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Edited news tape 49
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TitleEdited news tape 49SummaryNQTV News stories compile.ContentsInterview about the capital gains tax, and the development of North Queensland’s tourism industry -- News report about the North Queensland sugarcane industry, whose management was creating tensions between the Federal and Queensland State Governments -- News report about the construction of a Sikh Temple to serve the Tully and Tablelands area -- News report about the Australian Navy’s evolving approach to coastal surveillance, and “Cairns’ largest” Navy Week celebrations -- News report about the Cairns to Green Island Yacht Race, the “Bridge to Bridge” Canoe Race, the Lake Street Van and Car Show, and the Miss Fun in the Sun Queen Quest -- News report about a naval parade which marked the start of Navy Week -- Interview with Peter Beattie about the Labor Party’s thoughts on the importance of North Queensland, and the eventual “redistribution” of its electorates -- Interview with John Gayler who criticises the State Government for “procrastinating” about the sugar industry -- Footage of a horse race at Innisfail -- News report about the precautionary and preventative measures being taken by Cairns’ firefighting department, in preparation for “bushfire season” -- News report about an upcoming regatta, which was being conducted for Navy Week. One of the regatta’s participants was partially blind -- News report about a fashion parade, which was being conducted on the HMAS Gladstone for Navy Week -- News report about the development of a new marina in Cairns, which would supply thirty new berths to Cairns’ fishermen -- News report about a “price cutting war” in Cairns, which saw the price of fuel plummet to ~47¢/ litre -- Interview with a teacher, who discussed her thoughts on computers in schools -- Interview with Martin Tenni, who discussed the potential privatisation of the firefighting services -- News report about the opening of a firefighting station in Woree -- News report about a production of Annie in Cairns -- News report about a “youth community” day in Munro Martin Park -- News report about a hailstorm, which destroyed an assortment of tropical crops -- Interview about the “development of peace”, and the World Peace MovementCorporate AuthorNQTVVideo File Name4021643CreditsReporters: Jennene Rogers, Graham Lever, Rick AndertonOriginal Format 1/2 inch video tape Beta camCollation1 video file (MP4) (25 minutes) : digital ; 950MBDateOctober 1985ImprintTownsville : NQTV, 1985
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Edited news tape 49 (October 1985). Townsville City Council, accessed 24/04/2026, https://stories.townsville.qld.gov.au/nodes/view/23316
