Rock and Tempest
Surviving Cyclone Tracy and its Aftermath
$31.50
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
26 June 2024
Summary
WINNER OF THE ANZAC MEMORIAL TRUSTEES MILITARY HISTORY PRIZE, 2025 NSW HISTORY AWARDS
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 di…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780733650239 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0733650236 |
| Author: | Patricia Collins |
| Publisher: | Hachette Australia |
| Imprint: | Hachette Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 26 June 2024 |
| Weight: | 405g |
| Dimensions: | 232mm x 152mm x 32mm |
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About The Author
Patricia Collins
Patricia Collins was a Wran (the women’s branch of the RAN) stationed in Darwin at the time of Cyclone Tracy. She wrote a brief account of her experiences during Tracy and the clean-up for her son when he was a teenager and interested in what had happened. The essay was submitted by a third party to the editor of the magazine Australian Warship and was subsequently published with her permission in Issue 24 in 2005. Rock and Tempest is her first book, incorporating experiences from many of those she served with during that time.
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