Cyclone Althea
Severe Tropical Cyclone Althea was a powerful tropical cyclone that devastated parts of North Queensland just before Christmas 1971. At 09:00 AEST on Christmas Eve, Al thea struck the coast of Queensland near Rollingstone, about 50 km north of Townsville. Three people were killed and damage totaled USD 120 million. The storm prompted Queensland to develop its first statewide building codes, requiring...
