In the late 1930s the Kirrama Forestry Road was opened, giving mills access to high-quality furniture timber in the Cardwell Range.
Townsville City Council builds an aerodrome.
Christian Brethren missions for Aboriginal children were established initially at Burketown in 1931, and 2-3 years later at Dumaji, now spelt Doomadgee, west of Bayley point. The Doomadgee site was deemed unsuitable for population expansion and so the mission moved to its present site on the Nicholson River in 1936 and the old Doomadgee mission was abandoned.