Territory Day 1997
1 July 1997
Territorians, those who identify as citizens of Australia’s Northern Territory, celebrate Territory Day on 1 July each year. The date marks the Northern Territory achieving self-government (from the Commonwealth) on 1 July 1978. This is the only day of the year, apart from the Chinese New Year and New Year's Eve, when fireworks are permitted notwithstanding the Darwin Kalymnian community celebrate Greek Easter with dynamite. NT Director of Protocol Colonel Doug Gibbons AM arranged for a giant NT Flag to be parachuted down onto the Darwin Esplanade during Self Government celebrations. The crowd on the Esplanade below were stunned.
- Document type: Photo
- Time period: Legislative Assembly NT
- Person: Doug GIBBONS
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