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Encyclopedia > List of disasters in Australia by death toll

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The Centaur memorial, in Point Danger, Coolangatta, Queensland, commemorates the sinking of the hospital ship AHS Centaur in 1943, which claimed 268 lives.
The Centaur memorial, in Point Danger, Coolangatta, Queensland, commemorates the sinking of the hospital ship AHS Centaur in 1943, which claimed 268 lives.
At least 242 people died in the Japanese air raids on Darwin in 1942.
Japanese prisoners of war practice baseball on the sportsground near their quarters, several weeks before the 1944 Cowra breakout, in which at least 235 people died.
Japanese prisoners of war practice baseball on the sportsground near their quarters, several weeks before the 1944 Cowra breakout, in which at least 235 people died.
Disaster Location Deaths Date Notes
Epidemic Australia-wide 12,000+ 1918-1919 1918 Spanish Influenza epidemic Approximate death toll. Sydney was the worst affected area.[1]
Epidemic Australia-wide 1,013 1946-1955 Polio epidemic[2]
Sea battle Indian Ocean 645 19 November 1941 Sinking of HMAS Sydney Sunk with all hands after a battle with the German ship Kormoran
Epidemic Australia-wide 550 1900-1910 Bubonic plague [3]
Heat wave Victoria 438 January 1939 Heatwave killed 438 and sparked the Black Friday bushfires (see below) [4]
Heat wave South-eastern Australia 437 1895 - 1896 Widespread heatwave killed 437, including 47 in Bourke, New South Wales[5]
Cyclone Bathurst Bay, Queensland 410 March, 1889 Cyclone Mahina. Estimated toll[6]
Shipwreck King Island, Tasmania 406 1845 Cataraqui [3]
Shipwreck coast near Murchison River, Western Australia 286 April, 1712 Zuytdorp. There has been speculation that there were some survivors, helped by local Aborigines. [4] [5]
Sinking Caloundra, Queensland 268 1943 Sinking of AHS Centaur. Hospital ship torpedoed by a Japanese submarine[7]
Heat wave Southern states 246 December, 1907-January, 1908 [6]
Air raid Darwin, Northern Territory 242 February 19, 1942 Bombing of Darwin. The first Japanese air raid against Australia. The toll may have been higher, itinerants and Aboriginal persons may be under represented in the official count.[8]
Prison break Cowra, New South Wales 235-238 August 5, 1944 Cowra breakout. Escape by Japanese POWs [7] [8]
Shipwreck King Island, Tasmania 224 May 13, 1835 Neva [9] [10]
Shipwreck Perth, Western Australia 186 April, 1656 Vergulde Draeck[11]
Cyclone/Sinking Western Australia 149 March 1, 1912 SS Koombana [12] [13]
Heatwaves Australia-wide 147 1920-1921 [14]
Heatwaves Australia-wide 143+ 1911-1912 [15]
Cyclone Broome, Western Australia 141 March, 1935 Pearling fleet devastated [16]
Cyclone Eighty Mile Beach, Western Australia 140 1884 Pearling fleet sunk [17]
Shipwreck D'Entrecasteaux Channel, Tasmania 133 April 12, 1835 George III [18]
Shipwreck Cape York, Queensland 133 February 28, 1890 Quetta [19]
Heatwave Southern states 130 1926-1927 [20]
Shipwreck Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia 125+ June-July, 1629 Batavia . Mutineers murdered 125 other passengers. The death toll of 125 does not include the mutineers, of whom 7 were immediately hanged and 2 were cast away when Captain Pelsaert returned. Most of the remaining mutineers were later executed.[9]
Heatwave Australia-wide 122+ 1913-1914 [21]
Cyclone/Sinking North-eastern Queensland 122 March 16, 1911 SS Yongala[22]
Shipwreck Sydney, New South Wales 121 August 20, 1857 Dunbar. 1 survivor. [23]
Heatwave Australia-wide 112 1939-1940 [24]
Heatwave Australia-wide 109 1909-1910 [25]
Heatwave Southern regions, Australia 105+ 1959 One source puts death toll at 145 [26] [27] [28]
Cyclone/sinking Ayr, Queensland 102-112 February 24, 1875 Gothenburg. Records of passengers vary [29] [30] [31]
Massacre Richmond River, New South Wales 100 January, 1846 Massacre of Aborigines [32]

Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Australian Hospital Ship (AHS) Centaur was a hospital ship during World War II, which was attacked and sunk by a Japanese submarine in 1943. ... Lighthouse at Point Danger, Coolangatta, Queensland - a memorial to Lieutenant James Cook of HM Bark Endeavour who named the Point and described the area during the voyage of 1770. ... Image File history File links The explosion of an oil storage tank and clouds of smoke from other tanks, hit during the first Japanese air raid on Australias mainland, at Darwin on February 19, 1942. ... Image File history File links The explosion of an oil storage tank and clouds of smoke from other tanks, hit during the first Japanese air raid on Australias mainland, at Darwin on February 19, 1942. ... Combatants Australia United States Empire of Japan Commanders David V. J. Blake Chuichi Nagumo Strength 30 planes 242 planes Casualties 251 killed 23 planes destroyed 10 ships sunk one aircrew confirmed killed, several missing in action, six taken prisoner; six Japanese aircraft confirmed destroyed, four probably destroyed. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Cowrapowcamp. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Cowrapowcamp. ... Cowra POW Camp, 1 July, 1944. ... In epidemiology, an epidemic (from [[Latin language] epi- upon + demos people) is a disease that appears as new cases in a given human population, during a given period, at a rate that substantially exceeds what is expected, based on recent experience (the number of new cases in the population during... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Chart of deaths in major cities The 1918 flu pandemic, commonly referred to as the Spanish flu, was a category 5 influenza pandemic between 1918 and 1920 caused by an unusually severe and deadly Influenza A virus strain of subtype H1N1. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the disease. ... is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... Combatants Australia Nazi Germany Commanders Joseph Burnett Theodor Detmers Strength One light cruiser, HMAS Sydney. ... Äž: For the film, see: 1900 (film). ... Year 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The bubonic plague or bubonic fever is the best-known variant of the deadly infectious disease caused by the enterobacteria Yersinia pestis. ... Temperature difference in Europe from the average during the European heat wave of 2003 A heat wave is a prolonged period of excessively hot weather, which may be accompanied by high humidity. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... beutifle noghmare is the best band In the days preceding the fires, Melbourne experienced some of its hottest temperatures on record: 43. ... Year 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar). ... Bourke is a town and Local Government Area in the north of New South Wales, Australia. ... Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $305,437 (1st)  - Product per capita  $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006)  - Population  6,817,100 (1st)  - Density  8. ... Radar image of a tropical cyclone in the northern hemisphere. ... Bathurst Bay is the name of a 19th Century settlement that is now a tourist attraction in northern Queensland, near the Great Barrier Reef. ... Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Peter Beattie (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 28  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $158,506 (3rd)  - Product per capita  $40,170/person (6th) Population (End of November 2006)  - Population  4,164,590 (3rd)  - Density  2. ... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Cyclone Mahina struck Australia in March of 1899, killing over 400 people. ... Shipwreck of the SS American Star Shipwreck in the Saugatuck River mouth in Westport, Connecticut A shipwreck or sunken ship can refer to the remains of a wrecked ship or to the event that caused the wreck, such as the striking of something that causes the ship to sink, the... Municipality of King Island, Tasmania King Island is one of the islands that makes up the state of Tasmania, Australia. ... Capital Hobart Government Constitutional monarchy Governor William Cox Premier Paul Lennon (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 5  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $16,114 (7th)  - Product per capita  $33,243/person (8th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  489,600 (6th)  - Density  7. ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Wreck of the emigrant ship Cataraqui on Kings Island, 1845 The Cataraqui (also called the Cataraque[1]) was a British barque sailing ship which sunk off the south-west coast of King Island in Bass Strait on 4 August 1845. ... Murchison River may refer to the following: Murchison River, New Zealand Murchison River, Tasmania Murchison River, Western Australia This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Slogan or Nickname: Wildflower State or the Golden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Ken Michael Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 15  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $100,900 (4th)  - Product per capita  $50,355/person... // Events Treaty of Aargau signed between Catholic and Protestants. ... The VOC Zuytdorp (meaning South village) was a trading ship of the Dutch East India Company in the 1700s. ... Caloundra () is the southern-most community on the Sunshine Coast in South East Queensland, Australia. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Australian Hospital Ship (AHS) Centaur was a hospital ship during World War II, which was attacked and sunk by a Japanese submarine in 1943. ... Year 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Darwin is the capital city of the Australian Territory of the Northern Territory. ... is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants  Australia  United States  Japan Empire of Japan Commanders David V. J. Blake Chuichi Nagumo Strength 30 planes 242 planes Casualties 251 killed 23 planes destroyed 10 ships sunk one aircrew confirmed killed, several missing in action, six taken prisoner; six Japanese aircraft confirmed destroyed, four probably destroyed. ... Cowra is a town in the Central West of New South Wales, Australia in Cowra Shire. ... is the 217th day of the year (218th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Cowra POW Camp, 1 July, 1944. ... Municipality of King Island, Tasmania King Island is one of the islands that makes up the state of Tasmania, Australia. ... Capital Hobart Government Constitutional monarchy Governor William Cox Premier Paul Lennon (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 5  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $16,114 (7th)  - Product per capita  $33,243/person (8th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  489,600 (6th)  - Density  7. ... is the 133rd day of the year (134th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... | Come and take it, slogan of the Texas Revolution 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Neva was a three-masted barque that, as a convict ship was wrecked in Bass Strait on 13 May 1835 with the loss of 224 lives, to become one of Australias worst shipwrecks // The Neva was a barque of 327 tons Old Measurement on dimensions of length between... The Perth skyline viewed from the Swan River This article is about the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia. ... // Events Mehmed Köprülü becomes Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire. ... // Historical This site is significant in the early European exploration of Australia and parts of the Western Australian coast. ... Slogan or Nickname: Wildflower State or the Golden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Ken Michael Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 15  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $100,900 (4th)  - Product per capita  $50,355/person... is the 60th day of the year (61st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The SS Koombana The SS Koombana was a coastal passenger and cargo steamship which sank at an unknown location north of Port Hedland, Western Australia during a cyclone on 20 March 1912 with the loss of approximately 138 lives, including 20 crew. ... Anthem Advance Australia Fair Royal anthem: God Save the Queen Capital Canberra Largest city Sydney Official languages English (de facto 1) Government Federal constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy  -  Queen Elizabeth II  -  Governor-General Michael Jeffery  -  Prime Minister John Howard Independence from the United Kingdom   -  Constitution 1 January 1901   -  Statute of... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Anthem Advance Australia Fair Royal anthem: God Save the Queen Capital Canberra Largest city Sydney Official languages English (de facto 1) Government Federal constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy  -  Queen Elizabeth II  -  Governor-General Michael Jeffery  -  Prime Minister John Howard Independence from the United Kingdom   -  Constitution 1 January 1901   -  Statute of... Year 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Broome is a pearling and tourist town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, 2200 km north of Perth. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... Eighty Mile Beach at sunset. ... Year 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... South East Tasmania with DEntrecasteaux Channel highlighted. ... Capital Hobart Government Constitutional monarchy Governor William Cox Premier Paul Lennon (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 5  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $16,114 (7th)  - Product per capita  $33,243/person (8th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  489,600 (6th)  - Density  7. ... is the 102nd day of the year (103rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... | Come and take it, slogan of the Texas Revolution 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the peninsula located in the Australian state of Queensland; it should not be confused with either Yorke Peninsula in South Australia, or Cape York, Greenland. ... Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Peter Beattie (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 28  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $158,506 (3rd)  - Product per capita  $40,170/person (6th) Population (End of November 2006)  - Population  4,164,590 (3rd)  - Density  2. ... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Houtman Abrolhos and their surrounding coral reef communities, lie sixty km west of Geraldton, Western Australia (, ) and form a unique marine area. ... Slogan or Nickname: Wildflower State or the Golden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Ken Michael Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 15  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $100,900 (4th)  - Product per capita  $50,355/person... Events March 4 - Massachusetts Bay Colony is granted a Royal charter. ... For other meanings of Batavia see Batavia The Batavia was a ship of the Dutch East India Company (VOC), built in 1628 in Amsterdam, which was struck by mutiny and shipwreck during her maiden voyage. ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Peter Beattie (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 28  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $158,506 (3rd)  - Product per capita  $40,170/person (6th) Population (End of November 2006)  - Population  4,164,590 (3rd)  - Density  2. ... March 16 is the 75th day of the year (76th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... SS Yongala was a steel passenger and freight steamer, owned by the Adelaide Steamship Company. ... This is about the city of Sydney in Australia. ... is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Dunbar was a 1167 ton clipper that was wrecked near the entrance to Sydney Harbour, Australia in 1857 with the loss of 121 lives. ... Anthem Advance Australia Fair Royal anthem: God Save the Queen Capital Canberra Largest city Sydney Official languages English (de facto 1) Government Federal constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy  -  Queen Elizabeth II  -  Governor-General Michael Jeffery  -  Prime Minister John Howard Independence from the United Kingdom   -  Constitution 1 January 1901   -  Statute of... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Anthem Advance Australia Fair Royal anthem: God Save the Queen Capital Canberra Largest city Sydney Official languages English (de facto 1) Government Federal constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy  -  Queen Elizabeth II  -  Governor-General Michael Jeffery  -  Prime Minister John Howard Independence from the United Kingdom   -  Constitution 1 January 1901   -  Statute of... Year 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ayr is a town in Queensland, Australia near the delta of the Burdekin River. ... February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The estuary of the Richmond River at Ballina The Richmond River is a river in the northeastern corner of New South Wales, Australia. ... Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $305,437 (1st)  - Product per capita  $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006)  - Population  6,817,100 (1st)  - Density  8. ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

