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Christchurch Star

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1868 - Present

Biography

The Christchurch Star newspaper was a local daily paper which ran from 1868-1990 and since then has run as a free paper, currently produced once a week.

Found in 2657 Collections and/or Records:

Athletic Personalities: Ward, Wilma Rudolph, 1964

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Identifier: Arch 1072/2/1/8/1209
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Photograph of American athlete and Olympic medalist Wilma Rudolph Ward, holding her 1961 Sullivan award as an outstanding amateur athlete in the US.

Dates: 1964

Athletic Personalities: Warhurst, John, 1974

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Identifier: Arch 1072/2/1/8/1210
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Photograph of English athlete and Commonweath Games gold medalist, John Warhurst, pictured beside silver medalist Roy Thorpe.

Dates: 1974

Athletic Personalities: Warihuru, Douglas, 1987

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Identifier: Arch 1072/2/1/8/1211
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Photograph of Kenyan long-distance runner Douglas Warihuru (Wakiihuri) winning a gold medal in the marathon at the 1987 World Athletics championships. Image taken at the finish line.

Dates: 1987

Athletic Personalities: Watson, Barry, 1976

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Identifier: Arch 1072/2/1/8/1212
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Photograph of British Olympian and long-distance runner Barry Watson. Image taken mid-race and portrait image.

Dates: 1976

Athletic Personalities: Watson, Craig, 1996

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Identifier: Arch 1072/2/1/8/1213
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Portrait images of Christchurch triathlete, Craig Watson.

Dates: 1996

Athletic Personalities: Watson, Frank, 1988

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Identifier: Arch 1072/2/1/8/1214
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Photograph of New Zealand deaf athlete Frank Watson as he recieves a pair of donated shoes in order to compete in the World Deaf Games in Christchurch.

Dates: 1988

Athletic Personalities: Watson, Leslie, 1980

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Identifier: Arch 1072/2/1/8/1215
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Portrait photograph of British maraton runner, Leslie Watson, member of the London Olympiad Club, who competed in London's round the streets marathon.

Dates: 1980

Athletic Personalities: Watson, Martha, 1976

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Identifier: Arch 1072/2/1/8/1216
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Photograph of American athlete, Martha Watson during tryouts for the 1976 Olympic team, for which she qualified. Image taken mid-jump.

Dates: 1976

Athletic Personalities: Watson, Phil, 1971-1972

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Identifier: Arch 1072/2/1/8/1217
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Photographs of Phil Watson, of New Brighton, mid-race.

Dates: 1971-1972

Athletic Personalities: Watson, Tony, 1971

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Identifier: Arch 1072/2/1/8/1218
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Photograph of Tony Watson, representing Cashmere, mid-run.

Dates: 1971