He was about to make the maiden evacuation flight from Darwin after Cyclone Tracy. A welcoming committee which left visitors stumped – in the right way From Boxing Day to just after New Year’s ...
Cyclone Tracy was initially a relatively small ... requires continuous efforts to strengthen infrastructure, refine evacuation plans, and address vulnerabilities in communities.
The cyclone destroyed 80 per cent of the city’s buildings and killed 66 people, with many others injured. “The damage to the infrastructure was just phenomenal, and as part of this documentary ...
Cyclone Tracy survivors broke down in tears as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese paid tribute to those who lost their lives in one of Australia's worst natural disasters. The category four ...
Now, 50 years on, survivors of Cyclone Tracy share their incredible tales ... displacing tens of thousands of people in the biggest civilian evacuation in Australian history.
“Pivotal moments include the sinking of HMAS Arrow during the storm, the mass evacuation of residents ... slew of local productions focusing on Cyclone Tracy and its aftermath.
In one of the worst natural disasters Australia has ever seen, at least 66 people died and hundreds more were injured when the category four system struck Darwin on 25 December 1974.
The cyclone triggered Australia’s largest evacuation and reconstruction operation ... The prime minister, who was a child in Sydney when Cyclone Tracy hit, spoke of the devastation.
The objects, including evacuation plane tickets ... Patsy Creswick interpreted an old Bureau of Meteorology weather map of Cyclone Tracy using slow stitching and recycled fabrics and metal.
Sixty-six people died during Cyclone Tracy. That should never be ... led the Royal Australian Air Force’s incredible post-Tracy evacuation. 'Tracey You Bitch': Darwin resident John Garner's ...
A new memorial to the victims of Cyclone Tracy has been unveiled in Darwin this morning, 50 years on from the devastating tragedy. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Governor General Sam ...