Scope and Contents
Collection of five photographs, mounted on card and showing various devastated buildings. The printed inscriptions read 'A E Urry, Townsville. Gold medal and nine first prizes, Exhibition 1899-90' (sic).
The north-eastern coast of Queensland is the most susceptible part of Australia to cyclones, which run down from the north-east tropics, particularly in spring and early summer. The coastline between Townsville and Cooktown is especially prone: three major cyclones, in the last third of the nineteenth century when records began, in 1867, 1870 and 1896 caused great devastation in Townsville, and the damage, as these photographs record, almost completely destroyed the town. The storm was the 'Leonta' cyclone, which struck Townsville on 9th March 1903.
Dates
- 1903
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
Arthur E. Urry was a commercial photographer active in Queensland, Australia. He had studios in Kent Street, Maryborough, 1890-1893 and Adelaide Street, Maryborough, 1894-1898. He was also active in Dalby. Urry won a Gold Medal and nine first prizes in the 1899-1900 Exhibition.
Extent
5 item(s) (5 images)
Language of Materials
English
Existence and Location of Copies
This collection is available on microfiche: Australasia, fiche numbers 22-23.
General
This collection level description was entered by WS using information from the original typescript catalogue.
Originator(s)
Urry, Arthur E, fl 1890-1903, photographer
- Date
- 2006-08-03 14:25:34+00:00
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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