1897 Darwin cyclone

Tropical cyclone in Australia's Northern Territory June 2020 1897 >28 150000 AUD Northern Territory thumb|Three men among the debris of a collapsed building after the 1897 cyclone The 1897 Darwin cyclone was a tropical cyclone that destroyed the city of Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is considered the worst cyclone to strike the Northern Territory of Australia prior to Cyclone Tracy in 1974. Prior to contemporary naming conventions, the storm became known as the "Great Hurricane".Murphy Kevin Big blow up north: A history of tropical cyclones in Australia's Northern Territory 1984 NT University Planning Authority 0724506608 Damage thumb|right|The Victoria Hotel after the 1897 cyclone The cyclone hit Darwin in the evening of the 6 January 1897, peaking between 3.30am and 4.30am on 7 January. It dumped 292 mm in 1 on of rain on Darwin, then known as Palmerston.Cyclone - Darwin 1897 https://www.emknowledge.org.au/resource/421/1897/cyclone---darwin-1897 Australian Disaster Resilience: Knowledge Hub 6 January 2017 Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience 16 February 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20170106010649/https://www.emknowledge.org.au/resource/421/1897/cyclone---darwin-1897 6 January 2017 It uplifted roofs, uprooted trees and telegraph poles destroying almost all of the buildings.Price Collection 8 February 1897 China Town https://hdl.handle.net/10070/25940 26 May 2023 Territory Stories Northern Territory Library 10070/25940 The only remaining structures include the historic Victoria Hotel, doctors residence, BAT House, the Commercial and E. S. & A. Banks and the Court House. These remaining structures housed scores of homeless residents after the cyclone.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4164538 Terrible Hurricane at Fort Darwin. Northern Territory Times and Gazette XXII 1210 Northern Territory, Australia 5 February 1897 4 January 2017 2 National Library of Australia There were 28 fatalities, mostly Chinese and Aboriginal people.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article34570102 The Advertiser. SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 1897. The Advertiser XXXIX 11928 South Australia 9 January 1897 4 January 2017 4 National Library of Australiahttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131206185 Darwin's Cyclone of 40 Years Ago: Family Reunion The News XXVIII 4,255 South Australia 12 March 1937 4 January 2017 10 National Library of Australia One family was reported to have run from three different houses as they were destroyed around them, surviving without injury. Illness spread throughout the predominantly homeless population after the cyclone. While little is known about the Aboriginal loss of life, the deaths of a couple of women who sought refuge in the Roman Catholic Church before its collapse were documented.Lamb John Silent Pearl: old Japanese graves in Darwin and the history of pearling 2015 Self-published 9780994457301 The other major loss of life occurred on Darwin Harbour, with the deaths of many "coloured persons" working in the pearling industry. Of 29 vessels in the harbour at the time, 18 were wrecked, mostly pearling luggers such as the Flowerdale, Maggie, Roebuck, Cleopatra, Olive, Florence, Revenge, Jack, Black Jack, Brisbane and Galatea. The government steam launch and three sampans were also damaged. Many crews donated to the rebuilding efforts. The pearling fleet was quickly restored and expanded and by 1898, 55 vessels were operational. Another building that suffered significant damage was the Darwin Public School, and the home of its schoolmistress Catherine Pett, which were largely destroyed.James Barbara https://hdl.handle.net/10070/492231 Northern Territory Dictionary of Biography Charles Darwin University Press 2008 9780980457810 Rev Darwin 462–464 Catherine Petter nee Cooper (1864-1926) 10070/492231 2025-06-12April 202515 January 1897 The Port Darwin Cyclone http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article207887372 12 June 2025 Evening Journal South Australia 3 National Library of Australia XXIX 816715 January 1897 The Port Darwin Cyclone http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article54489156 12 June 2025 South Australian Register South Australia 6 National Library of Australia LXII 15,655 One of the people to lose their home was businesswoman Amelia Kilian and parts of her house was reported to have "blown into the sea" and her survival, alongside her children, was considered miraculous.25 January 1897 Terrible Hurricane at Port Darwin. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4164459 29 April 2025 Northern Territory Times And Gazette Northern Territory, Australia 2 National Library of Australia XXII 1209James Barbara https://territorystories.nt.gov.au/10070/492231 Northern Territory Dictionary of Biography Charles Darwin University Press 2008 9780980457810 Rev Darwin 320–321 Amelia Albertina Kilian nee Gunther (1849-1927) The damage is estimated to have cost over £150,000 in 1897 values. 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