Commonwealth-State Committee delivers a report on the idea of damming the Burdekin River.
Post Office directory recorded the Regent and Rising Sun Cinemas operating in Charters Towers Road.
Catholic secondary school opens in Ingham.
Reticulated electricity into Machans Beach.
March
Talks began with the Proserpine Shire Council to build a jetty at the south-west corner of the Hayman resort and this was completed by mid-1950. Originally it was proposed a stone causeway be built but this was not approved by the Department of Harbours and Marine and instead a pile jetty was constructed. The jetty carried a narrow-gauge track for a miniature train which for many years conveyed guests from the jetty to the resort.
September
The first group of Guugu Yimithirr men returned to the present site of Hope Vale and began clearing. The community was to move about 20 km inland due to a lack of reliable water supplies at Elim Beach. Hope Vale primary School opens.