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Edited news file 18
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TitleEdited news file 18SummaryNQTV News stories compile.ContentsNews report about the completion of the Hayles ‘Reef Cat’, which was manufactured by North Queensland Engineers and Agents (NQEA) -- News report about a youth vocational training course, which emphasised -- News report about the Innisfail and Babinda sugar industry, and the tension between sugarcane farmers and mills -- News report about the centenary of the Cairns Freshwater Station, which was celebrated with a commemorative plaque -- News report about a Cairns yacht race -- News report about a Cairns horse racing carnival -- News report about tensions between Innisfail sugarcane farmers and the Babinda Mill -- News report about a rugby union match between North Queensland and South Queensland -- Interview with a unionist about the state of job security in Cairns, and how its “limited” industrial base made it difficult to “maintain adequate levels of employment” -- News report about Glenville Pike, and his work as a local historian and author -- News report about the development of Fogarty Fountain Park in Cairns -- News report about an Indigenous Australian protest at the Cairns Police Station, which was organised due to racist comments being made by a Senior Sargeant -- News report about the North Queensland banana industry, which had been “devastated” over the past 12 months due to a severe hailstorm and Cyclone Winifred -- News report about a media conference held by Keith De Lacy and Nev Warburton. Warburton accused the State Government of using the sugar industry as a political football and was shocked by their “blatant interference” -- News report about the creation of a berth which was overseen by the Cairns Port Authority. The development was created to accommodate for the growing Cairns fishing industry but was criticised for being “impractical… and created without any meaningful consultation” -- News report about the Cairns Port Authority, who lobbied the State and Federal Governments to finance their newly developed berth -- News report about Keith De Lacy, who was consulted by the Trinity Bay and Inlet Society about the dumping of spoil into the inlet -- News report about a small Aboriginal Australian camp, which was situated 600m away from a tipping site -- News report about the development of the game of squash in North Queensland -- News report about the Cairns “Sun Goddess” Vessel -- Interview about the potential career paths for young people in north Queensland's hospitality industryCorporate AuthorNQTVVideo File Name4022181CreditsReporters: Graham Lever, Jennene RogersOriginal Format 1/2 inch video tape Beta camCollation1 video file (MP4) (25 minutes) : digital ; 948MBDate1986ImprintTownsville : NQTV, 1986Cultural 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 18 (1986). Townsville City Council, accessed 15/04/2026, https://stories.townsville.qld.gov.au/nodes/view/23180
