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  Hunter Pirates - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Hunter Pirates were an Australian basketball team, based in the city of Newcastle, that competed in the National Basketball League.
The team was once known as the Canberra Cannons, one of the foundation members of the NBL (the others were the Newcastle Falcons, Illawarra (Wollongong) Hawks and Brisbane Bullets).
At the end of the 2002/03 season, new owners moved the team to Newcastle, and renamed the franchise the Hunter Pirates, keeping with the maritime battlers theme.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hunter_Pirates   (342 words)

  
 Newcastle may back Canberra Cannons - theage.com.au
Coach-turned-chief-executive Cal Bruton has unearthed potential investors in the Canberra Cannons from Newcastle, another city that found it could not afford a National Basketball League team.
Ali said tonight's Canberra game between the Cannons and Sydney Kings would be important in determining whether the Cannons, who remain in administration, made it through the season.
Canberra will be without injured captain C.J. Bruton again tonight and perhaps for the season.
www.theage.com.au /articles/2003/01/28/1043534057336.html   (553 words)

  
 Struggling Cannons and Bruton keep up the fight - theage.com.au
Bruton won't know where his embattled Cannons will play in Canberra for the rest of the season until the NBL unveils a revised draw today.
The Cannons also face a hectic run home as they make up for lost time with reorganised games - a schedule that means Canberra will play roughly every three days until season's end in March.
Canberra lost import Dave Thomas to Germany and centre Pero Vasiljevic in the uncertain period and can't recruit until it solves its financial problems.
www.theage.com.au /articles/2003/01/09/1041990053181.html   (422 words)

  
 News report   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Cannons general manager Jerry Lee predicted that the two games would easily draw the biggest crowd of the year at The Palace, in the vicinity of 4000 people.
Canberra's record under coach Cal Bruton is 4-2, and 5-2 since Brett Flanigan quit the job at the end of last year.
While the Cannons are still sitting in 9th place with a 7-14 record, they get a shot to draw level with the 8th placed Wollongong Hawks at The Palace on Saturday.
canberra.yourguide.com.au /arch/sport/2000/02/08/sport6.shtml   (525 words)

  
 Australian Stadiums :: Back to business for Cannons
The Canberra Cannons will resume playing in the NBL after being taken over by a New Zealand-based consortium.
The Cannons had entered into voluntary administration on Tuesday, with the league then suspending them from the competition.
The club will continue to be based in Canberra for the rest of the season and will resume playing in the competition in Round 14.
www.austadiums.com /news/news.php?id=30   (306 words)

  
 NBL ON FIRE
The Cannons were getting very little production out of anybody with the exception of Mike Mckay who kept the Bullets honest with his outside shooting.
The Cannons were out of sync and never looked like closing the gap, the Bullets pushing the lead to over 20.
The Canberra Cannons showed little resistance in the final quarter, with both teams running their benches.
members.tripod.com /~NBLonfirere/bulletsvscannons1.html   (453 words)

  
 Butler 64, Canberra Cannons 55 ::
Canberra Cannons vs Butler (11/2/02 at Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Official Basketball Box Score Canberra Cannons vs Butler 11/2/02 7:30 p.m.
Attendance: Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Canberra Cannons..............
butlersports.cstv.com /sports/m-baskbl/stats/110402aaa.html   (567 words)

  
 Sixers Lounge
The Canberra Cannons have defeated the Sixers 102-95 at the Clipsal Powerhouse tonight.
At the end of the first quarter it was the Cannons leading by one point (21-20), Brett Maher had departed to the locker rooms after a nasty bump that sent him crashing to the floor.
Cannons import Mike Chappell is the top scorer with 12 points whilst Charles Thomas leads the Sixers with 11 points.
www.users.on.net /~kaneman/sixerslounge/pastnews/02-10octnews.html   (2975 words)

  
 Kaboom! Cannons explode - smh.com.au
It seems certain that the administrator appointed yesterday will recommend liquidation and, although the NBL has given the club several days to come up with a rescue arrangement, coach Cal Bruton and his players consider all to be lost.
The Cannons, three times champions in the 1980s, were having their most successful season - they were fourth with a 7-5 record - since making the finals in 1997.
The Canberra licence is held by Canberra Cannons Pty Ltd, described by chairman Bernard Travanion as a consortia of five groups.
www.smh.com.au /articles/2002/12/17/1039656391923.html   (526 words)

  
 About Canberra
Canberra is Australia's capital city, and is located in the Australian Capital Territory, which is part of the Australian Capital Region.
LocalWeb Canberra and Andrew's Web Hub have got lots of useful Canberra links and are well worth a look.
The Canberra Times is Canberra's major newspaper which went online on 31 March 1997.
www.netspeed.com.au /cr/bicycle/canberra.htm   (566 words)

