Territory Stories

Cyclone damage 8 January 1897, Palmerston, Port Darwin

Details:

Title

Cyclone damage 8 January 1897, Palmerston, Port Darwin,

Photo number

PH0840/0001,

Collection

Edith Hornblow Collection, PictureNT, PictureNT,

Date

1897-01-08,

Location

Palmerston, Port Darwin,

Description

Three men amonst the debris of a collapsed building afer cyclone "Great Hurricane" destroyed Palmerston. This was considered the worst cyclone prior to cyclone Tracey in 1974.,

Language

English,

Subject

storm damage, cyclones,

Digital format

4639 x 6000 pixels : 24bpp ; 79.6Mb, back 39.5,

Format

1 photograph : sepia,

File type

image/tiff,

Use

No known copyright,

Copyright owner

Library & Archives NT,

License

https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/pdm,

Related links

https://dtc.nt.gov.au/arts-and-museums/northern-territory-library/nt-history/cyclone-tracy, https://dtc.nt.gov.au/arts-and-museums/northern-territory-library/nt-history/cyclone-tracy [NTL Cyclone Tracy Collection],

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/195971,

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/195971

Related items

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/970267, https://hdl.handle.net/10070/970266,