Cairns Definition–noun | a seaport in NE Australia. 48,557. |
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Related topics from BritannicaCairns
city and port, northeastern Queensland, Australia, on Trinity Inlet of Trinity Bay. Founded in the 1870s as a government customs collection point, it grew in the late 19th century as the result of ...
cairn
a pile of stones that is used as a boundary marker, a memorial, or a burial site. Cairns are usually conical in shape and were often erected on high ground. Burial cairns date primarily from the ...
cairn terrier
working terrier breed developed in Scotland to rout vermin from cairns (rock piles). The modern breed's characteristics are carefully patterned on those of the dog's ancestor, a 17th-century terrier ...
Cairns, James Ford
Australian left-wing politician (b. Oct. 4, 1914, Melbourne, Australia-d. Oct. 12, 2003, Melbourne), was best known for his passionate antiwar activism. Cairns was first elected to Parliament in 1955 ...
Glenmore
national forest park in the foothills of the Cairngorm Mountains, Highland council area, north-central Scotland. Established in 1948 and comprising 12,000 acres (5,000 hectares), the park extends ...
naus
prehistoric grave found in the Balearic Isles. The naus was built of closely fitting blocks of stone in the shape of an overturned boat with a rounded stern and a squared or slightly concave front. A ...
Loddon River
river, central Victoria, Australia, rising in the Eastern Highlands 50 miles (80 km) northwest of Melbourne and flowing northwest and north for more than 200 miles (320 km), past Kerang, joining ...
Australian terrier
breed of dog that originated as an Australian farm dog. First exhibited in 1885 as the Australian rough terrier, the perky breed can be traced back to an extinct British breed, the broken-haired, ...
barrow
in England, ancient burial place covered with a large mound of earth. In Scotland, Ireland, and Wales the equivalent term is cairn. Barrows were constructed in England from Neolithic (c. 4000 BC) ...
Cooktown
town and port, northeastern Queensland, Australia, at the mouth of the Endeavour River, on the Coral Sea facing the Great Barrier Reef. The town and nearby Mount Cook (1,415 feet [431 metres]) are ...
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Related topics from Ask NewsCairns Lockie Mortgage Commentary 10 Oct 2008
Scoop - Found Oct. 10, 2008
Welcome to the eighteenth fortnightly Cairns Lockie Mortgage Commentary for 2008. We aim to keep you informed on developments at Cairns Lockie, Home
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Essence - An Eye on Fashion Launched in Cairns
E-Travel Blackboard - Found Oct. 7, 2008
Media and event partners gathered this morning to savour the taste of 'diamond champagne' while Hilton Cairns General Manager, David Kelly unveiled
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Asian honey bees spread into Cairns suburbs
North Queensland Register - Found Oct. 6, 2008
Public reporting of Asian honey bees has become more crucial to the DPI since the battleground has expanded into the suburbs of Cairns.
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Good samaritan Cairns walks for a cause
Macro World Investor - Found Oct. 5, 2008
In August this year, Chris Cairns -- the former New Zealand all-rounder, who is now the skipper-cum-coach of the Chandigarh Lions -- walked...
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Cairns airline grounded again after safety fears
Brisbane Times - Found Oct. 4, 2008
The airline regulator has again grounded Cairns-based Aero Tropics Air Services after two pilot-related incidents raised passenger safety fears.
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Cairns airline again grounded over safety fears
Brisbane Times - Found Oct. 4, 2008
The airline regulator has again grounded Cairns-based Aero Tropics Air Services after two pilot-related incidents raised passenger safety fears.
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Cairns Ravva oilfield enters declining phase
Hindu Business Line - Found Oct. 3, 2008
... up from the first quarter of 2008 and down from 19,775 boepd in the second quarter of 2007. As Cairns major find in Rajasthan is slated to...
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Jim Cairns: Worked at Peel Memorial Hospital
Toronto Star Online - Found Oct. 1, 2008
Jim Cairns, who was criticized today in the final report of the Public Inquiry into Pediatric Forensic Pathology in Ontario, immigrated to Canada in
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Cairns coach impressed with Breakers
TelstraClear - Found Oct. 9, 2008
That is the opinion of visiting Cairns coach Allan Black, after the Taipans claimed a 122-111 victory last night in the Aussie NBL. Black says...
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Cairns coach impressed with Breakers
NZCity - Found Oct. 9, 2008
That is the opinion of visiting Cairns coach Allan Black, after the Taipans claimed a 122-111 victory last night in the Aussie NBL. Black says...
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