On christmas day 1974, Australia woke up to the news that darwin had been flattened by cyclone tracy. Only hours before, the town of darwin was winding down for the holiday season. Like many people that day, josephine fo...On christmas day 1974, Australia woke up to the news that darwin had been flattened by cyclone tracy. Only hours before, the town of darwin was winding down for the holiday season. Like many people that day, josephine foreman spent the morning cooking a large turkey for christmas lunch; geoff crane took the opportunity to finish some last-minute christmas shopping.