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Tuesday 24 December 1974 — DARWIN

This is the TV schedule for Darwin on the night that Cyclone Tracy swept in and virtually destroyed the city before dawn on Christmas Day. The cyclone killed 71 people, left many more injured and destroyed or severely damaged almost all buildings and infrastructure across the city.

The force of the cyclone took both ABD6 and NTD8 off the air, although the time of night this occurred is not known. ABD6 was back in service after a matter of days — but NTD8 would be off air for ten months.

This listing has been submitted by Stephen Pritchard.

Cyclone Tracy: The day Darwin died [2014]

See also: Tuesday 24 December 1974 — SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Source: TV Times, 21 December 1974.

  ABD6 NTD8
6AM
7AM
8AM
9AM
10AM
11AM
12PM
1PM 1.30pm Program Highlights
1.35 Movie: Mischief In Wonderland [IMDB]
(Close time not advised)
2PM
3PM
4PM 4.35pm Play School
5PM 5.05 Sesame Street 5.25 Program Highlights
5.30 Teleclub
5.35 The Wotsa Name Show
5.40 Here’s Humphrey
6PM 6pm The World We Live In
6.30 Bellbird
6.05 Here’s Lucy
6.30 News, Weather
6.45 Room 222
7PM  7pm ABC News, Newsreel, Weather
7.30 Sit Yourself Down Take A Look Around
7.10 Arnie
7.35 Marcus Welby MD
8PM  8pm Movie: Masquerade. 1965 [IMDB] 8.30 The Invaders
9PM  9.40 Out Of The Unknown 9.30 The Untouchables
10PM  10.30 Survey 10.30 Program Highlights, Close
11PM  11pm Close
12AM 
1AM 
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4AM 
5AM 

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