50 to 99 deaths

Cyclone Tracy devastated Darwin on Christmas Eve, 1974, killing 71.
Cyclone Tracy devastated Darwin on Christmas Eve, 1974, killing 71.
Cable drums blown 50 feet (15 m) from their foundations after the 1921 Mount Mulligan mine disaster, which claimed 75 lives.
Disaster Location Deaths Date Notes
Heatwave Southern regions Australia 99 December, 1972 to February, 1973 [33]
Cyclone Northern Queensland 99 March, 1934 Cyclone and 9.1 m storm surge [34]
Explosion Mount Kembla, New South Wales 96 July 31, 1902 Mount Kembla Colliery gas explosion. Coal mine gas explosion [35]
Shipwreck Monte Bello Islands, Western Australia 93 April 23, 1622 Tryall. Earliest recorded Australian shipwreck [36]
Flood Gundagai, New South Wales 89 June 24, 1852 [37]
Shipwreck near Carpenter Rocks, in South East South Australia 89 August 6, 1859 Shipwreck of SS Admella. [38]

South Australia's worst loss of life Image File history File links Cyclone_tracy_aerial_view_darwin. ... Image File history File links Cyclone_tracy_aerial_view_darwin. ... Lowest pressure 950 hPa (mbar)[1] Damage $4 billion (1998 AUD)[2] $2. ... Darwin is the capital city of the Australian Territory of the Northern Territory. ... The Christmas Eve (1904-05), watercolor painting by the Swedish painter Carl Larsson (1853-1919) Christmas Eve, the evening of December 24th, the preceding day or vigil before Christmas Day, is treated to a greater or a lesser extent in most Christian societies as part of the Christmas season. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The cable drums, blown 50 feet (15 m) from their foundations The Mount Mulligan mine disaster occurred on September 19, 1921 in Mount Mulligan, Far North Queensland, Australia. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ... Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Peter Beattie (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 28  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $158,506 (3rd)  - Product per capita  $40,170/person (6th) Population (End of November 2006)  - Population  4,164,590 (3rd)  - Density  2. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mount Kembla is a mountain in the volcanic fold of the Illawarra Escarpment, near Wollongong, Australia. ... Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $305,437 (1st)  - Product per capita  $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006)  - Population  6,817,100 (1st)  - Density  8. ... is the 212th day of the year (213th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Mount Kembla (IPA: ) is a mountain in New South Wales, Australia, as well a suburb of the City of Wollongong, which gets its name from the mountain. ... The Monte Bello Islands are an archipelago of around 140 small islands located 80 miles off the Pilbara coast of North West Australia. ... April 23 is the 113th day of the year (114th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events January 1 - In the Gregorian calendar, January 1 is declared as the first day of the year, instead of March 25. ... A British East Indiaman The Tryall (also spelt Tryal and Trial ) was a British East India Company owned East Indiaman captained by John Brookes which was wrecked off the north-west coast of Western Australia in 1622. ... Flooding in Amphoe Sena, Ayutthaya Province, Thailand. ... Gundagai is a town located along the Murrumbidgee River and Muniong and Yambla Mountain ranges, 390 km south-west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Capital Adelaide Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Premier Mike Rann (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 11  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $59,819 (5th)  - Product per capita  $38,838/person (7th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  1,558,200 (5th)  - Density  1. ... is the 218th day of the year (219th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1859 (MDCCCLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The SS Admella was a passenger steamship which was shipwrecked on a submerged reef 2. ...

Air raid Broome, Western Australia 88 March 3, 1942 Air raid on Broome. Japanese fighter planes strafed the town. Official toll; may not include some refugees from the Dutch East Indies.
Rail accident Sydney, New South Wales 83 January 18, 1977 Granville railway disaster. Derailment followed by bridge collapse
Sinking twenty miles south-east of Jervis Bay, New South Wales 82 February 10, 1964 HMAS Voyager. Sank after collision with HMAS Melbourne
Explosion Bulli, New South Wales 81 March 23, 1887 Bulli Colliery coal mine gas explosion [39]
Shipwreck King Island, Tasmania 79 May 23, 1874 British Admiral[40]
Cyclone Queensland coast, particularly Innisfail 77+ March 10, 1918 Cyclone and storm surge with death toll estimated between 77 and 100. [41]
Flood Clermont, Queensland 65 December 27, 1916 [42]
Storm/sinking New South Wales 76 July 12, 1866 60 lives lost on SS Cawarra [43]
Explosion Mount Mulligan, Queensland 76 September 16, 1921 Mount Mulligan coal dust explosion [44]
Bushfire Victoria, South Australia 75 1983 Ash Wednesday fires [45]
Sinking South China Sea 74 June 3, 1969 Collision of USS Frank E. Evans and HMAS Melbourne. US destroyer sank after colliding with HMAS Melbourne
Shipwreck Green Cape 71 May 31, 1886 Ly-Ee-Moon [46]
Bushfire Victoria 71 January 13, 1939 Black Friday bushfires
Cyclone Darwin 71 December 24, 1974 Cyclone Tracy destroys city of Darwin. On 17 March 2005, a Northern Territory Coroner's Inquest outcome increased the official death toll from 65 to 71. [47]
Bushfire Tasmania 62 1967 1967 Tasmanian fires
Cyclone near Roebourne and Geraldton, Western Australia 61-71 1894 Estimated toll includes those lost at sea and those killed in flooding at Geraldton [48]
Shipwreck Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia 60 1727 Zeewyk. Approximate death toll [49]
Bushfire Victoria 60 February-March, 1926 [50]
Cyclone Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia 59-69 1875-1876 Most casualties were at sea [51] [52]
Shipwreck Mutton Bird Island, off the Shipwreck Coast of Victoria 53 June 1, 1878 Loch Ard. Sources vary on exact death toll (2 survivors). [53] [54]
Bushfire Victoria 51 1943-1944 [55]
Shipwreck Brisbane, Queensland 50 February, 1896 Pearl [56]
Cyclone Around Broome, Western Australia 50 1908 [57]

