This picture was submitted by Dr Vidya Bhushan Khurana. He writes: “Our house after the cyclone. My wife and two sons were airlifted to Melbourne the next day, I stayed on as a GP at the hospital to support.”
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These previously unpublished photos were submitted by Mike Coles. He writes: I was in Darwin for about three months as a PMG (later Telecom, Telstra) technician, from early January. The house with 3165 on it is where we lived for that time, at first without a roof, just tarps overhead). […]
These are some images of the devastation I’ve collected over the years. I don’t know the original source of most of these photos and don’t own the copyright.
These photos were submitted by Sally Jay of 15 Lyons Terrace, Wanguri.
Over the years I’ve been asked about the iconic twisted steel photos. Here are some that are in the public domain. I do not own copyright to these photos.
Over the years many people have asked about the spaceship house. I found these images on the web.
These pics were sent in by Scott Gibson. He wrote: “This is my Christmas present for 1974 was under the wreckage of our house I still have it they don’t build them like this anymore”.
These pictures were submitted by Graeme Bell. He wrote: “Bell family, 292 Casuarina Drive, Nightcliff. Jim and wife Win (Winifred / Freddy) Bell had nearly finished the construction of a new two storey brick home in front of the older timber fibro single storey house. Tracy brought forward the intended […]
This picture was submitted by Gene Moyle. Gene wrote “This picture is of me as a young child (2.5 yrs) – Gene Moyle (nee Barrell) after evacuation to Brisbane following cyclone Tracy. This photo was on Page 4 of The Sunday Mail Colour Magazine, Picture Book 12, from 19th January […]
These photos were submitted by John Horn. He wrote “This was our house on the RAAF base”.
T This photo was submitted by Angela O’Neil. She wrote: “I took this photo of our house at 6 Shepherd St Darwin (which runs between Cavenagh and Woods Streets in the middle of Darwin City), on 25th December 1974, the morning after the cyclone hit. We weren’t able to spend […]
Click on a photo to open in a lightbox. These photos were supplied by Simone Baird in the Cyclone Tracy Survivors facebook group.
Following cyclone Tracy the Australian Government leased the Patris from its parent company Chandris, to be used as a floating hostel for those who had lost their homes, from February 14, 1975 until November 1975. She was then used for several unsuccessful short term ventures before being scrapped […]