Charlesworth later coached the Australian women’s hockey team to two Olympic gold medals.East Perth won the WAFL premiership, beating Perth by two points in the grand final, and its star wingman Phil Kelly won the first of his two Sandover Medals.Kelly’s son Josh plays for Greater Western Sydney and finished fifth in last year’s Brownlow Medal count.Union founder Paddy Troy, who was jailed for three months after the banning of the Communist Party in 1940, died in April.And Ben Cousins, the controversial West Coast Eagles star, was born on June 30.Two boys battle along South Perth foreshore during cyclone Alby.Cheynes Beach near Albany, Australia’s last whaling station.Scarborough boat crew Tony Baltovich, John Wright, Russell Lyons and bow Brian Morrissey.The West Live. Cyclone Alby – memories of the 1978 Western Australian storm and bushfire crisis is now available for purchase. In the investigations that followed a number of positives emerged. Most importantly, the Bureau of Meteorology’s cyclone tracking system, using satellites, is far advanced on the embryo forecasting systems back then, and we now have a State Incident Control centre that can issue warnings and coordinate preparations. A dry cyclone impacting southern regions will undoubtedly result in widespread bushfire and storm damage. The most severe losses took place in Albany where most homes had partial or complete roof failure. A vivid memory of all who were there was not just the ferocity of the wind (it was almost impossible to walk into it) but the noise. Hundreds of hectares of valuable pine plantation were destroyed.It was not all bad news. Hay rolls ignited and were bowled along by the wind, and spot fires occurred kilometres ahead of the main fronts.The Busselton Jetty after Cyclone Alby – Photo Lost Perth/FacebookThe worst-hit areas for fires were the Blackwood Valley, and the Manjimup and Denbarker areas, but the winds caused immense damage elsewhere, including almost destroying the iconic Busselton timber jetty.No count was ever made, or was ever possible, of the number of fires. Devastating cyclones are nothing new for northern WA.But in April 1978, it was southern WA that was hammered by cyclone Alby, leaving a trail of destruction from Geraldton to Albany.Gales up to 150km/h extended 230km inland, killing five people, causing widespread power blackouts and extensive damage from wind, fire and flooding.Thousands of buildings lost roofs and a storm surge caused flooding in low-lying areas, especially at Bunbury, where 600 people were evacuated.Two people were crushed by falling trees in the South West and another died after falling while trying to secure a roof at Toodyay. Cyclone Alby, 4 April 1978. The stories are replete with drama, courage, heartbreak, inspiration and loss.Cyclone Alby forming off the Pilbara coast. Bushfire Board records state that volunteer brigades fought 367 fires, but many more were fought by individual farmers and not reported. Hundreds of structures sustained severe damage, mostly consisting of roofs blowing off. Please add Cyclone Alby and your name as reference Return order form to Roger Underwood at 7 Palin Street, PALMYRA WA 6157 or by email to # yorkgum@westnet.com.au CYCLONE ALBY Memories of the 1978 Western Australian storm and bushfire crisis ORDER FORM On April 4th, 1978, tropical Cyclone Alby tore down the west coast of Western Australia

Severe Tropical Cyclone Alby; Category 5 severe tropical cyclone (Aus scale) Category 4 tropical cyclone : Satellite image of Cyclone Alby on 2 April 1978. But instead it continued south, moving slowly just off the coast down past Carnarvon and Geraldton. By 3 April, the storm rapidly accelerated and attained a forward speed of These winds resulted in widespread agricultural, environmental and structural damage. 40 YEARS SINCE ALBY Cyclone Alby smashed WA 40 years ago today, killing five people and leaving a trail of destruction. The Forests Department’s fuel reduction burning program had proved outstandingly effective in enabling the numerous fires in State forest to be easily controlled. Albany recorded the maximum blast of 150 km/hour winds, but in most other centres, wind gauges topped out at 120 km/hour. Alby was the fifth and most significant tropical cyclone of the season to operate in the Western Australian Region. Wrecked boat on Rottnest after Alby.

Communication systems, fire fighting equipment, crisis administration and post-crisis recovery are all far more sophisticated today.Other things are not so good.
We have been collecting first-hand memories of the event for publication in a commemorative book.


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