Coal mining town of Dysart established to service the Saraji open cut coal mine (130 km west of St Lawrence). Another mining town, Middlemount serviced the German Creek and Norwich Park mines. The school opened at the beginning of the year with 27 students and had 150 by the end of the year.
Cairns suburb of Portsmith sliced off Bungalow.
Millaa Millaa dairy factory merged with Malanda Milk.
A privately run historical village in Herberton with numerous old buildings and relics collected by Harry and Ellen Skennar opened.