Tropical cyclones

It is claimed that tropical cyclones are the most feared weather phenomena to affect Australia.

In the days before roads and railway to Brisbane, the Fitzroy River provided all transport and communications for much of Central Queensland through the port of Rockhampton.

Steiger Vortex rain-making gun, c1900

The Steiger Vortex gun is a cone-shaped barrel, fabricated from sheet steel, designed as a rainmaking device.

Location

Charleville, QLD
Australia
Queensland Museum
Brisbane
1 January 1902
1 January 1902
29 October 2010
Copyright © Queensland Museum, 2010
Charleville, QLD
Australia
Dimensions
5000mm
1505mm
1020mm
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