Killarney, Qld, Severe Storm

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.