50 years ago, Cyclone Tracy flattened Darwin – and Australia’s attitude to disasters changed forever
Exactly 50 years ago, on Christmas Eve 1974, Cyclone Tracy struck Darwin and left a trail of devastation. It remains one of ...
Cyclone Tracy memorial pays tribute to survivors' 'unbreakable spirit'
The prime minister has joined survivors from Darwin and around the country to mark five decades since Cyclone Tracy, one of ...
A city renewed after Cyclone Tracy tragedy: Jared Archibald, Steven Farram reflect on rebuild
Cyclone Tracy left in its wake a decimated Darwin that took years to recover and rebuild, and it of course left its scars, ...
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The unhappy true story behind iconic Cyclone Tracy image, as told by the late subject’s daughter
Ms Venslovas said four days before Cyclone Tracy, the family had travelled to Port Augusta, from where her father took a ...
Big move 50 years on from Cyclone Tracy
Survivors of “the destructive force of nature at its very worst” have gathered with politicians to mark 50 years since the ...
‘The house disintegrated around us’: Paul Boyce recalls Cyclone Tracy mayhem and recovery
Paul Boyce is a survivor, a resilient fighter, a man who lost everything in the treacherous winds of Cyclone Tracy, who ...
'Nothing left': Cyclone Tracy survivor recalls night of terror 50 years on
Cyclone Tracy tore a path of destruction through Darwin that would take years to repair. Gusts reached 217km/h before ...
Survivors mark 50 years since Cyclone Tracy left Darwin 'in ruins'
In one of the worst natural disasters Australia has ever seen, at least 66 people died and hundreds more were injured when ...
Fifty years on from Cyclone Tracy
In the early hours of Christmas Day 1974, a tropical cyclone swept through Darwin, leaving an indelible mark on the city and ...
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Cyclone Tracy: 50 years since Darwin was destroyed on Christmas Day
Cyclone Tracy left 66 people dead, and tens of thousands more homeless and displaced. One of Australia's worst natural disasters, part of what made Tracy so shocking was the way it struck ...
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Cyclone Tracy: Darwin Unveils 50th Anniversary Memorial
Today, the 50th anniversary of Cyclone Tracy was marked by a solemn ceremony and the unveiling of a commemorative memorial at East Point.The event was ...
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Remembering Cyclone Tracy
Cyclone Tracy’s trail of destruction rendered tens of thousands of Territorians homeless. And – tragically - it claimed at least 66 lives. Today, we gather to pay our nation’s respects to all those ...