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 ...

Cyclone Tracy survivors broke down in tears as Prime ... on Christmas Eve and the early morning hours of Christmas Day in 1974. The cyclone flattened the city as heavy rain, severe storms and ...

Now, 50 years on, survivors of Cyclone Tracy share their incredible tales ... the category four system struck Darwin on December 25, 1974. The cyclone destroyed and damaged eight in 10 homes ...

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 ...

Northern Australia is no stranger to cyclones. However, Cyclone Tracy, which hit Darwin in the early hours of Christmas Day 1974, was among the most destructive recorded in Australia. Wind gusts ...

Cyclone Tracy tore a path of destruction through Darwin that would take years to repair. Gusts reached 217km/h before measuring instruments failed, and 66 people were killed as buildings blew apart ...

Tracy changed Darwin but Darwin is Darwin, and it will always be Darwin.” For those who lived through the cyclone, like Andrew Demetriou... the events of Christmas Day 1974 would be etched ...

Cyclone Tracy survivor Freda Brocker has emotionally recounted how she and her family were affected by the devastating storm in 1974. Cyclone Tracy survivor Antony Bullock has recounted the moment ...

In fact, in the wash-up to the category five cyclone the then nine-year-old scored ... uncle’s house in Brisbane about three days after Tracy, while his father stayed in town to manage critical ...

“The devastation that was felt during the Christmas time of 1974 still resonates today for the survivors of Cyclone Tracy,” he said. “This will be a difficult period where people will ...