Territory Day
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Territory Day is a holiday widely celebrated in the Northern Territory of Australia on 1 July that commemorates the territory achieving self-government in 1978. The holiday has been famously commemora
Fireworks going off to celebrate Territory Day 2008 in The Gardens, Northern Territory
Paul Everingham, the first Chief Minister of the Northern Territory, was reportedly an early supporter of the firework celebrations
The chief minister of the Northern Territory is the head of government of the Northern Territory. The office is the equivalent of a state premier. When the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly was
Territory Day
…the first Territory Day. Beginning in the early 1980s, the use of fireworks became a staple of the holiday. Paul Everingham, then-serving as the first Chief Minister of the Northern Territory, said that "controlled pyrotechnic displays will be encouraged" on the holiday. Under Northern Territory law, on 1 July, individuals aged 18 years and…
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