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William Booth Memorial Home fire – Australia's deadliest building fire. Salvation Army home for destitute men. [133] Air accident: Near York, east of Perth, Western Australia: 29: 1950 Jun 26: The 1950 Australian National Airways Douglas DC-4 crash. [134]
1907–1908 Australian heat wave: 246 There were 105 deaths in South Australia alone (between 7 December 1907 and 8 February 1908). [12] 1909 Flood: 1909 Western Victorian floods: 4 1909–1910 Heat wave: 1909–1910 Australian heat wave: 109 1909 Dec – 1910 Feb [13] 1911 Cyclone: Sinking of the SS Yongala [14] 122 SS Yongala [14]
The brown snake is not the most venomous Australian snake, but it has caused the most deaths. [1]Wildlife attacks in Australia occur every year from several different native species, [2] [3] including snakes, spiders, freshwater and saltwater crocodiles, various sharks, cassowaries, kangaroos, stingrays and stonefish and a variety of smaller marine creatures such as bluebottles, blue-ringed ...
The deadliest mass shooting in Australia. Led to the National Firearms Agreement between Australia's states, territories and federal government, mandating licenses and registration for gun owners and users, and banning semi-automatic long guns in most cases. See Gun laws in Australia. Shoobridge family murders 28 June 1997 Richmond, Tasmania
The Port Arthur massacre was a mass shooting that occurred on 28 April 1996 at Port Arthur, a tourist town in the Australian state of Tasmania. The perpetrator, Martin Bryant, killed 35 people and wounded 23 others, the deadliest massacre in modern Australian history. [3] The attack led to fundamental changes in Australia's gun laws.
This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll.It shows the number of fatalities associated with various explosions, structural fires, flood disasters, coal mine disasters, and other notable accidents caused by negligence connected to improper architecture, planning, construction, design, and more.
This is a list of major bushfires in Australia. The list contains individual bushfires and bushfire seasons that have resulted in fatalities, or bushfires that have burned in excess of 5,000 hectares (12,000 acres), or was significant for its damage to particular Australian landmarks.
Western Australia: 1: 0 fatalities: Described as "the most beautiful Australian tornado" due to the colour of the vortex being red from picking up the red-coloured dirt, this tornado made a path 6–7 km long and uprooted several large gum trees. [43] Drummoyne and Hunters Hill tornado 10 February 1978 New South Wales 1 0 fatalities, 8 injuries