1911

Cairns-Mulgrave tramway taken over by the government. Linked to the North Coast line at Innisfail in 1924.

The Garners who had arrived in Bingil Bay to run a sawmill for the Cuttens take up a farm selection at what becomes Garner's Beach.

The Burdell family, owners of Bohlevale homestead gifted land for the Bohlevale State primary school.

Bohlevale State primary school opened. Duchess State School opens.

The name for the township of Home Hill was adopted. It was formerly known as Inkerman. 

Queensland Government established a Royal Commission to report on centralised sugar mills. 

E.J. Banfield’s My Tropical Isle published.

Burketown's population peaked at 265.

John Moffat opened a quartz battery at Watsonville, but it lasted for less than a year. 

Railway from Atherton to Herberton extended to Tumoulin.

Sugar mill workers in Mackay strike causing huge disruption to local sugar industry.

April

3 Mackay Standard published daily.

September

18 William Vereker Bindon from Auckland obtained an occupation licence over Carlisle Island,  which he held until 1913. 

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