This is a list of those who died as a result of Cyclone Tracy on 25 December 1974.
In the cyclone's aftermath, the number of deaths reported varied from 49 to 66,[1] as an official list of deaths was never compiled. Nearly thirty years later, two ships were still missing. The MV Booya was eventually located in Darwin Harbour in October 2003, and then a ferry, the Darwin Princess in May 2004.[2] Police divers investigated both wrecks and found no human remains but did retrieve some personal effects.[3] In March 2005, the Northern Territory Coroner held an inquest into the people suspected to have died on board, declaring them deaths at sea. Following the inquest the death total was raised to 71 and this was widely published. However recent research has determined that this figure includes five deaths that were double counted, reducing the overall total to 66. Of these 45 died on land and 21 died at sea.[4]
| Name | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Andrew | Unknown (adult) | |
| Malini Palathil Bell | 40 | |
| Dorothy Bloomfield | Unknown (adult) | |
| Wotsanbuk Bolger (Bungun, Major) | 60 | |
| Cecil Henry Bonner | 75 | |
| Geraldine Elizabeth Brown | 8 | |
| Andrew Mark Bruhn | 5 | |
| Dean William Burgess | 2 years 7 months | |
| Louisa Fanny Butler | 63 | |
| Leslie Kevin Catton | 33 | Death at Sea - HMAS Arrow |
| Paul Mark Chaney | 7 months | |
| Susanna Rose Clarke | 74 | |
| Eileen Patricia Clough | 31 | |
| Raymond John Curtain | 28 | Death at Sea - Darwin Princess |
| Peter Brian Daffey | 6 | |
| Avis Winifred Daniel | 29 | Death at Sea - Mandorah Queen |
| Graham William Dearden | 30 | Death at Sea - MV Booya |
| Peter James Dewar | 32 | |
| Charles Joseph Dibua | Unknown (adult) | |
| David Grant Fealy | 19 | Death at Sea - Flood Bird |
| Gary Roger Fenton | 29 | |
| Michael John Grant | 21 | Death at Sea - Mandorah Queen |
| Raymond Ian Hampton | 35 | |
| Thomas William Hanson | 70 | |
| Lisa Karoline Harder | 5 months | |
| Donald James Duncan Hoff | 36 | Death at Sea - Kendall |
| Dennis Keith Holten | 23 | Death at Sea - Flood Bird |
| Richard Roland James | 24 | |
| Reuben Paul James | 3 weeks | |
| Catherine Michelle Knox | 5 months | |
| Elva Dawn Knox | 29 | |
| Michael John Knox | 30 | |
| Stephen James Knox | 3 years 8 months | |
| John Dudley (Jack) Lang | Unknown (adult) | |
| On Ing (Owen) | 29 | |
| Arthur Lim | 48 | |
| Paul Alaister Macklin | 36 | |
| Ronald Charles Marshall | 21 | Death at Sea - Charles Todd |
| Eric Arthur (Sandy) McNab | 74 | |
| William Daniel Muir | 60 | |
| Shigemori Odowara | 33 | Death at Sea - Flood Bird |
| George Valentine Parker | 32 | |
| Suzanne Mary Portman | 8 | |
| Ian Rober Renniet | Unknown (adult) | Death at Sea - HMAS Arrow |
| George Roewer | 21 | Death at Sea - Flood Bird |
| Giovanni Smaniotto | 70 | |
| Cherry Leonie Rose Stephenson | 22 | |
| Kylie Jane Stephenson | 6 months | |
| Robert Gordon Swann | 19 | Death at Sea - Flood Bird |
| John Thomas Taylor | 30 | |
| Gerald Frederick Thompson | 31 | Death at Sea - MV Booya |
| Richard Thompson | 85 | |
| John Turner | 69 | |
| Ruth Nazmeena Adrione Vincent | 24 | Death at Sea - MV Booya |
| Robert Norman Wade | 20 | Death at Sea - Frigate Bird |
| Shirley Dawn Wenck | Unknown (adult) | |
| Gregory John Westerman | 22 | Death at Sea - MV Booya |
| Terrance Carew Westwood | 63 | Death at Sea - MV Booya |
| Kenneth James Scott Wheatley | 3 years 11 months | |
| Kerry Lynda Williams | 21 months | |
| Molly Williams | 31 | |
| Siegfried Karl Otto Wolfe | 30 | Death at Sea - Mandorah Queen |
| Jennifer Anne Wood | 37 | |
| William Woodyatt | 34 | Death at Sea - Frigate Bird |
| Koji Yoshida | 42 | Death at Sea - Kendall |
| Frederick Yee Char Yu | 36[4] |
References edit
- ^ Report on Cyclone Tracy December 1974 (PDF). Department of Science, Bureau of Meteorology. 1977.
- ^ Government, Northern Territory (2020-09-24). "Maritime heritage". nt.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ^ "Cyclone Tracy wreck found". ABC News. 2003-11-01. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ^ a b "Cyclone Tracy Deaths". Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory. 2023.