This year 228 tonnes of fireworks have been imported and people will detonate them with few rules and regulations — long after cracker nights were banned in every other state and territory.
Last year, NT Police, Fire and Emergency Services received more than 1,000 emergency calls over the course of the night, responding to 231 grassfires, 14 rubbish bin fires, 13 structure fires, 34 road crashes, six vehicle fires and one fatal pedestrian collision.
"Each year we see people sustain serious injuries from fireworks on Territory Day," said Dr Didier Palmer, director of emergency at Royal Darwin and Palmerston Hospitals.Over the past four Territory Days, 101 people went to hospital for injuries caused by fireworks, which included severe facial and hand burns, visual impairment and hearing loss.
However, Territory Day isn't just about blowing things up — the day marks the beginning of self-government. "Everything was very tightly controlled by the Commonwealth government," said Paul Everingham, the Territory's first chief minister in 1978.Self-government gave the NT control over its own affairs and Mr Everingham says his government immediately set about establishing a university, museum and art gallery and developing tourism.
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