Severe gale at Townsville with much damage in the town. On the 16th at Bowen a child was killed and a number of people were injured. In Bowen several buildings including the hospital were blown down while others including the Council Chambers and the Lands Office were shifted or greatly damaged. The hurricane was of short duration in Bowen (where there was 2 fatalities) with many injured by flying debris and a horse was cut in two by a flying sheet of iron.

Rockhampton Regional Council in partnership with the Queensland a…