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Edited news tape 48
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TitleEdited news tape 48SummaryNQTV News stories compile.ContentsNews report about the Queensland Business Executive Awards. Mike Ahern chaired the ceremony and emphasized the importance of small businesses in Australia. Martin Tenni was also in attendance -- Interview with Bob Katter Jr, who discusses his concern with the overproduction of mangoes in Far North Queensland -- News report about the creation of corporate real estate in Cairns, which utilised space frame roofing -- News report about a woman who performed a “pottery marathon” by crafting potted goblets for eighty-one hours -- News report about a Cairns primary school’s students who performed in a choir for the Fun in the Sun Festival -- Interview with a political strategist -- Interview with a member of the Commonwealth Bank -- News report about the arrival of two British ships to Cairns -- News report about “National Inflation Day”, where balloons were used to observe continental air currents -- Stock footage of a rainforest that had been deforested -- News report about a North Queensland conference which promoted the regional winemaking industry -- Interview about a production of “The Hollow Crown -- News report about the HMAS Assail, and its upcoming decommission. The HMAS Assail was used primarily as a patrol boat and was to be sold to the Indonesian Navy -- News report about ‘Navy Week’ in Australia, which was to be celebrated with a naval march in Cairns -- News report about a school science project at Woree High School, where students were instructed to construct a “shock-proof casing” that would protect an egg from a substantial fall -- News report about a “critical and worsening” increase in Cairns’ bushfires and grass fires -- Interview with a woman who crafted 230 ceramic pots for a charity event. The interviewee remarked that, although she would “never do it again”, she was still proud of her fundraising efforts -- News report about the Cairns “Fun in the Sun” festival -- Interview about the recreational value of car modification, and how it related to an upcoming Cairns exhibition on drag-racingCorporate AuthorNQTVVideo File Name4021642CreditsReporters: Graham Lever, Jennene Rogers, Michael NottOriginal Format 1/2 inch video tape Beta camCollation1 video file (MP4) (25 minutes) : digital ; 942MBDateOctober 1985ImprintTownsville : NQTV, 1985
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Edited news tape 48 (October 1985). Townsville City Council, accessed 24/04/2026, https://stories.townsville.qld.gov.au/nodes/view/23168
