From the Telegraph Fri 31 Jan 1896: The breakwaters at Townsville, which were designed by Sir John Coode, have already cost £200,000, and the present is not the first occasion on which they have been damaged by storm. The eastern breakwater, which is of lighter construction, is built of stone taken from Melton Hill. The lighthouses at the ends of the breakwaters, after they were thrown down on a previous occasion, were re-erected on cement blocks, but even thus strengthened, they were unable to stand against the recent gale.
