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Edited news file 62
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TitleEdited news file 62SummaryNQTV News stories compile.ContentsCairns City Council puts Christmas displays around council building, Mayor Ron Davis thanks council employees for their work in constructing nativity scenes -- Family Sherlyn, Moses Jacania and her six children refuse to leave housing commission three-bedroom house, having nowhere else to go. Electricity and water cut, at risk of eviction after December 3rd -- High numbers of pets brought to dog and cat shelter at Stratford in November, appeal for volunteers this Christmas -- Highways between Palm Cove and the city to have reduced speed limits of 80 km and 90 km for safety -- School leavers in Townsville lack jobs whereas Cairns lacks candidates, interview with Youth Access centre worker who teaches school leavers job seeking skills -- Riot in Yarrabah related to deaths of prisoners in watchhouse. Community hall disturbance during Friday night dance, fight between police and community, police and community council hold meeting to resolve tension -- Fire at Hambledon Primary school, 11-year-old and 16-year-old questioned in Cairns, fire brigades from Edmonton and Gordonvale attend -- Ron Davis’s final year as Cairns Port Chairman, interview with Davis about 1988 developments -- Launch of Hayles new ferry -- Christmas Pedicab race at City Place, cameo appearance by Santa Claus -- Bernie Bird DC3 to be taken to Brisbane from Cairns after no longer being used, sold by Air Queensland -- Yarrabah meeting held yesterday, Community Council Mr. O’Shane says gunfire not called for, calls for inquiry -- Call for nominees for 1988 Australia Day awards in civic centre -- Christmas Cheer appeal supported by Mayor Ron Davis raises $28,000, hundreds of hampers distributed to needy people, benefitting 300 people -- Queensland National Parks and Wildlife service directed by government to not persecute loggers -- Damage caused in school by vandals in eight classrooms in Cairns, teenagers 17-year-old Robert Francis Noending and 18-year-old Aaron James Gray face over 20 charges including theft from a local newsagent and two nearby shops Corporate AuthorNQTVVideo File Name4022280Original Format 1/2 inch video tape Beta camCollation1 video file (MP4) (21 minutes) : digital ; 784MBDate1987ImprintTownsville : 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 62 (1987). Townsville City Council, accessed 25/04/2026, https://stories.townsville.qld.gov.au/nodes/view/23054
