1963

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.

© Ian Hughes 2013