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4 unusual facts about Stingers


Dai Paterson

Dai went back to small guest appearances on various television series including Blue Heelers and Stingers before finding acclaim on the stage.

Ian Stenlake

Stenlake is perhaps best known for the role of Constable Oscar Stone which he played in the Australian police drama series Stingers from 1998 to 2002.

Justin Kennedy

Kennedy has appeared as an actor in numerous television shows including Stingers, The Secret (2006 film) and Neighbours.

Marcia Gardner

Marcia Gardner is an Australian screenwriter who has worked on such shows as Paradise Beach, Pacific Drive, Medivac, All Saints, Heartbreak High, Stingers (which she script produced) and Blue Heelers.


2011–12 Carleton Lady Ravens ice hockey season

February 4: In a tribute to the late Daron Richardson, daughter of Ottawa Senators assistant coach, Luke Richardson, the Ravens were on the winning end of a 5-4 shootout win against the Concordia Stingers.

Adelaide College of the Arts

Kate Kendall, actor, best known for her long-running role as "Angie Piper" in the television series Stingers.

Airlie Beach, Queensland

Its beach is small and the sea is inhabited by marine stingers, the box jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri) from November to May.

B. Bumble and the Stingers

However, neither that record nor the next release, "Dawn Cracker", based on Morning Mood from Peer Gynt by Grieg, were successful, and no more B. Bumble and the Stingers records were issued after 1963, when Rendezvous went out of business.

Cincinnati Stingers

In an 1978 episode of WKRP in Cincinnati, a Stingers sticker can be seen on the wall of Les Nessman's "office" (actually an open area with black masking tape on the floor, signifying where the office's walls would be).

Ellis Beach, Queensland

From November to May, a stinger net patrolled by the club helps protect swimmers from marine "stingers" (jellyfish species of Chironex and Irukandji) which inhabit the waters during those months.

Fairchild AC-119

These aircraft were called "Stingers" primarily in reference to the two M61 Vulcan 20-mm cannons they carried in addition to the AC-119G's four GAU-2/A miniguns.

Graham Moodie

Moodie played for Inverleith, MIM, Western Wildcats, Western Territory Stingers, Cannock and for Stirling University in BUSA (British University Championships).

Kestie Morassi

She has worked in both local and international television, including BeastMaster, Stingers and The Secret Life of Us before making the transition to films in 2002 alongside an all-star cast including Bryan Brown, Toni Collette, Sam Neill, Sam Worthington, and John Goodman in Dirty Deeds which saw her nominated for a Best Supporting Actor award by the Film Critics Circle of Australia.

Mark Raffety

Mark has appeared in several films and such television series such as Stingers, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess, The Secret Life of Us and Satisfaction.

Perth and District Collegiate Institute

Floyd Smith - NHL Forward - Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres; NHL Coach - Buffalo Sabres, Toronto Maple Leafs; WHA Coach - Cincinnati Stingers, NHL General Manager - Toronto Maple Leafs

Tom Caron

Caron also provided play-by-play coverage for the Portland Pirates as well as the New England Stingers of Roller Hockey International.

Tony Le-Nguyen

He has also appeared in other television productions including: Stingers, SeaChange, Raw FM, G.P., Fast Forward, All Together Now, Embassy, Secrets, The Damnation of Harvey McHugh, Paradise Beach and Australia’s most wanted.

Trevor C. Williams

However, during the middle of the basketball season, he got into a dispute with head coach John Dore, and left the Stingers for good.


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