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Cyclone Impact

Name: Cyclone Impact
Start: 1897-01-06
End: 1897-01-07
Location: Port Darwin

When: 6-7 January 1897
Where: Port Darwin
Part of: Cyclone destroys Darwin, Australia

The cyclone struck Port Darwin on the evening of 6 January 1897, peaking between 3:30 am and 4:30 am on 7 January.

The storm caused widespread destruction, with damage estimated at over £150,000. It is considered the worst cyclone to hit the Northern Territory prior to Cyclone Tracy in 1974.

Sources

1897 Darwin cyclone Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-07

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