The Christmas Episode - Cyclone Tracy

Merry Christmas !! We're dropping you a bonus episode as a little Christmas present from us to you! And, as Effie requested it's slightly more lighthearted but sadly people do still die. We're talking about Cyclone Tracy  It struck Australia on Christmas Day in 1974 killing 71 people.Cyclone Tracy has been described as the most significant tropical cyclone in Australia's history and it changed how we viewed the threat of tropical cyclones to northern Australia.We also talk about Christmas in Australia Christmas films and the real-life Polar Express Our favourite things about ChristmasAnd Effie's visions!!! Sources for this episode are:National Museum of Australia Marti's sister Michelle who lives in Queensland where cyclones happen ABC News ABC Emergency Remembering TracyYou can hear the very creepy cyclone warning here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-20/standard-emergency-warning-signal-sews/101792264A huge thank you to our amazing pod sponsors Fox Box DetectivesGrab your exclusive Mums Mysteries & Murder discount by using the code Crime10https://www.etsy.com/shop/foxboxdetectives/?etsrc=sdt& go follow them on Instagram because they are ace athttps://www.instagram.com/foxbox_detectives/ A huge thank you to our amazing podcast editor Erin who has been unbelievably amazing this year listening to all our bollocks and cutting out our really dodgy bits!       - Go follow her at https://www.instagram.com/erinfaudio/Send us a text - we'd love to hear your thoughts about this episode & if there are any cases youd like us to cover please get in touch Hosted by & Researched & written by Marti Jeremiah-Shelley & Effie McDonald Edited & Produced by Erin Ferguson https://www.instagram.com/erinfaudio/ Since 2023 ( earlier episodes are badly edited by us!) Theme Music Vampire Strut by Joybean @AudioJungle Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mumsmysteriesandmurder/You can also support the pod and buy us a coffee at https://ko-fi.com/mumsmysteriesandmurderAnd we would love it if you could give us a cheeky review & subscribe to make sure you don't miss an episode.