Territory Stories

Palmerston, Port Darwin

Details:

Title

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

cyclones, storm damage,

Digital format

300ppi ; 12.8Mb.,

Format

1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 20 cm.,

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/10070/716710