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Fifty years ago, Cyclone Tracy devastated Darwin. The lessons from it have still not been learnt
It is hard to comprehend the force with which Cyclone Tracy struck Darwin early on Christmas Day ... as a track of fallen trees nearly 13 kilometres wide was later discovered in the surrounding ...
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'We were filthy, and we worked like dogs': Memories of Cyclone Tracy 50 years on
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 ...
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Cyclone Tracy survivors gather for commemorative service, 50 years after storm destroyed Darwin
"We all grew up together and we went through Cyclone Tracy together ... had been happily wrapping Christmas presents with her family and placing them under the tree. She was 14 at the time.
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Cyclone Tracy memorial pays tribute to survivors' 'unbreakable spirit'
A Christmas morning heralded by soft rain but ... Now, 50 years on, survivors of Cyclone Tracy share their incredible tales of the night Darwin was blown away. Hundreds gathered at East Point ...