50 years ago, Darwin faced unimaginable devastation when Cyclone Tracy struck in the early hours of Christmas Day, 1974. With winds flattening 80% of the city, 66 lives lost, and thousands forced to flee, it remains one of Australia’s darkest days. To mark this anniversary, the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) has restored Cyclone Tracy: Darwin Christmas 1974 to 4K. Directed by Chris Noonan ('Babe' 1995), this film, made just days after the cyclone, documents the destruction a

12K views · 106 reactions | On Christmas Eve, 50 years ago, one of the worst natural disasters in Australia's history struck our nation. Cyclone Tracy unleashed catastrophic destruction on Darwin, killing 66 people and reducing most of the city to rubble. #9Today | WATCH LIVE 7am | TODAY | Facebook