Cyclone Tracy

Ryan Christmas Eve 1974

For Ryan's holidays, his family went to Ayres Rock then returned back to Darwin where his father was the Principal of his school. When he went back to school he met a new friend called Soo who was a hippy who had no surname and was named after a monsoon. Soo moved into a house because of the rain and their tent was leaking. The cyclone hit Darwin in 1974 on Christmas Eve.  Ryan's Dad was hit on the head with a piece of metal because there was so much debris flying through the air. Their house was almost completely destroyed and their roof was lifted off while they were sheltering in the bathroom surrounded by mattresses so they had to move into the laundry. Everyone in Darwin was evacuated.