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The plaque commemorates over 300 people who were killed in Tropical Cyclone Mahina.

At Bathurst Bay, near Princess Charlotte Bay (Cape York) on 4 March 1899, at least 307 crew members died from a pearling fleet of over 100 vessels plus other craft (with 152 sunk or wrecked, some found kilometres inland), as a result of a 14.6-metre storm surge associated with TC Mahina.
 

 

Location

Address:Douglas Street, Quetta All Souls Memorial Cathedral, Thursday Island, 4875
State:QLD
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -10.584327
Long: 142.215098
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Disaster
Sub-Theme:Storms
Actual Event Start Date:4-March-1899
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Actual Event End Date:4-March-1899
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Dedication

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Front Inscription

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And in memory of those who perished during the hurricane off Cape Melville

5th March 1899

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295 coloured men
73 vessels 

"When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee " Isaiah 43:2

 

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Source: MA
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