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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 5830 Collections and/or Records:

Basketball (Indoor): NZ General up to 1976, 1963-1976

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Identifier: Arch 1072/2/2/2/4
Scope and Contents Photographs relating to basketball across New Zealand. Most are action shows involving two or three players. Subjects include the New Zealand Girl's Netball Team practicing at Regent Polytechnic Gymnasium, London in 1963; the 1965 South Island men's basketball tournament; Mr F. W. Hughes, first male lifetime member of the Canterbury Women's Basketball Association; a 1966 match involving San Jose State College at the Rotorua Sportsdrome including players D. Sharp, W. Clegg, R. J. Piddock, C....
Dates: 1963-1976

Basketball (Indoor): NZ Representative, 1977-1982

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Identifier: Arch 1072/2/2/2/8
Scope and Contents

One photograph shows Dane Norris coaching the New Zealand Junior basketball team, a second shows Chris Raine and P. J. Ward during a match between Nelson Athletic and the Checkers, while a third captures Dave Mason and Andy Bennett during a New Zealand basketball team training session.

Dates: 1977-1982

Basketball (Indoor): Overseas General, 1968-1996

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Identifier: Arch 1072/2/2/2/2
Scope and Contents Photographs relating to basketball overseas including players, associated people, and games. Subjects include players such as John Jaughen, Denny Gibson, Keith Swagerty, Willis Reed, Mike Eischeid, Milt Sunde, Moses Malone, Simon P. Gourdine, Luis Blas, Cyndy Meserve, Bill Walton, Dennis Followell, Rommie Lewis, Patricia Mickan, Miho Matsuoka, Akeem Olajuwon, Patrick Ewing, Peng Ping, Xu Chunmei, Chien Wei-Chuan, Scottie Peppers, Magic Johnson, members of the Harlem Globetrotters, and Tim...
Dates: 1968-1996

Basketball: NZ Tour Overseas 1986/Aust in NZ 1987, 1986-1987

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Identifier: Arch 1072/2/2/2/3
Scope and Contents Photographs relating to an overseas tour of the New Zealand men's basketball team in 1986 and a game between that team and Australia at Cowles Stadium in 1987. Most are portraits of the various team members. Identified people include Gilbert Gordon; Ray Borner; Neil Stevens; Paul Kuiper; Peter Pokai; Warwick Meehl; Ian Webb; John Rademakers; Bob Bishop; Keith Mair; Andrew Vlahov; John Dorge; Mark Bradtke; Cal Bruton; Larry Sengstock; Damian Keogh; Wayne Carroll; Terry Charlton; Darryl...
Dates: 1986-1987

Basketball Personalities: Alcindor, Lew, 1967-1969

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Identifier: Arch 1072/2/2/2/14
Scope and Contents

Photographs are portraits of American basketball player Lew Alcindor (later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar).

Dates: 1967-1969

Basketball Personalities: Allen, Ross, Brent and Glenn (3 brothers), 1979

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Identifier: Arch 1072/2/2/2/15
Scope and Contents

Photographs of Dunedin basketball players Glenn Allen, Ross Allen, and Brent Allen at the national club basketball championships at Cowles Stadium in 1979. The three players are brothers. One shows all three benched. The other is an action shot of Ross and a fourth person, Stephen Agnew.

Dates: 1979

Basketball Personalities: Anderson, Eddie, 1990

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Identifier: Arch 1072/2/2/2/16
Scope and Contents

Photographs of Eddie Anderson, an American member of Liverwire U-Bix Canterbury. One is a portrait. The other two are action shots from games against Hawkes Bay and another team. Hawkes Bay players Dave Smith and Eric Clarke are identified in one photograph.

Dates: 1990

Basketball Personalities: Anthony, Ben, 1986

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Identifier: Arch 1072/2/2/2/17
Scope and Contents

Portrait of basketball player Ben Anthony.

Dates: 1986

Basketball Personalities: Armstrong, Jenny, 1976

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Identifier: Arch 1072/2/2/2/18
Scope and Contents

Portrait of Jenny Armstrong, a basketball player for Mairehau and Canterbury.

Dates: 1976

Basketball Personalities: Atchison, Aub, 1981-1982

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Identifier: Arch 1072/2/2/2/19
Scope and Contents

Photographs are action shots of United Service, Mairehau basketball player Aub Atchison. One is from a 1981 men's club final series game against Chateau Regency University at Cowles Stadium. The other is from a 1982 game against Collins Real Estate University at the same venue.

Dates: 1981-1982