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A view of the completed West Gate Bridge in Melbourne. The bridge collapsed during construction, killing 35 Australian workers in 1970.
The Port Arthur massacre claimed 35 lives in 1996 when Martin Bryant opened fire at the former penal colony.
Two Australian Army S-70A Blackhawk helicopters similar to the one pictured crashed in 1996 near Townsville, killing 18 Australian soldiers.
A memorial stone to some of those who died during the Eureka Stockade in 1854.
The Tasman Bridge disaster claimed 12 lives in 1975.
Disaster Location Deaths Date Notes
Cyclonic effects North coast, New South Wales 46 1923 [58]
Rail accident Sunshine, Victoria 44 1908 Sunshine train disaster. Rear end collision
Air Disaster near Mackay, Queensland 40 June 14, 1943 USAAF B-17 Flying Fortress crashes shortly after take-off.
Fire Queenstown, Tasmania 42+ 1912 1912 North Mount Lyell Disaster. Mine fire. True toll may be higher due to subsequent deaths from the effects of the fire [59]
Shipwreck near Edithburgh, South Australia 40 January 31, 1909 Clan Ranald [60] [61]
Sinking Sydney 40-42 November 3, 1927 Sydney ferry disaster [62] [63]
Shipwreck Cardwell, Queensland 36 1872 Shipwreck Maria. Some of the survivors were killed by Aborigines although others were helped [64] [65]
Flood Melbourne suburbs and Southern Victoria 35 November 29 to December 01, 1934 Torrential rainfall of up to 350mm.Yarra River becomes raging torrent. Extensive damage with 35 dead, 250 injured and 3000 homeless.[66][67]
Massacre Port Arthur, Tasmania 35 April 28, 1996 Port Arthur massacre. Shooting massacre
Shipwreck Cheviot Beach, Victoria 35 October 20, 1887 SS Cheviot
Bridge collapse Melbourne 35 October 15, 1970 West Gate Bridge. 35 construction workers died due to a collapse during construction[10]
Road accident Kempsey, New South Wales 35 December 22, 1989 Kempsey bus crash . Two tourist coaches collided head-on [68]
Shipwreck Kangaroo Island, South Australia 32 September, 1905 Loch Vennachar [69]
Cyclone Queensland coast, particularly Mackay 30 January, 1918 Mackay Cyclone[70] [71]
Fire Melbourne 30 August 13, 1966 William Booth Memorial Hostel fire. Convalescent home for men [72].
Air disaster Mackay 29 1960 TAA Fokker Friendship disaster. Crashed into sea
Cyclone/sinking. Western Australia 29 April, 1991 Cyclone Fife. 27 lost in shipwreck of Mineral Diamond [73] [74]
Riot and insurrection Ballarat, Victoria 28 December 3, 1854 Eureka Stockade. Actual death toll remains unknown.
Massacre Myall Creek, near Inverell, New South Wales 28 June 9, 1838 Myall Creek massacre. 28 Aboriginal people killed by white stockmen [75]
Cyclone Darwin, Northern Territory 28 January, 1897 [76] [77]
Air accident York near Perth 28 June 26, 1950 ANA Skymaster Amana crash. 1 survivor [78]
Shipwreck/Massacre Coorong, South Australia 26 1840 Maria. Survivors killed by Aborigines, possibly after making sexual advances [79]. Exactly what took place remains controversial.
Air accident Cleveland Bay, Townsville, Queensland 27 7 August 1943 C-47 Dakota plane crash. Plane crashed after takeoff [80].
Cyclone Gold Coast and northern New South Wales 26 February, 1954 [11]
Air accident Port Hedland, Western Australia 26 1968 Port Hedland plane crash. In-flight break up
Explosion Wagga Wagga at the Kapooka Army Base soldiers received instruction of demolition work in a bunker which was 3 metres below the ground when an explosion took place. 26 May 21, 1945 [12]
Flood Hunter Valley, New South Wales 25 February, 1955 Hunter Valley floods of 1955. Most deaths were around Singleton and Maitland, but most other river systems in the state were also in flood [81] [82]
Rail accident Wodonga, Victoria 25 1943 Train hit bus carrying army personnel [83]
Air accident Seven Mile Beach, near Hobart 25 March, 1946 Australian National Airways plane [84]
Air accident Winton, Queensland 24 September 22, 1966 Ansett-ANA Viscount disaster. VH-RMI enroute Mount Isa - Longreach
Shipwreck Newcastle 24 May 6, 1898 Maitland[85]
Bushfire Southern regions of Victoria 23 January, 1969 280 fires. 17 casualties at Lara [86].
Mine disaster Creswick, Central Victoria 22 December 12, 1882 New Australasia gold mine. 44 miners trapped when a flooded mine shaft is breached. 22 men drown. [87]
Flood Northern Tasmania 22 April, 1929 Eight drowned when truck ploughed into river and 14 died when dam collapsed and wall swept into town [88]
Heatwave South-east Queensland 22 January, 2000 [89]
Road accident Grafton, New South Wales 21 October 20, 1989 Grafton bus crash. A head-on collision between a tourist [90] coach and a truck
Shipwreck Trial Bay, New South Wales 19-21 September, 1816 [91]
Shipwreck Smokey Cape, New South Wales 21 August 25, 1969 Noongah sank
Air accident Mossman, Queensland 20 September 7, 1944 Royal Netherlands East Indies Air Force Douglas C-47 Dakota crashes en-route between Merauke, Dutch East Indies and Cairns.
Fire Kings Cross, New South Wales 19 August 25, 1981 Rembrant Hotel.[92]
Shipwreck Adelaide, South Australia 18+ July 13, 1888 Star of Greece. Exact number of lives lost uncertain [93]
Road accident Tumut Pond, New South Wales 18 September 1, 1973 Brake failure caused bus to plummet into reservoir [94]
Air accident Townsville, Queensland 18 June 12, 1996 Army Blackhawk helicopters collided [95]
Landslide Thredbo, New South Wales 18 1997 1997 Thredbo landslide
Air accident Dandenongs, Victoria 18 1938 1938 Kyeema Crash
Rail accident Brooklyn, New South Wales 17 1944 Train ploughed into bus at Hawksbury River station [96]
Rail accident Wasleys Crossing, near Gawler, South Australia 17 April 12, 1970 Wasleys Crossing (Gawler) disaster. Bus collided with a passenger train [97]
Explosion Ipswich, Queensland 17 July 31, 1972 Mine gas explosion in the Box Flat Colliery [98]
Heatwave South-Eastern regions, Australia 17 February, 1993 Possibility of additional unreported deaths [99]
Rail accident Camp Mountain, Queensland 16 May 5, 1947 Camp Mountain train disaster. A crowded picnic train derailed on bend
Fire Sylvania Heights, New South Wales 16 April 29, 1981 Pacific Nursing Home fire. [100]
Air accident Botany Bay, New South Wales 15 November 30, 1961 Ansett-ANA Viscount plane crash. All occupants (11 passengers and 4 crew) died. [101]
Fire Kings Cross, New South Wales 15 December 25, 1975 Savoy Hotel Fire. Arson [102]
Shipwreck near Cape Schanck, Victoria 15 December 28, 1893 SS Alert
Fire Fortitude Valley, Queensland 15 March 8, 1973 Whiskey Au Go Go fire. Arson
Cyclone/Sinking near Carnarvon, Western Australia 15 1979 Cyclone Hazel [103]
Heatwave South-eastern regions of Australia 15 February, 1981 [104]
Air accident Lockhart River, Queensland 15 May 7, 2005 Lockhart River plane crash [105]
Fire Childers, Queensland 15 June, 2000 Robert Long received a life sentence for starting the fire at Childers Palace backpackers hostel [106] [107]
Bushfire Dandenong Ranges and Lara, Victoria 14* January 14 - January 16, 1962 *14 casualties[108] [109]. or 32? [110] [111]. Other sources state 9 casualties [112].
Bushfires Sydney, Blue Mountains and Illawarra, New South Wales 14* January, 1968 *Sources vary on death toll but most say 14 [113].
Cyclone Whitsunday Islands, Queensland 14 January, 1970 Cyclone Ada
Cyclone Brisbane, Queensland 14 January 27, 1974 1974 Brisbane flood. Cyclone Wanda [114]
Explosion Appin, New South Wales 14 July 24, 1979 Appin Colliery Gas Explosion during a pre-planned

