THIS week marks 40 years since Cyclone Tracy ripped through Darwin. Back then, tinsel and Christmas carols were far from the minds of residents. Sixty-six people were killed as a result of the 217km/h ...
Cyclone Tracy had ripped through the city less than 10 years earlier and the large-scale destruction left in her wake was still fresh in the minds of the population, even for newcomers like Vatskalis.
A former Darwin resident and Cyclone Tracy survivor has unveiled his latest novel, which is set in the Territory. Authored by Baden Scholefield – who has penned several books and short stories – The ...
DOCUMENTS released by WikiLeaks include a cable sent by Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in the aftermath of Cyclone Tracy, detailing plans to send a US team to “draw ­lessons from a large-scale ...
Authored by Baden Scholefield – who has penned several books and short stories – The Flame Trees follows the fictional story of 33-year-old Charlotte Dawson, an Adelaide schoolteacher who learned she ...