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  2. Cyclone Tracy - Wikipedia

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    Severe Tropical Cyclone Tracy was a small but destructive tropical cyclone that devastated the city of Darwin, in the Northern Territory of Australia, in December 1974.The small, developing, easterly storm was originally expected to pass clear of the city, but it turned towards it early on 24 December.

  3. Portal : Tropical cyclones/Featured article/Cyclone Tracy

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    Cyclone Tracy was a tropical cyclone that devastated Darwin, Australia, from December 24 to December 25, 1974. It was recorded by The Age as being a "disaster of the first magnitude...without parallel in Australia's history." It killed 71 people - the official death toll was revised upwards from 65 to 71 in March 2005 - and destroyed over 70 ...

  4. Alan Stretton - Wikipedia

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    Major General Alan Bishop Stretton, AO, CBE (30 September 1922 – 26 October 2012) was a senior Australian Army officer. He came to public prominence through his work in charge of cleanup efforts at Darwin in the aftermath of Cyclone Tracy on Christmas Day 1974. [1]

  5. Operation Navy Help Darwin - Wikipedia

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    Operation Navy Help Darwin was a disaster relief operation initiated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) following the destruction of Darwin, Northern Territory by Cyclone Tracy during the night of 24–25 December 1974. 13 ships, 11 aircraft, and 3,000 personnel were sent to Darwin in the largest disaster relief operation undertaken by the RAN in its history.

  6. Severe storms in Australia - Wikipedia

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    Cyclone Tracy was a tropical cyclone that devastated Darwin, from 24 to 25 December 1974. It killed 65 people and destroyed over 90 percent of Darwin's buildings, leaving over 20,000 people homeless. Most of Darwin's population was evacuated to Adelaide, Whyalla, Alice Springs and Sydney, and many never returned to Darwin. [42] [43]

  7. Wikipedia : Today's featured article/October 18, 2004

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    Cyclone Tracy was a tropical cyclone that devastated Darwin, Australia, on 24 December–25 December 1974. It was recorded by The Age as being a "disaster of the first magnitude... and without parallel in Australia's history". It killed 65 people and destroyed over 70 per cent of Darwin's buildings, leaving over 20,000 people homeless.

  8. Guinevere Turner on her new memoir, about growing up in a ...

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    Those who know anything about Guinevere Turner usually come from one of two camps: ’90s lesbians or mainstream bros. It’s something the actress and screenwriter is both aware of and amused by.

  9. Lameroo Beach - Wikipedia

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    The camp was destroyed during Cyclone Tracy in 1974. Campers returned to Lameroo Beach after the cyclone. As part of the reconstruction plans, Darwin City Council passed legislation making it illegal to camp on the Darwin foreshores, including Lameroo Beach citing the possibility of storm surge.