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Edited news file 5
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TitleEdited news file 5SummaryNQTV News stories compile.ContentsNQEA representative believes it was denied defence contracts due to political affiliation -- Ceremony assembly on anniversary of 4th of February Cairns State High School bus crash, interview with Principal McKenzie -- Cairns rainfall indicates third driest January since 1971, Frank Burton theorises wetter February -- Jockey Rick Johnston sustains two injuries in fall while horse racing -- Ron Davis attends bicentennial arts festival, suggests subsidies for acts to perform in non-Brisbane venues in 1988, acts including fascinating agent, river city brass band, and circus oz -- Member for Cook Bob Scott re-elected to the seat of Torres Strait Islands against independence fighter Gaetano Lui Junior Torres Strait Island Coordinating Council, interview with Bob Scott -- Man speaks on the parole of 1973 Whisky Au Go Go fire murderer John Andrew Stuart, believes 14 years served not sufficient for the number of young people killed -- Educational program, teenagers constructing straw models, and knife skills cutting potatoes forms test for applicants for Hilton Hotel chef apprentice programs interview with Hilton Chef Patrick Beetlecam -- Training nurse Veronica representing 4CA Radio Station wins the Cairns Final held at Port Macquarie against 13 other girls representing other radio stations -- New prison to be built in Walkamin in the Atherton Tablelands, interview with new Corrective Services Minister -- Alderman Rose Blanc offers samples of the water from the Trinity inlet to members of the public, inviting Mayor Ron Davis who declined the offer -- Kuranda butterfly sanctuary largest flight aviary of three and a half thousand cubic metres, constructed to be acceptable to the indigenous Ulysses and Cairns birdwing butterflies. Complex includes on-site lab -- Mason Shipping company union members feel threatened by smaller non-union low cost operators -- Indigenous man speaks about the celebration of the bicentenary, tall ships into Cairns re-enactment, and his protest against colonization at Expo 1988 -- Service held at Saint Monica’s Cathedral for victims of the 1987 Cairns State School bus tragedy featuring Bishops Tung Yep and Mathesby -- US Government requests arrest of two Italian men Emmanuel and Fabio Bennazianni accused of $1.5 million Bank of America credit card fraud, brothers stay remanded -- William Albert Quade and Douglas Walter Sims no show for court hearing about illegal logging -- Shabab Oman ship in Cairns harbour after Sydney Australia Day visit, built in 1971 serves as a training ship for Defence force, welcomed in Cairns for four day stay Corporate AuthorNQTVVideo File Name4022287CreditsReporters: Sharyn Ghidella, Gavin AlderOriginal Format 1/2 inch video tape Beta camCollation1 video file (MP4) (23 minutes) : digital ; 850MBDate1988ImprintTownsville : NQTV, 1988Cultural 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 5 (1988). Townsville City Council, accessed 25/04/2026, https://stories.townsville.qld.gov.au/nodes/view/23059
