Darryl Kelly was a trainee nurse on duty at Darwin Hospital the night Cyclone Tracy struck. He recalls how they kept the patients safe and how he and an orderly went on a rescue mission to the top floor to get the kids to safety, just in the nick of time. Download the ABC NEWS App: https://ab.co/abcnewsapp Subscribe to ABC Newsmail: https://ab.co/abcnewsmail | ABC Darwin
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Darryl Kelly was a trainee nurse on duty at Darwin Hospital the night Cyclone Tracy struck. He recalls how they kept the patients safe and how he and an orderly went on a rescue mission to the top floor to get the kids to safety, just in the nick of time. Download the ABC NEWS App: https://ab.co/abcnewsapp Subscribe to ABC Newsmail: https://ab.co/abcnewsmail | ABC Darwin
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The aftermath of Cyclone Tracy
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The aftermath of Cyclone Tracy
Apr 11, 2019
ABC News
A committee of survivors has formed to kickstart preparations to commemorate 50 years since Cyclone Tracy tore through Darwin. Next year will mark the significant milestone - which, for so many... still feels like yesterday. | 9 News Darwin
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A committee of survivors has formed to kickstart preparations to commemorate 50 years since Cyclone Tracy tore through Darwin. Next year will mark the significant milestone - which, for so many... still feels like yesterday. | 9 News Darwin
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Victoria was 21 when Cyclone Tracy hit Darwin and she has seen every tropical cyclone to reach the Top End since then. While her love for Darwin never wavers, neither does the immense anxiety she feels whenever there is another cyclone alert in the NT. 🎤Nate Byrne 📹ABC News Breakfast 🎬Social edit by Mahi Garbas #ABCNewsNT #ABCRadioDarwin #CycloneFina | ABC Darwin
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Victoria was 21 when Cyclone Tracy hit Darwin and she has seen every tropical cyclone to reach the Top End since then. While her love for Darwin never wavers, neither does the immense anxiety she feels whenever there is another cyclone alert in the NT. 🎤Nate Byrne 📹ABC News Breakfast 🎬Social edit by Mahi Garbas #ABCNewsNT #ABCRadioDarwin #CycloneFina | ABC Darwin
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As Cyclone Tracy's ferocious winds lashed Darwin, St John Ambulance volunteers answered the calls for help, setting the stage for 50 years of service to the Northern Territory. Download the ABC NEWS App: https://ab.co/abcnewsapp Subscribe to ABC Newsmail: https://ab.co/abcnewsmail | ABC Darwin
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As Cyclone Tracy's ferocious winds lashed Darwin, St John Ambulance volunteers answered the calls for help, setting the stage for 50 years of service to the Northern Territory. Download the ABC NEWS App: https://ab.co/abcnewsapp Subscribe to ABC Newsmail: https://ab.co/abcnewsmail | ABC Darwin
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Extended interview: Alan Haines recalls the moment Cyclone Tracy struck Darwin Hospital
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Extended interview: Alan Haines recalls the moment Cyclone Tracy struck Darwin Hospital
Nov 27, 2024
Sky News Australia
On Christmas Eve in 1974, Cyclone Tracy barreled across Darwin, destroying much of the city and killing 66 people. Hear untold stories from survivors in Cyclone Tracy: 50 Years On, a 7NEWS special event on @Channel7 and @7plus. #1974 #tracy #cyclone #tropicalcyclone #typhoon #hurricane #disaster #naturaldisaster #cyclonetracy #darwin #nt #northernterritory #australia #7NEWS | 7NEWS Sydney
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On Christmas Eve in 1974, Cyclone Tracy barreled across Darwin, destroying much of the city and killing 66 people. Hear untold stories from survivors in Cyclone Tracy: 50 Years On, a 7NEWS special event on @Channel7 and @7plus. #1974 #tracy #cyclone #tropicalcyclone #typhoon #hurricane #disaster #naturaldisaster #cyclonetracy #darwin #nt #northernterritory #australia #7NEWS | 7NEWS Sydney
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Sky News Darwin bureau chief Matt Cunningham discusses the devastating impact of Cyclone Tracy on Darwin in 1974 ahead of a special Sky News investigation marking the 50th anniversary of one of Australia’s worst natural disasters. | Sky News Australia
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Survivors of Cyclone Tracy speak out 50 years on from tragedy in new documentary
Nov 27, 2024
Sky News Australia
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One of Australia’s worst-ever natural disasters, Cyclone Tracy laid a city to waste, left 66 people dead, and tens of thousands more homeless and dislocated. Part of what made it so shocking was how it struck when the city of Darwin least expected it. Survivors have shared their incredible stories of resilience for this ABC special documentary event, Tracy: A Force of Nature, narrated by ABC journalist Leigh Sales. WARNING TO SURVIVORS: Contains cyclone sirens and sounds of Cyclone Tracy. Downlo
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Unseen footage of Cyclone Tracy chaos to air in Sky News documentary
Nov 15, 2024
Sky News AustraliaMatt Cunningham
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Fifty years ago, Cyclone Tracy devastated Darwin. Now, in their own words, survivors reflect on the terror, the trauma, and the epic resilience experienced in one of Australia’s worst-ever natural disasters. Featuring never-before-told stories of survival and some of the ABC’s most incredible archival footage, The ABC exclusive Tracy: A Force of Nature premieres on ABC1 at 7:30pm, December 23. Download the ABC NEWS App: https://ab.co/abcnewsapp Subscribe to ABC Newsmail: https://ab.co/abcnewsmai
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What was life like after Cyclone Tracy? 🤔🌀 People were washing clothes in flooded waterways, and evacuating the city with close to nothing. Follow the journey of the Darwin evacuees as they seek shelter across the country. We'll be doing #ThrowbackThursdays every week, bringing you a piece of the Territory's history from our local archives 🐊 | ABC Darwin
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Fifty years ago, Cyclone Tracy devastated Darwin. The lessons from it have still not been learnt
Dec 18, 2024
theconversation.com
50 years ago, Cyclone Tracy flattened Darwin—and Australia's attitude to disasters changed forever
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Cyclone Tracy: Aftermath and recovery explored in new documentary
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Cyclone Tracy: 50 Years On
Nov 27, 2024
Sky News Australia
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Previously unseen footage of the trail of destruction that spread across Darwin after Cyclone Tracy will be featured in a new Sky News documentary marking the 50th anniversary of one of Australia's worst natural disasters. | Sky News Australia
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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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Extended interview: Cyclone Tracy survivor Sharon McAlear recalls ‘terrifying’ moment storm hit
Nov 27, 2024
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Extended interview: Cyclone Tracy survivor Daryl Manzie reflects on storm ‘like a train coming towards you’
Nov 27, 2024
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‘Part of the Australian story’: Albanese reflects on Cyclone Tracy anniversary
Dec 24, 2024
ntnews.com.au
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Cyclone Tracy: 50 years since Darwin was destroyed on Christmas Day
Dec 22, 2024
ABC NewsMatt Garrick
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After leading Darwin’s evacuation following Cyclone Tracy in 1974, Dr Geoffrey Thompson has spent his life dedicated to helping others. 2020 NT Australian of the Year, Dr Geoffrey Thompson | Australian of the Year Awards | ABC Darwin
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Stories of resilience: Documentary to memorialise cyclone’s 50th anniversary
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