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Explosion Wonthaggi, Victoria 13 February 15, 1937 Dalyson Colliery[115]
Air accident Tamworth, New South Wales 13 January, 1960 [116]
Explosion Kianga, near Moura, Queensland 13 September 20, 1975 Kianga Mine explosion [117]
Air accident Sydney Airport 13 February 21, 1980 Light aircraft suffers engine failure [118]
Air accident near Alice Springs, Northern Territory 13 August 13, 1989 Collision between 2 hot air balloons [119]
Earthquake Newcastle, New South Wales 13 December 28, 1989 1989 Newcastle earthquake
Bushfire Gippsland, Victoria 12 1 February 1898 "Red Tuesday" bushfires. 2,600 km² burnt, 12 people killed, 2000 buildings destroyed.[120]
Bushfire Victoria – Portland, Plenty Ranges, Westernport, Wimmera and Dandenong districts 12* 6 February 1851 "Black Thursday" bushfires. *Approximately 12 fatalities, one million sheep, thousands of cattle, 50000 km² burnt.[121]
Shipwreck Calgardup Bay, Western Australia 12 December 1, 1876 SS Georgette [122]
Bridge collapse Hobart, Tasmania 12 1975 Tasman Bridge disaster. The bulk ore carrier Lake Illawarra collided with the bridge, causing a section to fall onto the vessel. 7 crewmen died as the ship sank. 5 people perished as their cars plummeted off the edge.
Explosion Moura, Queensland 12 July 16, 1986 Explosion in Moura No 4 Mine[14]
Fire Dungog, New South Wales 12 August 2, 1991 Palm Grove Hostel fire[123]
Rail accident Near Kerang, Victoria 11 June 5, 2007 Kerang train crash. A V/Line train collides with a truck at a level crossing, [124]
Road accident Boondall, Queensland 12 October 1, 1994 Boondall bus crash[125]
Rail accident Near Horsham, Victoria 11 February 24, 1951 A train collides with a bus at a level crossing, [126]
Air accident Mount Emerald, Queensland 11 May 11, 1990 [127]
Bushfire Victoria 10 January, 1965 [15]
Storm/Flood Hunter and Central Coast regions, NSW 10 8 - 11 June, 2007 Storm and flooding [128]
Heatwave Eastern and Southern regions Australia 10+ January-February, 1997 Strong likelihood of additional unreported deaths [129]

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John Longstaffs Gippsland, Sunday night, February 20th, 1898, depicting the Red Tuesday bushfires that ravaged Gippsland For the electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives, see Division of Gippsland. ... Slogan or Nickname: Garden State, The Place to Be Motto(s): Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Constitutional monarchy Governor David de Kretser Premier Steve Bracks (resigning effective 30th July 2007) (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 37  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05... is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 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Significant incidents resulting in fewer than 10 deaths

