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  1. 4th January 2008, 05:58 PM #1
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    Smile Any Cyclone Tracy veterans on AULRO

    With the looming Cyclone threatening to give Darwin a shake it made me think about Tracy and what she did to my family xmas eve 74, we lost our house in Nakara, only surviving things being a lamp and a bottle of plonk, I know there is one ex Navy guy on AULRO that was there, any others around?
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  2. 4th January 2008, 06:08 PM #2
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    What were you doing in '74? Did you bank ANZ Smith St?
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    I was only two months old and in SA when Tracy went through!

    I was just in Darwin and went to the museum (for the second time).

    There is a very good display about the cyclone, including a sound recording that they play in a darkened room. It was very windy indeed .
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    Quote Originally Posted by BigJon View Post
    I was only two months old and in SA when Tracy went through!
    Good onya mate, you know how to make a bloke feel ancient
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ian View Post
    Good onya mate, you know how to make a bloke feel ancient
    I try
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    Quote Originally Posted by BigJon View Post
    I try
    You're tryING
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    Yep. Spent over 3 months there.

    Posted to HMAS Stalwart at the time, we were Darwins Power Station for 2 months. Till we got the towns power station fixed. Took a massive load of Army gear up with us. Steamed through a re-energised Tracy in the Gulf to get there. Nearly didn't make it.
    Reroofed the TAFE college and the Hospital, then did the salvage on HMAS Arrow.

    And I still remember the Woolworths Morgue.

    It was on returning from that trip I stepped forward for Fire and Rescue specialist training.

    Hmm, now to find the box with those photo's stacked somewhere at the bottom.
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  9. 4th January 2008, 07:10 PM #9
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    I went there with 6RAR, D Company to clean up after.
    Not a pretty site at all...
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  10. 4th January 2008, 07:17 PM #10
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    We might have got drunk together Ron. Did you hit the very first day of trading in the pub? I think it was the first place in town to get a generator.
    I did. I was the one who went back to ship, and got my guitar.
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