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Edited news file 19
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TitleEdited news file 19SummaryNQTV News stories compile.ContentsNews report about the arrival of the H.M.A.S Townsville to Cairns -- News report about Nev Warburton, who proposed a “tourism master plan” for “the next fifty to one hundred years of tourism development” -- News report about Alderman Ron Davis, who had hired the service of Airport Planning Ltd. To design a “master plan” for the Cairns International Airport -- Interview with the chair of the Arthritis Foundation, who discusses the disease and his work -- News report about a horticulture exhibition that was being hosted collaboratively by the Cairns City Council and the Mulgrave Shire Council -- News report about the development of a new berth, which created tensions between Cairns’s fishermen and the Cairns Port Authority -- Interview about a tribunal between sugarcane farmers and sugar mills. The interviewee was optimistic that the region’s farmers “will realise that the National Party are the only real option” -- Interview about a production of “Gone for his Mistress”, and the increased competition in North Queensland’s regional theatre -- News report about a botany exhibition that was being hosted collaboratively by the Cairns City Council and the Mulgrave Shire Council -- News report about a rugby union match between Cairns and Mount Isa -- News report about the dumping of spoil into Smiths Creek, which was created tensions between the Cairns Port Authority and Cairns’ recreational fishers -- Interview with a woman, who was working to create a recreational facility for children -- News report about the activity of the Duke of Edinburgh society in Cairns -- News report about NQEA, and the construction of the “Quicksilver” tourism vessel -- News report about three men who escaped a Cairns watch-house -- Interview with a politician, who defended the decision to send Innisfail sugarcane to the Babinda sugar mill -- News report about Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen, who was to tour Cooktown, Bamaga, and Cape York -- News report about two men, who were recaptured following an escape from the Cairns watch-house. Two men were still at large but were not considered dangerous -- News report about “under eights week”, which was being celebrated at Munro Park -- News report about the “Fun in the Sun Queen Quest” -- News report about the arrival of two R.A.A.F Hercules planes to the Solomon Islands, following Cyclone WinifredCorporate AuthorNQTVVideo File Name4022182CreditsReporters: Graham Lever, Jennene Rogers, Rick AndertonOriginal Format 1/2 inch video tape Beta camCollation1 video file (MP4) (25 minutes) : digital ; 954MBDate1986ImprintTownsville : 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 19 (1986). Townsville City Council, accessed 24/04/2026, https://stories.townsville.qld.gov.au/nodes/view/23181
