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which destroyed all 100 ships moored there at the time. Other estimates suggest a lower figure of 82 boats destroyed. On the 4 March 1899, the entire North
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Charlotte Bay and surrounds were devastated by the
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satellite showing plumes of sediment flowing into the bay
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103:Basin features
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1477:Places of Interest
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1348:Nymph Island
1343:Ngalba Bulal
1208:Howick Group
1203:Hope Islands
1183:Goold Island
1163:Green Island
1108:Davies Creek
1093:Crater Lakes
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1273:Maria Creek
1043:Annan River
1017:Wujal Wujal
917:Carpentaria
881:Wujal Wujal
711:Badu Island
620: /
450:23 February
302:tiger prawn
282:blue salmon
108:Tributaries
1534:Categories
1468:Yungaburra
1428:Topaz Road
1328:Mount Webb
1308:Mount Cook
1213:Hull River
1168:Grey Peaks
1068:Bulleringa
1063:Blackbraes
997:Tablelands
992:Pormpuraaw
977:Mornington
886:Yungaburra
856:Pormpuraaw
766:Gordonvale
761:Georgetown
666:Queensland
348:References
278:barramundi
178:Royal Navy
170:Bakanambia
64:Queensland
1398:Sandbanks
1373:Precipice
1248:Lama Lama
1223:Kalkajaka
1178:Girringun
1048:Apudthama
957:Kowanyama
952:Hope Vale
947:Etheridge
937:Doomadgee
851:Normanton
791:Kowanyama
781:Innisfail
776:Hope Vale
771:Herberton
756:Doomadgee
731:Chillagoe
721:Burketown
689:Townships
290:queenfish
228:infilling
192:Geography
180:in 1815.
54:Australia
1383:Rinyirru
1173:Girramay
1118:Ella Bay
1103:Danbulla
1098:Daintree
1022:Yarrabah
982:Napranum
846:Napranum
751:Dimbulah
741:Cooktown
726:Cardwell
696:Atherton
608:144°00′E
320:See also
306:mud crab
247:seagrass
243:wetlands
239:mangrove
224:Morehead
220:Normanby
80:District
45:Location
1418:Starcke
1338:Mowbray
1233:Kuranda
1228:Kirrama
972:Mareeba
942:Douglas
932:Croydon
902:Aurukun
841:Mossman
821:Mareeba
811:Malanda
796:Kuranda
786:Karumba
746:Croydon
706:Babinda
701:Aurukun
605:14°25′S
588:10 June
562:10 June
540:10 June
514:10 June
477:10 June
371:10 June
294:grunter
233:During
164:History
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