Exactly 50 years ago, on Christmas Eve 1974, Cyclone Tracy struck Darwin and left a trail of devastation. It remains one of the most destructive natural events in Australia's history. Wind speeds ...
It really got to me.” Tracy was by no means the most powerful cyclone recorded in Australia, but its path directly through Darwin devastated the city. The weather bureau recorded wind speeds of ...
"I didn't think we'd see daylight again." Ms Roe was one of many survivors who attended a Cyclone Tracy 50th anniversary commemoration event in Darwin at the weekend. Around 2,000 residents ...
In the early hours of Christmas Day, 1974, Darwin was changed forever. 50 years ago Cyclone Tracy claimed the lives of 66 people, destroying most of the town. 19 year old sailor Sue Bigham was ...
Directed by Chris Noonan. Early in the morning of December 25 the Territory's capital city - Darwin - was destroyed by Cyclone Tracy. The city became the site of possibly the greatest natural ...
Alan Haines was at a midnight mass with his sister when Cyclone Tracy struck Darwin in Australia’s Northern Territory.
A Darwin elevated that survived both Cyclone ... The Eddys were living in the home when Cyclone Tracy hit. “To the best of what I’ve been able to find out, my family is only the fourth family ...