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Edited news file 16
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TitleEdited news file 16SummaryNQTV News stories compile.ContentsConference of Australian sugar board, embargo lifted in two years, push to extend embargo -- Kuranda Wildlife noctarium opens in July 1986 allowing people to view animals, $60,000 to be spent on facelift to make the look more realistic -- Works water and sewerage committee says method of running off stormwater not energy efficient, tests to upgrade system to be free of infiltration -- Tradewinds Esplanade Hotel opening, interview with Manager Joe O’Connor -- New $450,000 pontoon built by NQEA to be transported to Norman Reef in the Great Barrier Reef -- Fairstar ship berthed in Cairns as part of Pacific cruise, 5th time a cruise ship has docked in Cairns since January -- Wujal Wujal William Wallace commits suicide by hanging, alcohol blamed despite alcohol ban on the Lutheran Church mission, alcohol brought in from Cape Tribulation, interview with mission manager Mr Eddie Stefans -- National Heart Foundation Charity Quest Pageant fundraiser -- Rick and Helen story time demonstration in a school, hold workshops for librarians, people without books and teachers, tour the country especially Tablelands, Cairns, and Innisfail with their non-didactic approach – Meeting to discuss human relations course aimed at children in years 8-10 and their parents to talk about values, issues, self-esteem, decision making, and human sexualities -- Ombudsman’s complaints handling process put in place for complaints against government services -- Trinity Anglican school charity triathlon proceeds to go towards the Cairns State High School senior’s Memorial fund to open youth theatre in Cairns for north Queensland youth -- Storytelling Duo Toni & Royce Nicholas tours Queensland, telling school children Queensland stories of the dreamtime and conservation based on real stories, record “The one that got away” to be released on Larrikin Records -- Telecom building in Grafton street to be completed in September -- Water board president Alderman Ron Davis says proposed changes will cost $300,000, offset by savings made by computerization in Cairns facility -- 37-year-old school for deportment training in Brisbane and Sydney has had 100,000 students -- Smithfield Shopping Centre to participate in Heritage Week featuring antique show and tells -- Coverage of bartending races -- International Year of Shelter for the Homeless, 1987, St. Vincent De Paul serves over 10,000 meals to homeless Cairns during December and January, meals prepared has increased. People coming to Cairns looking for tourism jobs unable to find work -- Fair in Brisbane held by Brisbane Antique Dealers Association -- Qantas flies direct flight from Singapore to Cairns, celebration at Cairns Airport, negotiations underway to meet demand from Japan airlines for second route -- Babinda Project to shift the side of the highway in the Mulgrave areaCorporate AuthorNQTVVideo File Name4022237CreditsReporter: Rick AndertonOriginal Format 1/2 inch video tape Beta camCollation1 video file (MP4) (25 minutes) : digital ; 930MBDate1987ImprintTownsville : NQTV, 1987Cultural content warningPlease be aware that records may contain references to deceased people which may cause sadness or distress.
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Edited news file 16 (1987). Townsville City Council, accessed 25/04/2026, https://stories.townsville.qld.gov.au/nodes/view/23050
