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When will the birds return

Australia, 1975
tv-show

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..

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Darwin: doorway to Australia

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After the Fires

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Australia's Northern Territory 1969

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Our darkest hour

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