Cyclone Tracy Stories

Many of the Cyclone Tracy Stories we receive are obviously written simply because Cyclone Tracy has had a powerful influence on all Australians - even those who were never in Darwin in 1974.

A visit to the Cyclone Tracy Exhibition at the Darwin Museum is still an emotional journey for many people at the realization of just how frightening and powerful Tracy was.

This year power transmission equipment failures left around 15,000 people in Darwin without electricity for as long as 10-12 hours. In this hot, humid climate a power failure is at best uncomfortable and can become serious quickly, with no refrigeration or air conditioning.

It was a powerful reminder of how vulnerable a modern city is to even a small cyclone (like Helen in January 2008), let alone a level 5 category cyclone like Tracy.

Cyclone Tracy Stories

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Cyclone Tracy Stories

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For the memory of my children
I arrived in Darwin in the middle of July 1974, I was with my two children (3 and 6 years old) and I was six months pregnant. My husband had just died ...

my experience with a cyclone
omg how can i explain the experience i went through.. well it all started on Christmas eve and i was sitting in my room on my lap top, i was talking to ...

the terrifying winds
i was having a peaceful day listening to the radio when it happened. the anouncer told us that tracy had turned and was heading straight for us.i grabbed ...

The Devastation
It started one morning and i forgot my lunch for school and i was starveing all day i had no food and when i got home i was skin and bones so thats my ...

My Baby Tracy. Not rated yet
I remember Cyclone Tracy like it was just yesterday. It was totally unexpected.The winds were rapid, The rain was brutal and the damage of property. When ...

I Wish I Could Have Helped Not rated yet
I wish I could have been alive to help those in need during the after effects of cyclone Tracy my heart goes out to all those whose lives were destroyed ...

Darwin-Christmas Eve Not rated yet
It was Christmas Eve 1974. I was the oldest of 4 children only 8 years old. My parents did the European celebration opening our presents Christmas Eve....

Living Working Dying Not rated yet
My cousins husband was living and working in Darwin.
We got word that he died as a result of injuries he sustained when Cyclone Tracy hit.

The strange ...

Christmas Memories Not rated yet
I was not there. I was safely tucked up at my aunt's house in Sydney. It was my first Christmas in Australia, having arrived in the October from the UK ...

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