More than 300 people died when Tropical Cyclone Mahina slammed into the north Queensland coast on 4 March 1899, making it Australia’s deadliest cyclone ever. Most victims were divers and seamen ...
Cyclone Mahina, the deadliest tropical cyclone in Australia’s recorded history, hit the northeast part of the country on today’s date 127 years ago, March 5, 1899. The storm made landfall near ...