Sky News Darwin bureau chief Matt Cunningham discusses the devastating impact of Cyclone Tracy on Darwin in 1974 ahead of a special Sky News investigation marking the 50th anniversary of one of Australia’s worst natural disasters. | Sky News Australia

What was life like after Cyclone Tracy? 🤔🌀 People were washing clothes in flooded waterways, and evacuating the city with close to nothing. Follow the journey of the Darwin evacuees as they seek shelter across the country. We'll be doing #ThrowbackThursdays every week, bringing you a piece of the Territory's history from our local archives 🐊 | ABC Darwin

In the early hours of Christmas Day 1974, Severe Tropical Cyclone Tracy passed through Darwin, devastating the city and taking 66 lives. 70% of homes in the city were either destroyed or severely damaged. In this video, see footage of the aftermath of the cyclone and hear descriptions of the damage from people who experienced it. For information on records we hold about Cyclone Tracy, see our fact sheet – bit.ly/2SPZzrW | National Archives of Australia

One of the last survivors remembers the day World War Two came to Darwin, 80 years on 💐 It was a tense day in Darwin in 1942 when Brian Winspear noticed a strange object glistening above the palm trees. 📺 Watch the Bombing of Darwin commemoration service live on ABC Darwin, February 19 at 9:30 AM ACST. MORE:https://ab.co/3Bx12uI Get more news from the NT here: https://bit.ly/AbcNtNews Listen to ABC Radio Darwin here: https://bit.ly/DarwinRadioLive Get in contact with us via Messenger: https://