A television special that takes a long and searching look at the devastation of the city of Darwin in Australia’s Northern Territory after Cyclone Tracy on 25th december 1974. The city became the site of possibly the greatest natural disaster in the nation’s history causing the mass evacuation south of three-quarters of the city’s 43,000 people. The film looks at the results of the cyclone and the spirit of the people of Darwin, determined to rebuild their city.
Credits
director
Bob Kingsbury
co-producer
John Carter
Peter Johnson
production company
Film Australia
Language
English
Duration
00:51:55:00
Colour
Colour
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
30408
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Darwin (N.T.)
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Cyclone Tracy, 1974
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Cyclones
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Disaster victims
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural disasters
Documentary
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Disaster victims
Places → Darwin (N.T.)
Television
Television → Television programs
Television → Television programs → Television programs - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)