Fifty 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 ...
PM remembers ‘dark shadow’ of Cyclone Tracy, and Darwin’s resurrection, 50 years on
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is in Darwin to mark the 50th anniversary of Cyclone Tracy, Australia’s largest peacetime ...
50 years on: Cyclone Tracy's devastation still haunts Darwin survivors
In the early hours of Christmas Day 1974, a tropical cyclone swept through Darwin... leaving an indelible mark on the city ...
Cyclone Tracy: 50 years after Tracy hit Darwin, locals recall how stoicism shined
Now 70 years old, Alan Haines walks into Darwin’s St. Mary’s Star Of The Sea Cathedral. He sits in a front pew, stares into ...
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pays tribute to survivors, Darwin at Cyclone Tracy memorial unveiling
The event commemorated 50 years since Cyclone Tracy hit Darwin. A sea of camp chairs and umbrellas surrounded the event. One ...
Pilot John Myers recalls his first flight out of Darwin post Cyclone Tracy, how Alice Springs helped
While he had made visits back to Darwin and kept in touch with some of his fellow Connellan pilots, his involvement in ...
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese delivers emotional tribute to victims on 50th anniversary of Cyclone Tracy in Darwin
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has a delivered a message to the people of Darwin on Christmas Day, as the Northern Territory ...
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Cyclone Tracy: 50 years since Darwin was destroyed on Christmas Day
It was given a name — one that would prove fateful, historic and deadly: Cyclone Tracy. Darwin residents were told the system posed no immediate threat to their city, with forecasters predicting ...
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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 ...
Cyclone Tracy 50 years: Annemarie Scholl’s survival story and return to Darwin after disaster
Annemarie Scholl was a mother of two when Cyclone Tracy struck Darwin, hunkering down in her Moil home as the storm wreaked ...
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‘Not forgotten’: PM pays tribute to Cyclone Tracy victims 50 years on
Fifty years ago, soon after midnight on Christmas Day 1974, Cyclone Tracy tore through Darwin, leaving a trail of destruction that killed at least 66 people. It damaged or destroyed more than 80 ...
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Cyclone Tracy devastation laid bare as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese tours exhibit on 50th anniversary of natural disaster that flattened Darwin
An emotional Anthony Albanese has reflected on the devastation of Cyclone Tracy while touring a new ... Art Gallery of the Northern Territory in Darwin, the prime minister learnt about how the ...