Fireworks King To Go Out With A Bang

Syd Howard remembers the first time he coordinated a fireworks display. He was 15-year-sold when his father, Harry, received a call from the secretary of the agricultural show in Maryborough, Queensland. The show's fireworks technician had fallen ill and someone was needed to oversee the display

Syd Ready To Set The Bridge Alight One Last Time

Fireworks supremo Syd Howard who will make the Harbour Bridge come alive again on Sunday night will retire at the end of the year, but he remembers his first fireworks display as if it was yesterday. When he was 15 his father, Harry, received a call from the secretary of the Maryborough agricu