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Bunbury Senior High School > Records

BSHS Storm Damage

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1983

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Bunbury High School > Buildings

Overview

Nine photographs of storm damage to Bunbury Senior High School.

Historical information

A severe electrical and gale-force storm struck Bunbury in August 1983, bringing winds over 100 km/h and destructive lightning that damaged buildings and uprooted trees.

Bunbury took the brunt of the storm before it moved inland through Dardanup, Donnybrook, and Bridgetown.

Freak lightning bolts felled chimney stacks and exploded power poles, while high winds uprooted hundreds of trees and damaged beachfront properties including Bunbury Senior High School.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-229-558a:i

Item type

Photographs

Material

Photographic Materials

Keywords

Place made

Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia

Year

Public location

Boardroom - Archive Box

Last modified

Tuesday, 1 September, 2026

Completeness

100

Copyright and Reference

Copyright and Reference

Rights category

Date of creation +70 years

Permissions

For authorisation to reproduce, publish or display, please contact the Bunbury Senior High School.

Attribution requirements

Acknowledgements to be made to 'Bunbury Senior High School 558a:i'.

Rights holder

Bunbury Senior High School

Bunbury Senior High School

Bunbury Senior High School

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Storm Damage

Storm Damage
Source: Bunbury Senior High School 558a

Storm Damage Source: Bunbury Senior High School 558.02

Storm Damage
Source: Bunbury Senior High School 558b

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Storm Damage
Source: Bunbury Senior High School 558c

Storm Damage Source: Bunbury Senior High School 558.04

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Source: Bunbury Senior High School 558d

Storm Damage Source: Bunbury Senior High School 558.05

Storm Damage
Source: Bunbury Senior High School 558e

Storm Damage Source: Bunbury Senior High School 558.06

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Source: Bunbury Senior High School 558f

Storm Damage Source: Bunbury Senior High School 558.07

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Source: Bunbury Senior High School 558g

Storm Damage Source: Bunbury Senior High School 558.08

Storm Damage
Source: Bunbury Senior High School 558h

Storm Damage Source: Bunbury Senior High School 558.09

Storm Damage
Source: Bunbury Senior High School 558i

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