Storms
Unnamed tropical cyclone near Cairns (1934)
On March 12, 1934, a powerful cyclone crossed the coast of
Far North Queensland
Far North Queensland (FNQ) is the northernmost part of the Australian state of Queensland. Its largest city is Cairns and it is dominated geographically by Cape York Peninsula, which stretches north to the Torres Strait, and west to the Gulf C ...
at
Cape Tribulation
Cape Tribulation is a headland and coastal locality in the Shire of Douglas in northern Queensland, Australia. In the , Cape Tribulation had a population of 118 people.
Geography
The locality is north of Cairns. It is within the Daintree Na ...
. A pearling fleet was decimated by the system, resulting in the loss of 75 lives. The towns of
Daintree and
Mossman suffered extensive damage, with damage to vegetation reported in
Cairns.
Unnamed tropical cyclone near Broome (1935)
This is Australia's second deadliest cyclone in the 20th century. The Lacepede Islands near Broome were struck sinking 21 pearling luggers with 141 lives lost.
Unnamed tropical cyclone near Roebourne (1939)
Nine people died on 11 January 1939 with the loss of the ''Nicol Bay'', on a holiday cruise to the Ashburton River. Some properties in
Roebourne, Western Australia
Roebourne is a town in Western Australia's Pilbara region. In Ngarluma language, Roebourne is called Yirramagardu (Ieramagadu). It is 35 km from Karratha, 202 km from Port Hedland and 1,563 km from Perth, the state's capital. It is loc ...
sustained damage.
See also
*
1900–1940 South Pacific cyclone seasons
*
1900–1950 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons
*Atlantic hurricane seasons:
1930,
1931
Events
January
* January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics.
* January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa.
* January 22 – Sir I ...
,
1932,
1933,
1934,
1935,
1936,
1937,
1938,
1939
*Eastern Pacific hurricane seasons:
1930,
1931
Events
January
* January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics.
* January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa.
* January 22 – Sir I ...
,
1932,
1933,
1934,
1935,
1936,
1937,
1938,
1939
*Western Pacific typhoon seasons:
1930,
1931
Events
January
* January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics.
* January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa.
* January 22 – Sir I ...
,
1932,
1933,
1934,
1935,
1936,
1937,
1938,
1939
*North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons:
1930,
1931
Events
January
* January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics.
* January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa.
* January 22 – Sir I ...
,
1932,
1933,
1934,
1935,
1936,
1937,
1928,
1939
References
1930s in Australia
Australian region cyclone seasons
{{Title year disasters in Oceania