50 years ago, Darwin faced unimaginable devastation when Cyclone Tracy struck in the early hours of Christmas Day, 1974. With winds flattening 80% of the city, 66 lives lost, and thousands forced to flee, it remains one of Australia’s darkest days. To mark this anniversary, the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) has restored Cyclone Tracy: Darwin Christmas 1974 to 4K. Directed by Chris Noonan ('Babe' 1995), this film, made just days after the cyclone, documents the destruction a
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50 years ago, Darwin faced unimaginable devastation when Cyclone Tracy struck in the early hours of Christmas Day, 1974. With winds flattening 80% of the city, 66 lives lost, and thousands forced to flee, it remains one of Australia’s darkest days. To mark this anniversary, the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) has restored Cyclone Tracy: Darwin Christmas 1974 to 4K. Directed by Chris Noonan ('Babe' 1995), this film, made just days after the cyclone, documents the destruction a
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This week marks 50 years since Tropical Cyclone Tracy devastated Darwin and the Northern Territory. The cyclone claimed the lives of 66 people and destroyed much of Darwin. Head to the Bureau’s YouTube channel to hear from meteorologists who worked during Cyclone Tracy and experts who’ve studied it since: https://ow.ly/1hPb50UwkFI | Bureau of Meteorology
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