Northern Territory
Cyclone Tracy was a tropical cyclone that devastated Darwin, Australia, from 24/25 December 1974. It killed 71 people and destroyed over 70 percent of Darwin's buildings, leaving over 20,000 people homeless. Most of Darwin's population was evacuated to Adelaide, Whyalla, Alice Springs and Sydney, and many never returned to Darwin.
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Famous quotes containing the words northern and/or territory:
“The northern sky rose high and black
Over the proud unfruitful sea,
East and west the ships came back
Happily or unhappily....”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)
“Size is not grandeur, and territory does not make a nation.”
—Thomas Henry Huxley (1825–95)