February 23
• Texas flood victims in urgent need of fruit
February 28
• Plane bogged at Aerodrome
March 13
• Six sidings to be omitted from fruit train run
Bald Mountain, Fletcher, Passmore, Bullecort, Merssines, and Passchendaele
March 20
• Sewerage for Stanthorpe to cost 428,000 pounds (50 per cent subsidy)
March 27
• Corporal John French VC soldiers club opened
March 29
• Obituary: Mrs Theresa Kelly
April 5
• Future of the Rex Hall
April 10
• Woman killed, six hurt in bus crash (Ballandean)
April 12
• 20,000 case cold store in operation at Cottonvale
May 1
• Premier opens 95,000 pound maternity hospital
The new maternity hospital in Stanthorpe was opened by the Premier of Queensland (Mr. VC Gair). The building was stated to be the most modern in Australia at the time with 22 beds.
May 22
• Mr. Hilton re-elected in Carnarvon (member for 21 years)
May 29
• Fifty years a bowler- Mr. Bill McGaw looks back
June 5
• Obituary: Stewart Anderson
June 12
• Tennis Association clubhouse opened
July 12
• Ballandean Presbyterian Church Jubilee
July 23
• Obituary: Mary Ellen Sellars
July 31
• John Halloran
August 3
• Move to establish tomato pulp factory in Stanthorpe
The DSGC moved to establish a factory for processing tomato pulp after the Federal Government bans imports of tomato pulp. motion carried to ask COD to investigate costs.
August 21
• New automatic telephone exchange at The Summit
August 28
• Salk Polio Vaccination Campaign
2360 children to be vaccinated in the Shire
September 4
• Summit Farwells Mr and Mrs E Binnington (teacher for 24 years)
• New COD building in Stanthorpe
September 18
• 1300 rockets to fight hail storms
September 27
• Apple Blossom Festival Week
October 9
• Record crowd at Apple Blossom Ball
• Miss Rae Mann chosen as Queen
October 11
• Salk Vaccination Campaign
October 16
• Stanthorpe to Sydney air service to cease
October 18
• St. Paul’s 51st anniversary
October 23
• Council acts to retain air service to Sydney
October 25
• Golden wedding: Mr and Mrs Jack Meharg
November 1
• Council takes over sanitary and garbage service
November 8
• Second injection of salk vaccine (for poliomyelitis, Stanthorpe Rural and High School)
November 13
• Chief Fire Officer appointed (Mr Turrell)
November 20
• Pioneer orchardist passes (death of Mr James Smith)
November 22
• “Miss Speckle“ recovered from Storm King Dam
November 27
• Official moves for air service to Sydney
Stanthorpe Shire Council to continue to fight to have air service between this district and Sydney returned (discontinued from October 27- Queensland Airlines) – Aerodrome unsuitable for Viscount aeroplanes
November 29
• Stanthorpe Sewerage Scheme approved for 150,000 pounds
• Beautiful sparkling water- filtration system working
• Obituary: A.H. Hocking
December 11
• Public company- Iona Enterprises to be floated
• Obituary: Mrs L.M. Hollit
• Olympic games triumph
December 13
• Cold store for Pozieres
December 20
• Stanthorpe Border Post sold to local partnership by E.M. Barlow
December 27
• New fire station officially opened
