADAVALE
Below are just three of the interesting sights around Adavale
available from the Hotel
Maps to other "unique" spots on the Town Common available on request
And getting there is half the fun!
Get Your
Town Map from the Hotel
15 sights to see
Town Map from the Hotel
15 sights to see
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Public toilets and showers
An excellent pictorial display of historic Adavale
A must before touring town
.The Old Main Street
Interesting items in the
Old Butcher Shop
Plaques describe the sites of buildings from times past
39 headstones
Adavale boasts some firsts (last in one case)
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Ever wondered where this property might be? In Adavale, QLD 4474 Corner of Klugh and Logan Streets Centre of the block coordinates: -25.9105354, 144.60079671 / 25° 54' 37.93" S, 144° 36' 2.87" E The following information was acquired over time through oral history and requires further research to confirm its veracity. Email feedback is welcome ELECTRICITY : Adavale was connected to the power grid in 1984, To achieve it the electric authority designed a special Single Wire (SWIRE) system to carry enough power to town in one direction. It developed a double wire SWIRE system which became known as the Milroy Duplex, It was a first for power delivery using SWIREs. LAST BITUMEN ROAD : Back in the day, the Bjelke-Peterson Government had a policy in which all towns in Queensland would have their main street bitumen. Adavale was the last town to have its main street (Skinner Street) bitumen under the policy. |