The Canberra bushfires of 2003 claimed 4 lives.
The Canberra bushfires of 2003 claimed 4 lives.
Roadside memorials at Cardross, Victoria, where 6 teenagers lost their lives in a hit-and-run accident on February 18, 2006.
Roadside memorials at Cardross, Victoria, where 6 teenagers lost their lives in a hit-and-run accident on February 18, 2006.
Disaster Location Deaths Date Notes
Rail accident Near Traveston railway station, Queensland 9 9 June 1925 9 died and 48 injured when a passenger car and luggage van of the Rockhampton Mail plunged off a high trestle bridge.[16]
Rail accident Violet Town, Victoria 9 7 February 1969 Violet Town railway disaster. Head on collision after driver died at controls[17]
Landslide Gracetown, Western Australia 9 September 27, 1996 5 adults and 4 children died when a cliff face collapsed at Cowaramup Bay near Gracetown (Margaret River) [130] [131]
Air accident Williamtown, NSW-Lord Howe Island 9 2 October 1994 Seaview Air Aero Commander 690 crashes between Williamtown, NSW and Lord Howe Island.[18]
Bushfire Eyre Peninsula, South Australia 9 January 11, 2005 Eyre Peninsula bushfires. Worst bushfires since Ash Wednesday fires [132]
Massacre Melbourne 9 December 8, 1987 Queen Street massacre. Shooting massacre
Bushfire Wandillo, South Australia 8 April, 1958 8 firefighters died
Bushfire Western Victoria 8 February, 1977 Around Streatham was the worst affected area[19]
Air accident Off Whyalla, South Australia 8 2000 Whyalla Airlines Disaster. All on board drowned, Chris Schuppan's body was never recovered
Serial killing Remains discovered in Snowtown, South Australia 8 1999 Snowtown murders. [20]
Explosion Off Dampier, Western Australia 8 November 18, 2001 Nigo Kim cargo ship explosion. [133]
Flood Canberra 7 26 January, 1971 1971 Canberra flood. Seven motorists were killed when their cars were swept into a creek [134]
Fire Sydney 7 June 9, 1979 Fire engulfs the Ghost Train ride at Luna Park Sydney. Recent evidence suggests this may have been arson.[21]
Serial killing Remains discovered in bushland near Truro, South Australia 7 1977 Truro murders
Massacre Milperra, New South Wales 7 1984 Milperra massacre. Shooting massacre
Massacre Clifton Hill, Victoria 7 1987 Hoddle Street massacre. Shooting massacre
Massacre Central Sydney 7 1992 Central Coast Massacre. Shooting massacre
Flood Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria 7 1990 Nyngan and Charleville Flood. More than a million square kilometres of flooding [135]
Massacre Strathfield, New South Wales 7 1991 Strathfield Massacre
Cyclone Around Cairns, Queensland 7 March, 1997 Cyclone Justin. 1 death from landslide. There were also 26 deaths from the same cyclone in PNG. [136]
Rail accident Glenbrook, New South Wales 7 1999 Glenbrook train disaster. Collision after "Stop and Proceed"
Heatwave around Adelaide, South Australia 7 February, 2000 [137]
Rail accident Waterfall, New South Wales 7 2003 Waterfall train disaster. Excessive speed after driver died at the controls[22]
Industrial accident Spotswood, Victoria 6 1895 Spotswood Sewer Disaster. The drilling of an underground sewer in Melbourne went too close to the Yarra River.[23]
Landslide Between Blackwood, South Australia and Belair, South Australia 6 January 31, 1928 Hills Railway line disaster. Railway embankment collapsed during tunnel demolition[24]
Flood Sydney and Penrith, New South Wales 6 February to March, 1978 [138]
Flood Hawkesbury, New South Wales 6 August, 1986 Hawkesbury and Georges River Flood[139]
Air accident Essendon, Victoria 6 September 3, 1986 Air Ambulance Cessna (call signal RED) crashed on take off after single engine failure.[140]
Flood/cyclone Southern Queensland and northern New South Wales 6 February, 1990 Drowning deaths caused by Cyclone Nancy[141]
Rail accident Brooklyn, New South Wales 6 May 6, 1990 commuter train crashed into a stalled chartered steam train [142]
Maritime accident Tasman Sea 6 1998 1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. 5 boats sank and 6 people died
Battle Broken Hill, New South Wales 6 January 1, 1915 Battle of Broken Hill. Two Turkish immigrants open fire on a train carrying picnickers [25]
Road accident Cardross, near Mildura, Victoria 6 18 February 2006 Cardross road accident. Car ploughs into group of teenagers, driver flees
Fire Kings Cross, New South Wales 6 17 September 1989 Downunder Hostel Fire. Arson attack [143]
Air accident Willowbank, Queensland 5 January 2, 2006 Skydiving Cessna 206 plane crash. [144]
Mass Murder Inland Hotel in Yulara, Northern Territory 5 18 August 1983 Douglas Crabbe rammed his 25-ton Mack truck through a hotel wall[26]
Sinking North of Bermagui, New South Wales 5 October 9, 1890 Mystery Bay disappearance. Crew of a small boat disappears off the NSW south coast.
Landslide Cairns, Queensland 5 May 31, 1900 Riverstone landslide. Tramway cutting caves in on workers [145]
Rail accident Sydenham, New South Wales 5 1953 Sydenham Rail Disaster. Wrong side failure causes rear end collision of two trains
Heatwave Southern South Australia and northern Victoria 5+ January, 1990 Likelihood of additional unreported deaths [146]
Heatwave Townsville region 5 January, 1994 [147]
Bushfire Linton, Victoria 5 1998 Linton bushfire. Wildfire engulfs five volunteer firefighters[27]
Rail accident Salisbury railway station, Adelaide 4 24 October, 2002 The Ghan passenger train hit a car and a bus at a busy level crossing at Salisbury, in Adelaide's north. [148]
Sinking Cairns, Queensland 4 September 13, 1947 HMAS Warrnambool. Sunk after hitting a mine left over from WW2 [149]
Flood/cyclone North and Central Coast, Queensland 4-5 December, 1990 and January, 1991 Extensive damage from flooding caused by Cyclone Joy [150] [151]
Heatwave Melbourne 4+ December, 1990 Likelihood of additional unreported deaths [152]
Bushfire Eastern Seaboard, New South Wales 4 January, 1994 Over 800 bushfires. 3 of the dead were firefighters [153]
Flood Southern Queensland and Northern New South Wales 4 May, 1996 [28]
Sinking Sydney Harbour 4 March 28, 2007 HarbourCat ferry Pam Burridge collides with pleasure cruiser Merinda. [29] [30]
Landslide Cradle Mountain National Park 4 February 18, 2001 4 people died when landslide causes a bus to fall into a ravine [154]
Air accident Toowoomba, Queensland 4 November 27, 2001 Plane hit powerlines [155]
Bushfire Canberra 4 January 18, 2003 2003 Canberra bushfires. Bushfire reaches capital city suburbs[31]
Fire Indian Ocean 4 May 5, 1998 HMAS Westralia. Unsuitable fuel hose in engine room bursts, spraying diesel which ignites, creating a fireball below deck. [156]
Air accident Newman, Western Australia 4 January 26, 2001 Fuel starvation on Western Australia Police aircraft. [157]
Serial killing Melbourne 3+ Peter Dupas [32]
Mass murder Melbourne, Victoria 3+ 23 January 1924 Shooting massacre at Botanical Gardens by Norman Alfred List

