The Department of the Media acted as Co-ordinator in assembling the material relating to the Darwin Cyclone Disaster. Of these 586 glossy black & white prints, 500 8" x 6" originate from the AIS and PMG, 80 8" x x 10" from the Navy, Airforce and Fairfax Press and 6 12" x 8.5" from the Navy.
Some of the photographs in this series have been copied by the NSW Regional Office of Australian Archives. Reference prints are held in the Sydney Office. Preservation negatives are held in C3215, duplicating negatives in C3216.