When you want to get a feel for the Territory, especially the bush, it's Ted Egan you turn to. His storytelling is legendary.
Ted reckons Jack McKay, Lucy McGuinness also known as Alawandabu, and Harry Mulumbuk are three Territorians whose stories need to be told. Jack measured the severity of bogs in how many bottles of rum it took him to dig himself out. Alawandabu still has a mine named after her, and Harry taught Ted how to harpoon and skin a croc.
Here, Ted 'remembers' these colourful and wonderful characters