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The worst cyclone to hit Australia was Cyclone Mahina. It hit north Queensland on 4 March 1899. A category 5 cyclone, it resulted in the greatest death toll of any natural disaster in Australia.

Australia's second worst cyclone was Cyclone Tracy, which officially killed 71 people and destroyed 9,000 homes on 25 December 1974.

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