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 ...
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It's mad to think that the humble difference between a nail and a screw played a central part in Darwin's undoing when Cyclone Tracy struck. It helped set off a domino effect that virtually dismantled ...
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Big move 50 years on from Cyclone Tracy
The 1974 cyclone swept through Darwin on Christmas Eve and the early morning of Christmas Day, with the 217km/hour winds taking down power lines and destroying homes, with storms, gusts and rain ...
Made by Film Australia 1974. 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 ...
This clip from the ABC archive features reporter Mike Hayes reflecting on covering Cyclone Tracy, which devastated Darwin in 1974, and includes one of his original emotion-charged reports. Posted Thu ...
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