Changes

By the mid-seventies more families were starting to stay - perhaps aided by the improvements in air conditioning technology - Darwin has one of the most uncomfortable climates of any "European" town. Building codes, forced by the deprivations of Cyclone Tracy, were in favour of housing more in tune with the rest of the country and away from the pre-1974 houses on stilts. It has been noted that less than half the population of Darwin in 1990 had lived in Darwin before Tracy.

By the mid-seventies more families were starting to stay - perhaps aided by the improvements in air conditioning technology - Darwin has one of the most uncomfortable climates of any "European" town. Building codes, forced by the deprivations of Cyclone Tracy, were in favour of housing more in tune with the rest of the country and away from the pre-1974 houses on stilts. It has been noted that less than half the population of Darwin in 1990 had lived in Darwin before Tracy.

The current population is about 130,000. Since 2003 it is the northern terminus of the north-south rail line linking it to [[Adelaide]] and the rest of Australia. The current "Track", the Stuart Highway, is now a well maintained highway 2000 miles south, replacing the narrow weather-challenged road built by the Army during World War II that only went as far as [[Alice Sprrings]], 952 miles to the south.

The current population is about 130,000. Since 2003 it is the northern terminus of the north-south rail line linking it to [[Adelaide]] and the rest of Australia. The current "Track", the Stuart Highway, is now a well maintained highway 2000 miles south, replacing the narrow weather-challenged road built by the Army during World War II that only went as far as [[Alice Springs]], 952 miles to the south.

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