  
 Cannons support fire fund-raiser - smh.com.au
The Cannons need $150,000 by the end of the month to stay on court after going into voluntary administration last month.
Despite the dire financial plight, the Cannons will dig deep for the community just weeks after the Canberra public was asked to do the same for the NBL club.
The Cannons have not played at home in seven weeks and the Tigers match will be the first in Canberra since the club went into voluntary administration.
www.smh.com.au /articles/2003/01/23/1042911482531.html   (379 words)

  
 National Basketball League (Australia) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
There are currently twelve teams in the league, with teams in all capital cities (except Canberra, Hobart and Darwin), regional centres Cairns, Newcastle, Townsville and Wollongong, as well as New Zealand.
1983 Canberra Cannons (def West Adelaide Bearcats 75-73 in final)
1988 Canberra Cannons (def North Melbourne Giants 2-1 in best-of-three final series)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_Basketball_League_(Australia)   (1270 words)

  
 Basketball New Zealand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Canberra Cannons 46 (Angela Marino 12, Eleanor Sharp & Jenny Whittle 11) NZ Tall Ferns 42 (Charmian Purcell 13, Rebecca Cotton 12)
The Kiwis entered the tournament without the services of kingpins Angela Marino, who will turn out for her Canberra Cannons club, and Donna Loffhagen, who suffered a bereavement in the family last weekend.
The rebuilding Ferns entered the tournament without the services of kingpins Angela Marino, who will turn out for her Canberra Cannons club, and Donna Loffhagen, who suffered a bereavement in the family last weekend.
www.basketball.org.nz /index.cgi?det=1&intArticleID=2004&sID=18   (1310 words)

  
 Sixers Lounge
The Cannons will be desperate for a win having lost 20 consecutive games on the road, the Sixers looking to get back into winning form after losing 5 of their last 6 games.
The Sixers will be hosting the Canberra Cannons on New Years Eve with New Years celebrations taking place after the game on court.
Former Canberra Cannons player Jayson Wells is not amongst the two players the Sixers are chasing but has not been ruled out.
www.users.on.net /~kaneman/sixerslounge/pastnews/decnews.html   (1739 words)

  
 Australian Stadiums :: Cannons collapse
The Canberra Cannons have been suspended from any further participation in the National Basketball League after being placed into voluntary administration.
The club has failed to secure funding to ensure it can continue as a going concern and has ceased all operations as administrator Michael Slaven, of Rangott and Slaven, takes control.
The Cannons' matches in Adelaide and Perth this weekend have been cancelled and the NBL has already made amendments to the draw as a result of the collapse.
www.austadiums.com /news/news.php?id=28   (158 words)

  
 ABC Sport - Basketball - Cannons traded while insolvent: liquidators
The liquidators for the Canberra Cannons have concluded the club did trade while insolvent.
The Cannons went into administration late last year, ending Canberra's place in the men's National Basketball League.
Spokesman for the liquidators Eddie Senatore says the club's directors have been asked to respond to the allegations against them.
www.abc.net.au /sport/content/s1012633.htm   (225 words)

  
 Biography of Nancy Genys Talent Team National Director
While there, she started the first professional team of dance performers (to perform at basketball games during half times) for the Australian National Basketball Association.
She also did professional sales at large conventions in several cities and major advertising campaigns in Canberra (the national capital).
Organized first professional dance team for Australian National Basketball Association, Canberra Mazda Cannons, half time entertainment 1986.
www.talentteam.org /nancybio.htm   (567 words)

  
 Australasian Business Intelligence: Newcastle may back Canberra Cannons.@ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The financially struggling Canberra Cannons basketball team may yet be saved from administration.
Bruton says that under the terms being negotiated, the Cannons would play some matches in Newcastle, while longer-term efforts are made to revive the Falcons.
This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.
highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1G1:96979752&refid=ink_tptd_mag   (159 words)

  
 Our news   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
ActewAGL is proud to announce Fadden resident Jan Curtis is the winner of a Renaissance Tasman Roaster barbecue through the Eco-living Exhibition - ActewAGL's, ACTEW's and Canberra Investment Corporation's energy- and water-efficient display homes and gardens.
ActewAGL and TransACT staff donate $30,000 to the Salvos
Last Friday (23 June) partners ActewAGL, ACTEW Corporation and Canberra Investment Corporation, along with builder PBS Building (ACT), won the Green Living Award for environmental residential design at the 2006 Boral MBA Awards.
www.actewagl.com.au /default.aspx?loc=/news.aspx&id=306   (224 words)

  
 Canberra Cannons | Canberra | WCities Destination Guide
One of only a handful of foundation clubs left in the National Basketball League (NBL), the Cannons are a tough side, especially on their home court.
Led by former NBL player, turned coach, Cal Bruton, who has just signed with the club for the next four years, the Cannons are in the process of finalising a strong line up.
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