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Edited news tape 52
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TitleEdited news tape 52SummaryNQTV News stories compile.ContentsNews report about a dispute between Keith De Lacy and Queensland Police operating in Cairns -- News report about a “lack of facilities” at the Cairns courthouse. In particular, Wayne Goss noted that it was important for the courthouse to implement an on-premise law library, and to be physically scaled to cater to “an increasing Cairns population” -- News report about “Operation All Mark”, which was a patrol boat exercise to test the navy’s ability to interoperate with other patrol boats -- News report about the installation of a jellyfish “stinger net” at Etty Bay -- Interview about the North Queensland Games -- News report about Bill Hayden’s arrival to Papua New Guinea, who visited to determine how the Papua New Guinean Government would react to a strict immigration policy in Australia -- News report about an increase in farm workers’ wages, which was feared to further stagnate agricultural productivity, and that it would also “make Australian exports even more uncompetitive” -- News report about the creation of Queensland’s electoral map, which was to feature a new seat for “Tablelands” -- News report about a mudslide in Bayview Heights -- News report about the Melbourne Cup, and a sweeps event which was hosted in Cairns -- News report about the Bayview Heights mudslide, and how infrastructure was being developed to prevent any subsequent incidents -- News report about the upcoming Queensland election, and how the redesign of the electoral map would preference each party -- News report about an upcoming 100 lap go-kart race -- News report about North Queensland “Sugar Question”. John Kerin encouraged dialogue between the State and Federal Government, as a means of resolving the dispute diplomatically -- News report about the Royal Australian Navy exercises -- News report about the German “Eye of the Wind” vessel, which was resting in Cairns -- News report about the valuation of Fitzroy Island -- News report about hail storms in far North Queensland, which caused “millions of dollars in agricultural damages”. The government created a disaster relief scheme -- Interview with John Kerin about the international trade of ethanol -- Interview about the government traineeship scheme -- Interview about the recent downturn of the sugar industry, which was believed to be causing an economic “ripple effect” through smaller “sugar towns”Corporate AuthorNQTVVideo File Name4021646CreditsReporters: Graham Lever, Jennene Rogers, Michael NottOriginal Format 1/2 inch video tape Beta camCollation1 video file (MP4) (25 minutes) : digital ; 946MBDateNovember 1985ImprintTownsville : NQTV, 1985
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Edited news tape 52 (November 1985). Townsville City Council, accessed 24/04/2026, https://stories.townsville.qld.gov.au/nodes/view/23169
