Railway branch line from Tolga to Yungaburra closed.
Mount Isa was excised from Cloncurry Shire.
Catholic girls college attached to St Margaret Mary's convent school.
Shire hall opens in Ingham.
Barron Falls hydro-electricity station was supplemented by a second powerhouse.
Mona Mona mission north of Kuranda closed.
Tertiary education Resource Centre established by the University of Queensland in Mackay.
December
14 Opening of the Mackay War Memorial Swimming Pool in Milton Street. Built at a cost of 90,000 pounds. Opened by Postmaster-General COW Davidson.