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OTHER CYCLONES;
CYCLONE TRACY 1974
Darwin was home to around 48,000 people.
Although building standards needed some attention to the threat of cyclones, rapid housing expansion meant that many new houses were inadequately constructed to withstand forces of high winds or flying debris.
Cyclones are a part of the Top End Wet Season. Earlier in December 1974 Cyclone Selma had hovered around Darwin before changing course and disappearing. There was a widespread belief that Tracy would behave in a similar way.
Most Darwin residents focussed on celebrating Christmas and preparing for the holiday break. Still, many individuals, businesses and government departments did prepare against the threat of Cyclone Tracy.
Early on 20 December 1974, a tropical low formed in the Arafura Sea, about 700km northeast of Darwin. The low started to drift southwest, predicted to hit Darwin on Christmas Day.
Cyclone Tracy formally came into existence at 10am on 21 December 1974, when it lay well to Darwin's north. On 24 December, Tracy rounded Cape Fourcroy, Bathurst Island's western tip, and moved along an east-south-easterly course towards Darwin.
http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/tracy.shtml
https://dtc.nt.gov.au/arts-and-museums/northern-territory-library/nt-history/cyclone-tracy
News story; 9News
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