Recounts the events surrounding the responses and performance of authorities, emergency services, and individuals to the impact of Cyclone Tracey on Christmas morning 25 December 1974 and the actions pre and post cyclone up until the 31 of December 1974. The devastation and evacuation are discussed as well as the contributors to the post-cyclone efforts. This is a semi-bibliographic account from of the Major General Alan Stretton who was one of the primary leaders / co-ordinators of emergency actions after the disaster