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Road accident/fire Melbourne 3 March 23, 2007 Burnley Tunnel Fire. Traffic accident resulting in explosion and fire [159]
Air accident Tambo 3 March 24, 1927 Qantas de Havilland DH-9C crash [160]
Terrorism Sydney 3 February 13, 1978 Sydney Hilton bombing. Bomb explosion outside Sydney Hilton Hotel during the CHOGM [161]
Serial killing Claremont, Western Australia 3 1990s Claremont serial killer
Serial killing Frankston, Victoria 3 1990s Paul Denyer
Cyclone south of Innisfail, Queensland 3 February, 1986 Category 3 Cyclone Winifred in region from Cairns to Ingham

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Cyclone Townsville, Queensland 3 December, 1971 Cyclone Althea. Cyclone and storm surge [164]
Flood Katherine, Northern Territory 3 January, 1998 Flooding cause by ex-tropical cyclone Les [165]
Severe storm Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Sydney and central western regions 3 November, 2001 [166]

‎ The Strand CBD from Museum of Tropical Queensland, features Castle Hill in background Townsville (Postcodes: 4810-4819) is an urban centre on the north-eastern coast of Australia, in the state of Queensland. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Tropical Cyclone Althea was a category 4 cyclone when it hit Magnetic Island and Townsville in North Queensland on December 24th 1971. ... Location of Katherine in Northern Territory (red) Katherine () is a town with a population of around 10,000 situated 320 km southeast of Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $305,437 (1st)  - Product per capita  $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006)  - Population  6,817,100 (1st)  - Density  8. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...

Significant incidents of Australians being killed overseas

Excludes deaths attributable to war.

Disaster Location Deaths Date Notes
Terrorism Kuta, Bali, Indonesia 89 October 12, 2002 2002 Bali Bombing
Air accident Kallang Airport, Singapore up to 31 March 13, 1954 BOAC Lockheed Constellation flying from Sydney crashes on landing.
Tsunami Thailand and Sri Lanka 26 December 26, 2004 2004 Boxing Day tsunami
Flood Interlaken, Switzerland 14 July 28, 1999 Flash flood hits canyoning expedition
Terrorism New York City and Arlington County, United States 11 September 11, 2001 September 11, 2001 attacks.
Air accident Nias Island, Indonesia 9 April 2, 2005 Naval helicopter Shark 02 crashed while providing relief services to victims of the 2005 Sumatra earthquake
Road accident Outside Cairo, Egypt 6 January 11, 2006 Bus swerves and flips on major highway
Air accident Near Suva, Fiji 6 July 24, 1999 Air Fiji Bandeirante hits mountain ridge
Air accident Yogyakarta, Indonesia 5 March 7, 2007 Garuda Indonesia flight 200
Bridge collapse Ramat Gan, Israel 4 July 14, 1997 Maccabiah Games bridge disaster
Terrorism Jimbaran and Kuta, Bali, Indonesia 4 October 1, 2005 2005 Bali Bombings
Air accident near Goroka, Papua New Guinea 4 June 17, 1999 Airlink Embraer Bandeirante crashes on approach
Fire Manoharpur, Orissa, India 3 January 22, 1999 Australian missionary and sons killed in arson attack.
Air accident Taipei, Taiwan 2 October 31, 2000 Singapore Airlines Flight 006 collides with construction machinery on runway while taking off.
Air accident Long Island Sound, United States 2 June 27, 2005 Private light plane crash
Shootings Balibo, Portugese Timor 2 October 16, 1975 Indonesian military shoot at journalists ("Balibo Five") during incursion into Portuguese Timor
Air accident Near Hawaii, United States 2 February 24, 1989 United Airlines flight between Honolulu and Auckland experiences explosive decompression
Terrorism Roermond, Netherlands 2 May 27, 1990 IRA shootings, caused by mistaken identity
Air accident Bay of Bengal 2 November 8, 1935 Lady Southern Cross, piloted by Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith, crashes en-route between Allahabad, India and Singapore.
Avalanche Aoraki-Mt Cook National Park, New Zealand 2 December 31, 2003 Avalanche hits party climbing Mount Tasman

