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1918 Mackay Cyclone
1910–11 cyclone season Cyclone 1 (1910) A cyclone hit Queensland, Australia near the city of Cairns. Cyclone 1 On 19 November 1910, a cyclone touched land in Western Australia when it had a minimum pressure of 965 hPa. It passed directly over Broome, where there was much damage. Twenty six boats of the pearling fleet were sunk and 40 people died.Bureau of Meteorology (1998). ''Tropical Cyclones (A Guide for Mariners in Northwest Australia)'', Pamphlet, Commonwealth of Australia Cyclone 2 A long-lived weak cyclone formed in the Gulf of Carpentaria on 3 January, and made landfall with a pressure of 996 hPa. Cyclone 3 On 4 January 1911 a cyclone affected the Pilbara coast between Cossack and Onslow. The steel-hulled sailing ship was wrecked off Legendre Island with the loss of all but one of its crew. The cyclone crossed near Mardie Station where nearly every outbuilding was levelled to the ground and 6000-gallon tanks were blown away. Cyclone 4 This cyclone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Australian Region Cyclones Before 1900
The following is a list of Australian region tropical cyclones in or before 1900. Storms *February 1568 – During February 1568, two ships which were sailing near the Solomon Islands, were driven southwards for six days by a tropical cyclone after they avoided being shipwrecked on a reef. *April 1778 – A tropical cyclone impacted Indonesia's Banda Islands, where most of the houses were unroofed and 85% of nutmeg trees were destroyed. *1788 – A tropical cyclone destroyed two ships that had been sailing between Sydney and the Solomon Islands, under the command of Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse. Most of the crew drowned, however, a number of them lived onshore for several years. *1811 – A tropical cyclone impacted Indonesia's Banda Islands. *1820 – A tropical cyclone impacted the Solomon Islands in or around 1820. *December 1840 – A tropical cyclone impacted Papua New Guinea. *April 1841 – A tropical cyclone impacted t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeppoon
Yeppoon is a coastal town and locality in the Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia. Yeppoon is renowned for its beaches, tropical climate, and the islands out on the bay. Located from the city of Rockhampton, Yeppoon is the seat of the Shire of Livingstone and the principal town on the Capricorn Coast, a string of seaside communities stretching more than from north to south. The beaches and shallow coves provide a destination both for tourists and retirees settling down in Central Queensland. Offshore, there are 27 islands including Great Keppel Island which is from Yeppoon. In the , the locality of Yeppoon had a population of 7,037 people; this does not include any neighbouring suburbs. Geography Yeppoon is located on Keppel Bay which opens to the Coral Sea, around north of the state capital, Brisbane, and from Rockhampton City. It is located within the local government area of Shire of Livingstone in Central Queensland. Between 2008 and 2013, it was within the Roc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1911 In Australia
The following lists events that happened during 1911 in Australia. Incumbents * Monarch – George V * Governor-General – William Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley (until 31 July), then Thomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman * Prime Minister – Andrew Fisher * Chief Justice – Samuel Griffith State premiers * Premier of New South Wales – James McGowen * Premier of Queensland – William Kidston (until 7 February), then Digby Denham * Premier of South Australia – John Verran * Premier of Tasmania – Elliott Lewis * Premier of Victoria – John Murray * Premier of Western Australia – Frank Wilson (until 7 October), then John Scaddan State governors * Governor of New South Wales – Frederic Thesiger, 3rd Baron Chelmsford * Governor of South Australia – Admiral Sir Day Bosanquet * Governor of Queensland – Sir William MacGregor * Governor of Tasmania – Major General Sir Harry Barron * Governor of Western Australia – Sir Gerald Strickland * Governor of Victoria – Sir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1911 Natural Disasters
A notable ongoing event was the race for the South Pole. Events January * January 1 – A decade after federation, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory are added to the Commonwealth of Australia. * January 3 ** 1911 Kebin earthquake: An earthquake of 7.7 moment magnitude strikes near Almaty in Russian Turkestan, killing 450 or more people. ** Siege of Sidney Street in London: Two Latvian anarchists die, after a seven-hour siege against a combined police and military force. Home Secretary Winston Churchill arrives to oversee events. * January 5 – Egypt's Zamalek SC is founded as a general sports and Association football club by Belgian lawyer George Merzbach as Qasr El Nile Club. * January 14 – Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition makes landfall, on the eastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf. * January 18 – Eugene B. Ely lands on the deck of the USS ''Pennsylvania'' stationed in San Francisco harbor, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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