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Sydney Morning Herald
Thursday March 3, 2011
Bowen, north Queensland, was hit by a cyclone that started blowing at 2.30pm from the south-east, straining several buildings till a lull about 4pm, then started from the north-west at 6pm and blew for an hour, bringing torrents of rain. The Theatre Royal in Powell Street was blown away and a building occupied by Messers Cameron and Coutts collapsed. Verandahs in Herbert Street were blown down, damaging shops, and a number of roofs were blown off, including part of the roof covering the balcony at Wissenden's Hotel.James O'Sullivan, the master of the Catholic Orphan School, was brought before JPs at Parramatta Police Court, charged with having exceeded his authority by punishing two boys severely. The complaint had been brought by John Skehan, "a little fellow, aged eight years", who admitted he and another boy had committed "a gross and disgusting act" at the dinner table. Mr O'Sullivan had taken them into an adjoining room and beaten them severely with a split cane, then sent them out into the playground. Dr Pringle, who examined the boys the following day, said he had found large wheal marks all down Skehan's back, which were consistent with agood flogging.The Royal Family was noted for its prolific production of offspring. Queen Victoria had been married in 1840, at 20, to Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and had had nine children. Now she had 17 grandchildren, of whom the Prince of Wales had produced five, Princess Alice five, the Princess of Prussia five and Princess Helena two. A little under half of Queen Victoria's children: Crown Prince Alfred, Princess Louise, Prince Leopold and Princess Beatrice, were unmarried, so the number of offspring was setto increase.
© 2011 Sydney Morning Herald
