Evacuation

The priorities for air evacuation were as follows:

Priority one Pregnant women, sick and injured.
Priority two Women and children only, unless the father was deemed to be essential for the well being of the group
Priority three Elderly people
Priority four Married couples
Priority five Single people

Cyclone Tracy evacuees

Some sort of gathering place for people after Cyclone Tracy.
Photo shows a registration board and several people waiting around.
May be an evacuation centre or possibly a soup kitchen.
Bert Wiedemann Collection

The Evacuation of Darwin

Date
 By Air
 By Road
26 December 1,169
27 December 4,083
 4,200
28 December 8,223
 1,000
29 December 7,106
 1,200
30 December 4,069
 634
31 December 978
 200
Total 25,628 9,734

Darwin population 31st December 1974: 10,638

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Crop duster spreading Malathion across Darwin

A crop duster spreading Malathion across Darwin as a part of "Operation Clean-up"
after Cyclone Tracy, The Esplanade is on the right, Darwin, NT, 197?.)
Malathion = insecticide to control mosquitoes.
Howard Truran Collection
Alan Stretton

Alan Stretton and view from Travelodge balcony.
NT Government Photographer Collection
Helicopter delivering supplies

Helicopter delivering supplies.
Renshaw Collection
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