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Cairns

American  
[kairnz] / kɛərnz /

noun

  1. a seaport in NE Australia.


Cairns British  
/ kænz, kɛənz /

noun

  1. a port in NE Australia, in Queensland. Pop: 98 981 (2001)

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"It should be simple because we're in Mallusk. We would think that we'd be one of the first drops, but we're not," Mr Cairns added.

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It receives machinery parts from suppliers in England, but design manager Mark Cairns said production at the company had been affected by delays from Evri.

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In 1989, he was alongside Cairns, Harris and Adam Parore in a New Zealand Under-19s team that toured England to take on a home side including Mark Ramprakash, Dominic Cork and Darren Gough.

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Last week, the Cairns Supreme Court heard that the day after Ms Cordingley's body was discovered, Mr Singh flew from Australia to India – leaving behind his wife, three children and parents.

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The Coral Adventurer had been expected to dock at Cairns – where its operator Coral Expeditions is based.

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