Edited by P. L. Ellis
History - M. J. Gibson, Central Queensland News, Emerald
Climate - A. G. Kirkegaard, Geological Survey of Queensland
Physiography - R. W. Galloway, C.S.I.R.O.
Vegetation - S. L. Everist, Government Botanist, Queensland
Soils, Land Use and Potential - J. E. Ladewig and A. Hegarty, Department of Primary Industries, Queensland
Geological history of the Bowen Basin - J. M. Dickins, Bureau of Mineral Resources
Coal Resources-General - W. L. Hawthorne, Geological Survey of Queensland
Blair Athol - M. McKee, C.R.A. Exploration Pty Ltd
Blackwatery - D. King and P. W. Goscombe, Associated Mining
Geology and Petroleum Exploration, Central and South-Western Bowen Basin - R. J. Paten, Mines Administration Pty Ltd.
Water resources -Surface - Queensland Irrigation and Water Supply Commission
Underground - K. W. Wolff, Geological Survey of Queensland
Other Mineral Deposits - J. H. Brooks and A. G. Kirkegaard, Geological Survey of Queensland