The western edge of tropical disturbance Zeta (named by Clement Wragge) struck the coast in the vicinity of Cape Tribulation at 4.30pm 6 April. Unspecified damage was reported at Cooktown by the Courier Mail. Herberton reported 8.13 inches of rain in the 24h to 9am 7 April and Ingham 5.27 inches in the same period. During 7 April the Wild River poured over the bridge at Herberton. On the night of the 7th the Burdekin rose 20 feet over the railway bridge and was still rising. At Charters Towers the Burdekin rose 45 feet in 24h and was 40 feet over the rails, which was the highest for 13 years. At Townsville on the night of the 6th the winds increased to gale force and the next morning waves broke over the eastern edge of the jetty. At Geraldton (Innisfail) the river on the 7th reached a record level for the time. 3 feet of water came into in the Goondi Mill and the wharf , which was 40 feet above the level of the stream was submerged by 4 feet. All the lower parts of the Geraldtonj were under water on the morning of the 7th. 130 people took refuge in Public Buildings and several houses were almost completely covered by water. One man lost his life during rescue work while his mate had a narrow escape. 300 bunches of bananas were washed away. The gales blew down large areas of sugar cane.

Rockhampton Regional Council in partnership with the Queensland a…