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Fifty years ago, Cyclone Tracy flattened Darwin—and Australia's attitude to disasters changed forever

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 ...
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Big move 50 years on from Cyclone Tracy

The 1974 cyclone swept through Darwin on Christmas Eve and the early morning of Christmas Day, with the 217km/hour winds taking down power lines and destroying homes, with storms, gusts and rain ...