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Cyclone Mahina Strikes Bathurst Bay
- When
- 4 March 1899
- Where
- Bathurst Bay, Cape York Peninsula
Cyclone Mahina struck Bathurst Bay on 4 March 1899, destroying the pearling fleet and settlement, resulting in over 300 deaths.
The storm hit Bathurst Bay, Cape York Peninsula, colonial Queensland, on 4 March 1899. Winds and an enormous storm surge combined to cause the deaths of more than 300 people. The settlement was destroyed, and the pearling fleet anchored in the bay was devastated.
Sources
- Cyclone Mahina Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-11
- Bathurst Bay Wikipedia, revision of 2026-03-04
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