Locals and visitors swept away by the territory's fireworks

Perhaps this is because this year we celebrated 40 years of autonomy. maybe that was not the case, but this year seemed really bigger, stronger and even more spectacular than ever.

More than 300 tons of fireworks poured into Darwin to mark the 40th anniversary. a seemingly endless dam, it's hard to think that much of what has been left unused.

From the coast to the desert and all the neighboring parts, the sky echoed with the sound of large and small explosions and the kaleidoscope of colors

Tens of thousands of people flocked to Mindil Beach to make an ooh and aah while the spectacular 20h show took off. Territorial Day fireworks and the ensuing concert were plentiful

Hundreds of people crowded the cliffs of Cullen Bay and East Point for a better view.

Mindil Beach was not a place for those who did not wear. Thousands and thousands of people were scrambling to find the best place on the sand.

Those who were not too fond of fireworks took advantage of the opportunity to make the most of the economic crisis. The party started early with the crowd that ignited the iconic musician Neil Finn of Split Enz and Crowded House's celebrity goes on stage as the sun begins to set and before the government's fireworks .

While Finn was clearly the climax, no one was disappointed by other acts of support. And while the music resounded on the beach, the audience was indulging in its own fireworks on the cliff.

All along the foreshore of Darwin Esplanade, at East Point, Nightcliff and Casuarina Beach

Ciaran Walsh of Dublin, experienced his first night of crackers at Darwin

"It's madness, it's like downtown Baghdad, but I would not have missed it for the world," laughed the bewildered and perplexed Irish backpacker.

In community parks and on school ovals the suburbs reverberated to explode fireworks. Thousands of families and other spectators flocked to public fireworks held at other key locations across the NT, including Palmerston, Katherine, Tennant Creek, Alice Springs. , Cox Peninsula, Dundee Beach, Jabiru and remote cities and communities.

Police personnel and emergency services has been busy and in a state of alert to report wildfires

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