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Edited news file 39
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TitleEdited news file 39SummaryNQTV News stories compile.ContentsNews report about conservationists, who criticised the government for using mangrove swamps as a tipping site -- News report about the ‘Streetbeat’ campaign, which promoted road safety through the use of concerts and advertisements -- Interview about the importance of “cult-busting” in Far North Queensland -- News report about the Cairns Amateurs horse racing competition -- News report about the Foley Shield, and the recently announced Cairns lineup -- News report about Navy Week in Cairns. Rear Admiral David Martin was in attendance, who “conducted an inspection of the HMAS Cairns base” -- News report about the beginning of a “new stage” in the development of a Fort Myers tourist facility. Peter McKechnie attended the event to commemorate the advancement -- News report about a cyclone mitigation conference -- News report about the introduction of a children’s crossing on the Bruce Highway, which motorists were not consistently stopping at -- News report about a military parade conducted by the Royal Australian Navy, in observation of Navy Week -- News report about the Cairns Amateurs horse racing competition, along with the accompanying “Fashion on the Fields” event -- News report about the launch of “The canecutters” by Geoff Burrows and Clive Morton, a history of the region’s sugarcane cutters -- News report about the accusations of misappropriation of Cyclone Winifred relief funds -- Interview about the creation of a Cairns tourism booklet -- News report about the HMS Illustrious, which had arrived in Cairns for Australia’s Navy Week -- Compilation of footage of the Cairns’ City Place -- News report about the discovery of a “mango mite” in Mareeba -- News report about a gardening competition in Mulgrave -- News report about an increased risk of bushfires in Cairns -- News report about East-West airlines, who were expected to double the capacity of their “cheap seats” into North Queensland and Far North Queensland -- News report about the expansion of Telecoms infrastructure, which was implemented to match Cairns’ “dramatic growth”Corporate AuthorNQTVVideo File Name4022202CreditsReporters: Jennene Rogers, Rick AndertonOriginal Format 1/2 inch video tape Beta camCollation1 video file (MP4) (24 minutes) : digital ; 922MBDate1986ImprintTownsville : NQTV, 1986
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Edited news file 39 (1986). Townsville City Council, accessed 28/04/2025, https://stories.townsville.qld.gov.au/nodes/view/23194
