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

A committee of survivors has formed to kickstart preparations to commemorate 50 years since Cyclone Tracy tore through Darwin. Next year will mark the significant milestone - which, for so many... still feels like yesterday. | 9 News Darwin

50 years ago, Darwin faced unimaginable devastation when Cyclone Tracy struck in the early hours of Christmas Day, 1974. With winds flattening 80% of the city, 66 lives lost, and thousands forced to flee, it remains one of Australia’s darkest days. To mark this anniversary, the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) has restored Cyclone Tracy: Darwin Christmas 1974 to 4K. Directed by Chris Noonan ('Babe' 1995), this film, made just days after the cyclone, documents the destruction a