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  1. 28th February 2016, 08:09 AM #1
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    Cheap Australian designed houses survive a Cat. 5 cyclone

    Australian man’s houses outlast Cyclone Winston | The New Daily
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    Yes the lessons learnt from Cyclone Tracy.
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    Well done to Peter Drysdale. Aussie ingenuity at its best.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Narangga View Post
    Yes the lessons learnt from Cyclone Tracy.
    We lived in a house at Wulagi, designed after Tracy. Solid as , the store room could double as an air raid shelter, I reckon.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ausfree View Post
    Well done to Peter Drysdale. Aussie ingenuity at its best.
    Great that he has done it Jim, but it was something learnt from Cyclone Tracy. Tie the roof down properly and it cant become a missile to damage other houses. It also keeps the house together when debris does hit it.

    Other option is concrete bunkers like those Bob experienced in Wulagi
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