Kuta Beach Kuta Beach Kuta Beach Street Kuta is a town in southern Bali, Indonesia. ... Bali is an Indonesian island located at , the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east. ... is the 285th day of the year (286th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... The 2002 Bali bombing occurred on October 12, 2002 in the tourist district of Kuta on the Indonesian island of Bali. ... The Kallang Airport (Chinese: 加冷机场), also known as the Kallang Aerodrome, opened on 1937 as Singapores first purpose-built civil airport, together with a anchorage for seaplanes. ... is the 72nd day of the year (73rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... After technical problems with the Comet, BOAC resumed jet service with imported Boeing 707s. ... The Lockheed Constellation, affectionately known as the “Connie”, was a four-engine propeller-driven airliner built by Lockheed between 1943 and 1958 at its Burbank, California, USA, facility. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4. ... is the 360th day of the year (361st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, known by the scientific community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake,[1] was a great undersea earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC (07:58:53 local time) December 26, 2004 with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. ... Interlaken is a municipality in the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. ... is the 209th day of the year (210th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... Canyoning in the Rocky Mountains Canyoning via packraft in the U.S. southwest deserts. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Arlington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Virginia (which calls itself a commonwealth), directly across the Potomac River from Washington, DC. By an act of Congress July 9, 1846, the area south of the Potomac was returned to Virginia effective in 1847 As of 2000... is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... A sequential look at United Flight 175 crashing into the south tower of the World Trade Center The September 11, 2001 attacks (often referred to as 9/11—pronounced nine eleven or nine one one) consisted of a series of coordinated terrorist[1] suicide attacks upon the United States, predominantly... Nias (Indonesian: Pulau Nias, Nias language: Tanö Niha) is an island off the western coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. ... is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... RAN Sea Kings. ... Epicentre map from NOAA USGS image depicting earthquake zones for the Sunda Trench - Damage zones for 1833 and 1861, then 26 December 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, and 28 March 2005 Sumatran earthquake. ... Nickname: Egypt: Site of Cairo (top center) Coordinates: , Government  - Governor Dr. Abdul Azim Wazir Area  - City 214 km²  (82. ... is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Suva is the capital city of Fiji. ... is the 205th day of the year (206th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... Air Fiji is an airline with an extensive network in the Fiji area serving 13 island destinations. ... The Monument to the Bandeiras, a stone sculpture group by Victor Brecheret, located in São Paulo, Brazil Bandeirantes were participants in the Bandeiras, expeditions organized by the inhabitants of the then poor village of São Paulo dos Campos de Piratininga together with allied Indians to enslave other Indians... The Special Region of Yogyakarta (Indonesian: Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, or DIY), is a province of Indonesia on the island of Java. ... is the 66th day of the year (67th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Garuda Indonesia Flight 200 (GA200) was the scheduled domestic passenger flight of a Boeing 737 operated by Garuda Indonesia between Jakarta and Yogyakarta, Indonesia. ... Ramat Gan (&#1512;&#1502;&#1514;-&#1490;&#1503;) is a city in Israel, on the central coastal strip, just east of Tel Aviv, and part of the metropolis known as Gush Dan, in the Tel Aviv District. ... is the 195th day of the year (196th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... The Maccabiah Games (Hebrew: ) is an international Jewish athletic event similar to the Olympics. ... Restaurants on the beach near Jimbaran Jimbaran is a fishing village and tourist resort in Bali, Indonesia. ... Kuta Beach Kuta Beach Kuta Beach Street Kuta is a town in southern Bali, Indonesia. ... Bali is an Indonesian island located at , the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east. ... is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wikinews has news related to: Fatal explosions hit Bali The 2005 Bali bombings were a series of explosions that occurred on October 1, 2005, in Bali, Indonesia. ... Goroka is a town in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea. ... is the 168th day of the year (169th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... Airlink is an airline based in South Africa. ... Embraer, the Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica S.A. is a Brazilian aircraft manufacturer. ... The Monument to the Bandeiras, a stone sculpture group by Victor Brecheret, located in São Paulo, Brazil Bandeirantes were participants in the Bandeiras, expeditions organized by the inhabitants of the then poor village of São Paulo dos Campos de Piratininga together with allied Indians to enslave other Indians... , Monoharpur is a census town in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. ... , Orissa   (Oriya: ଓଡ଼ିଶା), is a state situated on the east coast of India. ... January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... Graham Stuart Staines (d. ... Nickname: Coordinates: , Country Republic of China Region Northern Taiwan City seat Xinyi District (信義區) Government  - Mayor Hau Lung-bin (KMT)1 E9 Area  - City 271. ... is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Singapore Airlines Flight SQ006 was a scheduled flight from Singapore Changi Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chiang Kai Shek International Airport, Taiwan. ... New York City waterways: 1. ... is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Balibo is a town in East Timor situated approximately 10km from the Indonesian border. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into East Timor. ... October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in leap years). ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Balibo Five were a group of Australian television journalists based in the town of Balibo in the then Portuguese Timor (now East Timor), who were killed on October 16, 1975 by Indonesian troops mounting incursions, prior to the full-scale invasion of the territory on December 7 that year. ... Official language(s) English, Hawaiian Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Area  Ranked 43rd  - Total 10,931 sq mi (29,311 km²)  - Width n/a miles (n/a km)  - Length 1,522 miles (2,450 km)  - % water 41. ... February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... United Airlines, also known as United Air Lines, Inc. ... 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Look up Bay of Bengal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... The Lady Southern Cross was a Lockheed Altair monoplane owned by Australian pioneer aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith. ... Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith (February 9, 1897 - November, 1935), often called Charles Kingsford-Smith, or by his nickname Smithy, was the best-known early Australian aviator, completing the first non-stop crossing of the Australian mainland, the first flight from Australia to New Zealand, and the first to complete... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 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See also

This list of shipwrecks is of those sunken ships whose remains have been located. ... Timeline of major crimes in Australia This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. ... This is a list of massacres of Indigenous Australians. ... List of United Kingdom disasters by death toll is a list of major disasters (excluding acts of war) which occurred in the United Kingdom or involved UK citizens, in a definable incident, where the loss of life exceeded 40. ...

References

  1. ^ Emergency Management Australia, Disaster Database, Accessed February 22, 2006
  2. ^ Emergency Management Australia, Disaster Database, Accessed February 22, 2006
  3. ^ Emergency Management Australia, Disaster Database, Accessed February 22, 2006
  4. ^ Emergency Management Australia
  5. ^ Emergency Management Australia, Disaster Database, Accessed February 22, 2006
  6. ^ Emergency Management Australia, Disaster Database, Accessed February 22, 2006
  7. ^ The sinking of the Australian Hospital Ship Centaur
  8. ^ National Archives of Australia, Fact Sheet 195, The bombing of Darwin
  9. ^ Australian Broadcasting Commission, Shipwrecks
  10. ^ Westgate Bridge Memorial Committee
  11. ^ Bureau of Meteorology, Gold Coast cyclone, February 1954
  12. ^ Wagga Wagga City Council, 4. Bomb Site at Kapooka
  13. ^ Illawarra Coal
  14. ^ Mining Wardens Court, Accessed February 22, 2006
  15. ^ Emergency Management Australia
  16. ^ Hallam, Greg (1999). Chapter 3: The Sunshine Route - Brisbane to Bundaberg. Volume 6: The Sunshine Route - Brisbane to Cairns. SunSteam Inc. Retrieved on 2003-04-11. Retrieved from the Internet Archive on 2006-06-09.
  17. ^ The South Western Rail Society, History of "Southern Aurora" Dining Car 'RMS 2360', Accessed February 22, 2006
  18. ^ [1], Williamtown-Lord Howe Island, NSW Light Aircraft Crash, Accessed March 14, 2006
  19. ^ Victoria State Emergency Service
  20. ^ Sadists get life, The Age, September 9, 2003
  21. ^ McClymont, Kate. "Niece links Abe Saffron to Luna Park deaths", Sydney Morning Herald, 2003-05-26. Retrieved on 2007-05-26. 
  22. ^ Waterfall train had mind of its own, The Sydney Morning Herald, May 10 2003
  23. ^ Westgate Bridge Memorial Committee, Spotswood Sewer Disaster
  24. ^ Geoscience Australia
  25. ^ [2], ABC, February 23, 2004
  26. ^ The Untold Suffering of Victims of Crime, Darwin Research Centre
  27. ^ Reducing the Risk of Entrapment in Wildfires: A case study of the Linton fire, 2 December 1998, Country Fire Authority
  28. ^ Emergency Management Australia, Disaster Database, Accessed February 22, 2006
  29. ^ "Warning that failed to stop death in the dark" - Vallejo, Justin and Gee, Steven Daily Telegraph 30 March 2007
  30. ^ "A nightmare of blood, terror and shattered lives" - Watson, Rhett, Chesterton, Andrew and Yamine, Evelyn Daily Telegraph" 30 March 2007
  31. ^ Firestorm truth buried in the ashes, The Age, February 6, 2005
  32. ^ Dupas guilty of second killing, The Age, August 12, 2004

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External links

  • Emergency Management Australia Disasters Database
  • Major bushfires in Victoria (PDF)

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