Cairns-Atherton railway line was further extended to Herberton, crossing the Atherton and Evelyn Tablelands, with a branch from Tolga to Yungaburra and Malanda opened (the branch from Tolga was closed in 1963). The lines facilitated soldier-settlement farms after 1918, but the holdings were often uneconomic.
The owner of Ayr's Delta Hotel opens the Delta Theatre, considered to be the district's finest venue. The theatre officially opened with a bachelors’ ball. Next evening, The Amateur Theatrical Company, assisted by the Australian Natives Association from Townsville, staged the military comedy drama “All for Gold”.
The Cairns-Mulgrave tramway (a railway line operating under the by the Tramways Act) extended to Babinda..
An extension of the Emerald to Clermont line to Blair Athol makes coal mining a viable operation.
The Bowen-Proserpine tramway, built with government assistance, opened.
Residents successfully petitioned for the creation of Eacham Shire from portions of Tinaroo, Johnstone and Cairns Shires.
Hambledon primary school moved to half way between the mill and the railway junction. The Hambledon Hotel was opened nearby around the same time.
Einasleigh-Chillagoe private railway extended to Charleston (now Forsayth) to tap into another ore body.
Railway line from Townsville to Cloncurry extended to Selwyn.
Mt St Bernard convent school was opened, beginning a process which made Herberton the centre for the Tablelands Catholic Church.
Tramway built to carry timber and other crops from the South Johnstone area to the Maria Creek wharf at Kurrimine Beach.
February
14 The Cooke brothers occupation licence over Hayman Island ended and the island was again opened to occupation.
May
4 Thomas Richard Abell was granted occupation licence 350 on Hayman Island. He was however a sick man (he died in 1915) and his name appears on the licence because there was a family company, T. R. Abell and Sons. The island was in fact worked by his son, Arthur Edward Abell, who ran sheep and goats there.