23K views · 417 reactions | Darryl Kelly was a trainee nurse on duty at Darwin Hospital the night Cyclone Tracy struck. He recalls how they kept the patients safe and how he and an orderly went on a rescue mission to the top floor to get the kids to safety, just in the nick of time. Download the ABC NEWS App: https://ab.co/abcnewsapp Subscribe to ABC Newsmail: https://ab.co/abcnewsmail | ABC Darwin | Facebook

Maxine, with her husband Brian and their 18-month-old, and 9-month-old, endured hours of Cyclone Tracy’s wrath huddled in their bathroom. They survived in their home in Jingili despite her Indigenous Aunties warning of pending disaster. Download the ABC NEWS App: https://ab.co/abcnewsapp Subscribe to ABC Newsmail: https://ab.co/abcnewsmail | ABC Darwin

23 reactions | Cyclone Tracy hit Darwin on Christmas Eve 1974, and changed the city forever. Come and see the unforgettable images and experience an interactive display which tracks Tracy's path to destruction at MAGNT Darwin. | Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory | Facebook

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

37K views · 563 reactions | Previously unseen footage of the trail of destruction that spread across Darwin after Cyclone Tracy will be featured in a new Sky News documentary marking the 50th anniversary of one of Australia's worst natural disasters. | Sky News Australia | Facebook