No. 1

We easily forget the central role that radio played in peoples’ lives during the early to mid-twentieth century. Radio was the primary mode of entertainment and information for many across the globe, and it played a central role in key social and political events of the era. In Radio and the Politics of Sound in Interwar France,... Read more

When I search Gareth Evans on the non-tracking, non-customising web browser DuckDuckGo, the first three results are for a minor Welsh film director, born in 1980, ‘best known for bringing the Indonesian martial art pencak silat into world cinema’. The fourth result is for Australia’s Gareth Evans, born in 1944,... Read more

The ‘Dunera Boys’ will be familiar to some Australian readers, particularly those who recall the 1985 television series of the same name. In July 1940, over 2,000 men of German and Austrian background living in Britain were deported to Australia as ‘enemy aliens’ on the HMT Dunera.... Read more

All articles published in the first 15 issues of the ANU Historical Journal (1964-87) are listed in the following index. Our back issues are not yet available online, but the editors are currently retrieving copies of existing articles and reviews on request. Before emailing to request an article, please check that it has not already been uploaded on Footnotes.... Read more