The tropical

crossed the coast at Guthalungra where pressure in the eye was recorded at 948 hPa. Severe damage occurred at Ayr Home Hill and Bowen. A man was killed at Ayr when a shop fell on him. At Ayr 33% of homes severely damaged, Buffalo Hall wrecked, schools and hotels unroofed. The damage bill to buildings in Ayr was more than 200,000 Australian 1959 pounds.

At Home Hill 100 persons homeless and no building escaped damage with every window broken in the main shopping area. 700 wind-mills destroyed in the Ayr Home Hill area. The anemometer at Bowen recorded wind gusts up to 100 knots over a 2 hour period with forty homes totally destroyed, 190 badly damaged and 300 partly wrecked. Severe damage to Powerhouse, Salt works, coke works and railways - dozens of boats swamped. The damage bill to buildings in Bowen was more than 600,000 Australian 1959 pounds.

also caused considerable damage at Proserpine with 50 houses and the Hospital badly damaged. There was even damage at Rockhampton as the moved south. waters at Mackay caused evacuations and damage - Floods swept away the Mirani railway b and under- mined the Forgan B. Clermont had the worse floods since the 1916 . Laidley had its worst on record with 50 shops under 8 feet of water - 200 families were evacuated and 50 people were rescued from the roof tops. Killarney also had a record with 2 bridges swept away. In Allora people were evacuated from their homes. On the 18th Brisbane had gusts to 48 knots with minor damage and power lines down.

Mean sea level analyses of 1959 Cyclone Connie leading up to land…

Anemometer chart from Bowen Airport during the passage of the 195…

Mean sea level sequence of tropical cyclone Connie tracking south…

Cyclone Connie caused severe damage to many buildings in Bowen on…

Cyclone Connie caused severe damage to many properties in the Bow…

Rockhampton Regional Council in partnership with the Queensland a…

Track of Connie threading its way through Ayr, Home Hill and Bowe…

Mean sea level analyses of 1959 Cyclone Connie leading up to land…

Anemometer chart from Bowen Airport during the passage of the 195…

Mean sea level sequence of tropical cyclone Connie tracking south…

Cyclone Connie caused severe damage to many buildings in Bowen on…

Cyclone Connie caused severe damage to many properties in the Bow…

Rockhampton Regional Council in partnership with the Queensland a…

Track of Connie threading its way through Ayr, Home Hill and Bowe…