Rock and tempest epub ebook Thoroughly enjoyed it 9780733650239 This book was an interesting read to learning not only about Tracy but about the clean up efforts and about the WRANS as a whole The father of one of my childhood friends survived the cyclone and was evacuated south with his family I thought about him a lot while reading this and I hope he s doing alright 9780733650239
When Cyclone Tracy flattened Darwin on Christmas Day 1974 it was the worst natural disaster Australians had ever experienced Stationed in the city with the Women s Royal Australian Naval Service Patricia Collins not only lived through Tracy but was part of the massive clean up effort This is her extraordinary story The experience of living through a terrifying natural disaster is chillingly told by Collins as she recounts her own dark hours that Christmas along with those of her contemporaries They sat huddled in doorways and bathtubs as the winds raged lifting off roofs picking up cars and sinking ships Most of the city was destroyed Seventy one people died The Navy suffered terrible losses A Navy patrol boat was sunk with the loss of two crewmen and another patrol boat was driven onto rocks A sailor lost his wife and two children and another lost his young son In the days after Tracy the majority of Darwin s population was evacuated interstate just as the Navy s Task Force arrived to clean up and rebuild Collins was there as a survivor of Tracy and now an integral part of the recovery In Rock and Tempest she has gathered extraordinary first person accounts of terror and uncertainty as well as courage and survival The cyclone s devastating aftermath tested the mettle of many It is arguable that the template for Australians responses to the ongoing natural disasters of the past few years was made in Darwin in 1974 We look for answers and stories to help us deal with those natural disasters and manage them better next time Those answers and stories are in Rock and Tempest Patricia Collins joined the Navy to serve in a time of peace but Rock and Tempestis a testament to the courage and resolve needed by members of the Defence Force at any time It is fascinating and moving and absolutely essential reading Rock and Tempest Surviving Cyclone Tracy and its Aftermath
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| Rock and Tempest: Surviving Cyclone Tracy and its Aftermath By Patricia Collins |
| 0733650236 |
| 9780733650239 |
| English |
| 320 |
| Paperback |
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..Introduction of the tempest
Easy to read heartfelt description of how the WRANS in Darwin dealt with Cyclone Tracy in 1974 and its aftermath as told from a personal perspective by the author