Burkotown was visited on March 9 by a cyclone, which lasted ten hours. Nearly all the buildings in the place were either unroofed or blown down, excepting the Custom-house and the Court-house. Destitute families were provided with temporary accommodation in those buildings. The river overflowed its banks”and submerged a portion of the town. Mrs Catherine Williams, Mrs Highman and two children named M'Gann, a carrier and his mate (name unknown), and a Chinaman were drowned. There were heavy losses in horses and stock. Telegraph posts were snapped like glass, and the line totally destroyed as far as can be travelled along. - The post and telegraph office was wrecked. Many business people have been hopelessly ruined-, and the loss is variously estimated at L 12.000 to L 20.000.
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Evening Star, Issue 7168, 23 March 1887, Page 2
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