1 July, 2013 2:24PM ACST  Alice readies for Territory Day
crackers  Screamers, whistlers and loud bangs...locals buy up
big ahead of tonight's traditional Territory Day fireworks    •
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• Share  "You just stand it up, light the wick...get out of the
zone and enjoy!" says Peter Wooles, a Territory Day fireworks
retailer for over 30 years.  As the Northern Territory
celebrates 35 years of self government, Peter and his family
members will work close to twenty hours - setting up, selling
and packing up fireworks.  The Northern Territory is the only
jurisdiction in Australia where the purchase and use of
fireworks is still legal (on July 1st only).  In recent years,
there have been increasing concerns around safety, fire issues
and pet trauma, but it seems the tradition is as popular as
ever.  In Peter's temporary retail space in the CBD, the doors
opened at nine o'clock and there was a steady stream of
customers all morning, some walking out with up t