More Holes than Walls

This is a mock-up of the type of damage done to the common fibro cement houses by Cyclone Tracy in 1974. The sheets of corrugated steel could have beheaded anyone at the speeds it was going.

Democracy, Destruction and Other Delights Part 2

September 6th 2014
Replete and ready to continue the day we headed for the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory. It featured a Cyclone Tracy exhibition, which was very graphically portrayed with photos of the areas before and after she struck and some of the twisted metal and building remains. There were also short recordings of people’s experiences of being there. We also stood in a small darkened “ ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Darwin

Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more

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