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  Event Details  
  Event Title   Killarney, Qld, Severe Storm   
  Event Category   Severe Storm   
  GLIDE Number      
  Event Start Date   11/22/1968   
  Event End Date   11/22/1968   
 

Duration of Event

   0 day/s   
         
  Location  
  Zone   Queensland   
  Region   Charters Towers, Clermont, Longreach, Richmond   
  Map   104, 89, 105, 120   
         
  Human Casualties  
  People Killed      
  People Injured      
  People Affected      
  People Homeless      
  People Evacuated      
         
  Property Damaged   Damaged Destroyed  
         
  Financial Cost  
  Insured Cost  
 
    
  Loss Assessment Cost  
 
    
  Commercial/Industry Cost  
 
    
  Total Cost  
$0.00 
    
  Cost Source      
  Cost Type   Provisional   
         
  Information Sources  
  Source/s   Printed Press - Brisbane Courier-Mail
Printed Press - Magazine
Printed Press - Melbourne Herald Sun
 		  
  Description      
         
  Severity/ Impact   Nil   
  Impact Range   ACT   
         
  Details  
 

At 8 pm on Friday 22 November, a severe storm impacted the town of Killarney in southern Queensland. The roof of the local hospital was blown off, the town's two picture theatres, RSL and CWA halls, and churches all suffered damage of some kind. Many of the houses were damaged or destroyed, and vehicles were moved by the force of the wind. The Queensland Government declared it a natural disaster on Monday 25 November, and established a fund to assist in rebuilding the town.