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70 photos tagged damaged, from 15 members of Flickr Commons.

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1861

2021

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The last upload was 25 February.

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Vesna Verencevic said:
Mention the possibility of a cyclone to any old Gladstone local and it won’t be long before the conversation shifts to stories of the great cyclone of 1949 which devastated Gladstone and Rockhampton and affected many other smaller towns along the coast on Wednesday 2 March 1949. Their stories tell of the force of the cyclone and the damage to property and also tell of lucky escapes from injury. In 1949 there was little education about preparation for the cyclone season. The full force of the cyclone hit at about 1 pm and took the townspeople unawares. There had been little warning that a cyclone was approaching. Men rushed home from work at lunchtime and children were sent home from school early. The wind, which was accompanied by torrential rain, blew furiously for about 16 hours and was estimated to have a velocity of 85 knots (100 mph/160kph). It left a trail of devastation in its wake. St Saviour’s Church of England, a wooden building, lost its roof and suffered some other structural damage, but St Matthew’s Church of England in the Valley area was a total loss. Source: gladstonehistoryinc.wordpress.com/1949-cyclone/

Victor Adams said:
A timely and poignant upload, as well as a great reminder of our history and those brave souls that died.
Doug D said:
Some time with a buffer should put that ship right in short order.
Land Rover 61 said:
The watertight bulkhead did its job.
Tóth Imre said:
Very nice..
Wayne Hill said:
Really, what can one think or say after such a devastating loss except RIP. For the Empire.