Belgian Gardens, Aitkenvale and Mundingburra switched from Thuringowa Shire to Townsville City Council.
Bowen-Proserpine tramway incorporated into the North Coast line.
E.J. Banfield’s Tropic Days published.
The North Coast railway was extended from Mackay to Farleigh.
Garbutt area was detached from Thuringowa Shire and put in Townsville City.
Golden Gate now boasts a single hotel.
Kuridala, a mining town on the Selwyn line, had 2000 people. Kuridala's school had a daily attendance of 280 children. Chinese market gardeners kept the town supplied with fresh victuals, while the smelters worked around the clock.
Hyde Park was transferred from Thuringowa Shire to Townsville City.
A cyclone destroyed much of Innisfail. Rebuilding was greatly influenced by prevailing art deco trends and Innisfail promotes itself as Australia's 'art deco' capital.
Pugh's Queensland Directory recorded three drapers, four hotels, two market gardeners, two motor garages, a picture theatre and a school in Duchess.
Mackay gazetted as a City.
January
20/21 Cyclone hits Mackay and devastates the City. 22 people die in Mackay and over 80% of building badly damaged.
A large section of the Farleigh mill stack collapsed, causing further serious damage. The sugar shed roof disappeared and the carrier shed lost its roof. The roof over the boilers collapsed and the rest of the mill buildings were badly damaged. Two of the three sugar sheds in the mill yard and half the roof of the third were blown away. 1,500 tons of the 2,000 tons of sugar stored in them were lost. The tramways were severely damaged by flooding. After heavy losses in 1918 the company directors considered the 1919 Local Cane Prices Board Award would lead to another heavy loss.
December
20 Fire destroyed Mackay Standard building and plant.