Shows the organisation and effort required to reconstruct Darwin after it had been destroyed by Cyclone Tracy on Christmas Day, 1974. Illustrates the social impact of the cyclone.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
321381
Language
English
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 → Natural disasters
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → City planning - Social aspects
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)