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Edited news file 25
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TitleEdited news file 25SummaryNQTV News stories compile.ContentsNews report about a rheumatoid arthritic, who designed a headset that allowed him to avoid holding his telephone -- News report about a firefighting exercise, which was conducted in a Cairns hangar -- News report about the NQEA designed “Coffee Shuttle One” harvester -- Interview with Alderman Ron Davis, who noted that Singapore Airlines wished to use the Cairns International Airport -- News report about a suspected gas leak at the Oceanic Hotel in Cairns -- News report about the phenomena of “over warning” in meteorology -- News report about the creation of a mural in Cairns -- Interview about a hotel charity event -- News report about the Bally Hooley trainline from Port Douglas to Mossman, which was to feature as a “major” attraction in Far North Queensland’s celebration of Australia’s upcoming bicentenary -- News report about the arrival of the Russian Dance Company of Moscow to Far North Queensland -- Interview about the predicted closure of sugar mills, following the Goondi Sugar Mill crisis -- News report about a contract for an Australian submarine, which was awarded to a Swedish firm -- News report about a sugar farming open day, which “covered the area from Mossman to Innisfail” -- News report about the arrival of two warships from New Zealand in Cairns -- News report about the government’s “tightening” of unemployment benefits -- Interview about the rainforests of North Queensland. The interviewee hoped that these rainforests would be identified as a world heritage site -- News report about a lighthouse in the Cook Shire, whose history and contentious ownership created a dispute between the Federal and State Government -- News report about the proposed creation of a “rainforest research and education center” in the Shire of Johnstone -- Interview about the funding and “cutbacks” of Far North Queensland roads -- News report about the opening of the Cairns Commonwealth Centre -- Interview about the under-representation of “the southern areas of the shire” in the local governance of the Cassowary Coast Region -- News report about the “barefoot” annual event, which organised an array of children’s amenitiesCorporate AuthorNQTVVideo File Name4022246CreditsReporters: Gavin Alder, Sharyn Ghidella, Rick AndertonOriginal Format 1/2 inch video tape Beta camCollation1 video file (MP4) (25 minutes) : digital ; 965MBDate1987ImprintTownsville : NQTV, 1987
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Edited news file 25 (1987). Townsville City Council, accessed 24/04/2026, https://stories.townsville.qld.gov.au/nodes/view/23204
