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The Fireworks Maestro and the Felon; a Tasmanian Tale.

On January 29, 2026   /   Blog   /   Leave a comment
Tags: Charles Knight, fireworks, Jonathan Shadbolt, Launceston, Pyrotechnics
The Fireworks Maestro and the Felon; a Tasmanian Tale.

Fireworks, the manufacture and art of displaying them, were a passion for English born Charles Knight. Exactly when he arrived in Tasmania is unknown, but it seems he had learned his craft at the famous Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens of London, in the 1840s. Knight established a fireworks

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