There are also a number who deserve explicit recognition:
Jo Harrison and Gary Wotherspoon for encouragement and advice in the formative stages of the project.
The Northern Territory
Archives Service for funding the major research phase
under an NT History Grant; especially Pat Jackson, Gavin
McCargill, Francoise Barr and Francis Good for their insight,
assistance and advice in tracing the untraceable through box
after box of documents.
Graham
Willett and the volunteers of the Lesbian and Gay
Archives.
Paul Smith, Graham Pearce, Jon Willis, Rose Conolly, Phil Walcott, Peter Strickland and Jim Wafer for providing access to their personal collections.
News Limited and Erwin Chlanda for permission to reproduce numerous items from the Centralian Advocate,NT News and Alice Springs News.