From the photographic collection of the late author/historian Glenville Pike comes this shot showing Northern Territory volunteers for World War 1 marching down to the wharf in Darwin with the Japanese flag flying near the rear in April 1915. Little Darwin previously pointed out that Japanese warships had protected North Australia from German attack and had escorted troop convoys. The current NT Library display of treasures in the parliamentary library includes the silk program for the Fourth Northern Territory Contingent Smoke Social at which our Japanese allies were praised.
