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Cairns

[ kairnz ]

noun

  1. a seaport in NE Australia.


Cairns

/ kænz; kɛənz /

noun

  1. a port in NE Australia, in Queensland. Pop: 98 981 (2001)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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After entering this small Indigenous community near Cairns in far north Queensland, with fishing nets sitting on palm-lined shores, the only thing fighting for attention is a truck selling ice cream – urgently dinging a bell as it avoids the wild horses and dogs that wander the streets.

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They spent time in the US before moving to Australia, initially settling in Cairns in far north Queensland before relocating close to the western city of Perth.

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Football will be held in Cairns in the far north-east of Australia, while the Brisbane Queensland Tennis Centre will receive significant upgrades in order to host tennis events.

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But jurors at Cairns Supreme Court said they were deadlocked, and unable to reach a unanimous decision on his guilt after two-and-half days of deliberations.

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The trial at Cairns Supreme court heard that DNA highly likely to be Mr Singh's was discovered on a selfie stick in the victim's grave.

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