This is the story of my memories of going through Cyclone Tracy as an 8 year old. That Christmas Eve is still very clear in my mind and I decided to share my experience with anyone who is interested.
We first tried to go to Port Essington 11 years ago, but the tour that day was cancelled, and we finally got there recently. In the mean time I had read Peter Spillet’s book, Forsaken Settlement ISBN...
Northern Territory Times and Gazette, Monday 25 January 1897 p3.
One of the most sorrowful outcrops from the terrible cyclone was the death of Mr. M. D. Armstrong, which took place at the Palmers...
We decided to get out of Darwin for the weekend. Katherine is close enough for nice drive but far enough from Darwin to really feel like we’ve gotten away.
Katherine has more to offer than I first...