Cirrus@Austlit

'This issue of the Journal contains articles that address constant themes in Northern Territory history – travel, settlement and war. We begin with a contribution by Mickey Dewar on the stories of four young men who travelled the Territory in the years preceding the First World War. Their hopes and dreams as they undertook their adventures in this vast and new land serve as a counterpoint to the impending war - one killed in action soon after arriving at the front; two returning to Australia scarred by the horror of their experience; and one, although not serving, subject to suspicion and alienation on account of his heritage. As Dewar concludes, the war years changed everything in the Territory and for those living there.' (Editorial introduction)

'History is a broad ranging discipline. It embraces themes concerning politics and policy on the local, national and international stage to themes pertaining to the personal and mundane – life stories of individuals; histories of homes and vernacular buildings; momentin-time events that have reframed individual lives. The five articles in this issue of Northern Territory Historical Studies represent some of the themes of historical enquiry, from a distinctly Northern Territory perspective.' (Editorial Introduction)