Location Canberra, Australia Nickname(s) Bushrangers Ballpark GIO Stadium Canberra League championships 0 | Year founded 1991-92 Colours White and Navy Blue Date founded 1991 | |
Former name(s) Melbourne Bushrangers (1991-93) Former ballparks Melbourne Ballpark (1991-93) | ||
The Canberra Bushrangers were originally created as the Melbourne Bushrangers, To replace the Melbourne Monarchs in the 1991-92 Australian Baseball League Championship after the Monarchs were expelled from the competition.
The Bushrangers were based in Melbourne at the Melbourne Ballpark as well as playing a few games in Ballarat until they relocated to Canberra for the 1993-94 championship, the season after the Monarchs had been reformed. The Bushrangers played for a further two seasons in Canberra at Bruce Stadium until they folded due to heavy financial losses after the 1994-95 championship.
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