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NQTV News February 1982
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TitleNQTV News February 1982SummaryCompilation of NQTV News stories from February 1982.ContentsNews story about an influx of blue bottles at Magnetic Island -- News story about “Beer Day” in Townsville, which included a yard glass competition -- News story about a Taiwanese fishing ship, which was being removed from a North Queensland port -- News story about industrial action being taken by the Combined Railway Unions in North Queensland. Over two-thousand workers were involved, to reduce their work week from forty hours to thirty-five hours -- News about a gun salute ceremony being performed in Townsville -- News story about a prison-guard strike occurring at Stuart Prison -- News story about a Taiwanese fisher, who had been stabbed with a screwdriver by one of his crewmates -- News story about Stuart Prison, whose prison guards recently ended a strike -- News story about the Flinders Range ship, which was to receive a shipment of 26,000 tonnes of rock from the Western Mining Corporation -- News story about a stoppage being hosted by the Combined Railway Unions -- News story about an airplane, which crashed along the Kennedy Highway -- News story about heavy rain in Cairns, which caused and motor issues for civilians -- News story about a military parade that was conducted by the 3rd Brigade. Includes a fragment of a speech from Brigadier John Deighton -- News story about the cattle and beef market, and how some vendors were optimistic -- News story about a military exercise at the High Range near Townsville -- News story about the “Gallery”, which was a Scandinavian fishing boat that was in North Queensland -- News story about a military exercise being conducted in North Queensland, which was a collaborative effort with New Zealand’s army -- News story about the Townsville Chamber of Commerce, which had pledged to donate $14,000 to a James Cook University research fund -- News story about the administrative challenges of the development of the Burdekin DamCorporate AuthorNQTVVideo File Name4020666CreditsPresenter: David Fidler, Rick Anderton ; reporters: Sally Begbie, Rick AndertonOriginal Format 3/4 inch video tape cassetteCollation1 video file (MP4) (13 minutes) : digital ; 555MBDate1982ImprintTownsville : NQTV, 1982
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NQTV News February 1982 (1982). Townsville City Council, accessed 26/03/2025, https://stories.townsville.qld.gov.au/nodes/view/21968
