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cyclone tracy changed my life

by Jasmina
(wa)

it was a cold and windy day.
we were all told that there was going to be a cyclone called tracy. it was wired how people name a cyclones, but i didnt care.

it killed my family and friends. i was left with no one. i was standing all alone out side with nothing and no one around me. all the houses were broken down and everything was scary.

i guess we were not really prepared for the cyclone. because if we were there will not be as much people hurt.

the rescu team came to save the left over people. i was sent to an orfenig. were i was adopted by a wonderful family.

CYCLONE TRACY CHANGED MY LIFE FOR GOOD. I WILL NEVER SEE MY FAMILY AGAIN, BUT I KNOW THEY ARE STILL IN MY HEART!

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who are the looters
by: Anonymous

you do know that the emergency telephonist after the cyclone were listeng to different story.A sample by a detective from victoria,the army has been here ahead of us in this suburb,so its been cleaned out we are going to a fresh area tomorow si we should get some good pickings,I said to the telephonist to record these looting messages and he said they include most of the southern detectives and he was in fear of his life,

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We Lost our father In Cyclone Tracy!.
by: Brian Graham

I was a 10 Year old boy when we went thru Cyclone Tracy I will never forget that morning the noise of the wind and the days that followed have never left me!.
Each Christmas is very hard and is only a reminder. We were lucky we were visiting our Dad's family in Darwin for Christmas we were airlifted to Brisbane then flown home to New Zealand to find out days later our Mothers 1st Husband my father was living in Darwin and Drowned in Cyclone Tracy. My Mother & Stepfather Moved back to Darwin in the early 80's and lived in Woodleigh Gardens Leanyer in 1986 I moved to Sydney and several times I went to darwin I was unaware my Father was Buried in the Darwin Cemmetary!. In 2003 I was sent to Darwin for work, with my Uncle Robin's help I tracked down thru the Darwin City Council where my Father Donald Hoff was buried. His name is on the Plaque of all the dead at the Council Chambers. I went to the 30th anniversary in 2004 and plan to attend the 40th in 2014.
I also plan to have the Headstone changed to have mentioned his 3 Children that was never put on. I understand his company had the headstone put on and I feel it does not reflect the true person!. I will have the headstone done tastefully as not to offend the family!.
I understand that young ladies pain and I'm shocked that ignorant people whould put comments about someone's spelling!! That person needs to get a life and wake upto themselves we all deal with grief in our own way!!.

Kind regards,

Brian Graham (originally Brian Hoff)

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To the spell checker
by: Luke

To the spell checker on one of the previous post.
Before criticizing other people's spelling...PLEASE CHECK YOUR OWN!!!

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open heart
by: J.Mm

It must be very difficult having to experience and endure all the after effects of a cyclone. Good luck to you and i am glad you have had lots of support from your family.

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whatever
by: Lorraine

You sound very intelligent and for your information I am not a prick but a person who has also been through this cyclone and has been changed forever from my experience as well.I did say I am sorry if I am wrong in not believing the story. You hav no need to start calling people disgusting names.

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by: boboo

to the gronk thats talking about correcting spelling i think that would be the last thing on this persons mind o.k, and to the prick thats saying he';s lived in darwin for 10 years and theres never been cold weather, you actually need a low pressure system and warm temperature in water for it to accure! and for the person that this has happend to that is very tragic and sad i could never imagine what life would be like if i lost everything and to all the people that are leaving bad and mean comments shame on you someone that has gone through this spelling and pricks that dont belive him/her is nothing to him/her soo yer!

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im sorry for your loss
by: shuu

who is this gronkie that says a little girl that lost her family and everything she owns has appalling spelling.

as for this story i feel so sorry for you but i am happy you found a great new family.

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Can't imagine it
by: Anonymous

That's tragic. (Even more tragic than the appalling spelling of everyone who has commented.) I lost my brother last year - just one member of the family - and I will never be complete again. I could not imagine losing everyone, and everything. Thank God for the good hearts who took you in.

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sorry that is so sad
by: Jamesay

so sorry that that happend, how are you now? what is happening at the moment?

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sorry
by: Anonymous

i am so so sorry for her if that was me i will died

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how are you now
by: crystal cleary

thats sooo sad are you ok i mean i lost my family too

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o
by: emma

thats so sad

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i am so sorry
by: Anonymous

i cant belive that happend to u i am so sorry we live in victoria and we have been evacuated from the bush fire 4times but i guess its not as bad as wat happend to u

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wow
by: Anonymous no.2

wow im so sorry plus you spelt rescue wrong

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OMG sorrz
by: delz

hey i am really sorry u lost your family we are having a cyclone here in rockhampton queensland tommorrow i think it will past plz tell me more about them sorz u lost family

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Spell Check
by: Spell Checker

ok first im sorry for your loss but your story would sound a little more beliveable if you had the correct spelling... like rescu ITS SPELT rescue and orfanig i couldent even read it had to look up the word on google. PS: i dont belive your story at all and if its true then send me to hell but seriously learn to spell............

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Survivor of Darwin 1974
by: Lorraine

well I lived in Darwin for 10 yrs and was in the cyclone and we never had a cold day so I'm finding this story hard to believe( My apologies if I am wrong)

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what
by: Anonymous

cold in darwin?

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