“The year that was” series will showcase interesting key events, observations and occurrences in the Gympie region during the year that was….

Gympie is proclaimed a city

Gympie Library moves to new School of Arts building

^{The Gympie Times and Mary River Mining Gazette, 23 February 1905, page 3}

First telephones are connected in Gympie

Telephone Connection to Maryborough, Bundaberg and Brisbane

Ground sought for Bunya Creek Cemetery and Church

Silent box for public phone at One Mile

Presbyterian Church organ installed

^{The Gympie Times and Mary River Mining Gazette, 30 September 1905, page 3}

The Sovereign Hotel on Brisbane Road burns down