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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 Personalities: London, John, 1981

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Identifier: Arch 1072/2/2/2/129
Scope and Contents

Action shot of John London, basketball player for Continental Caterers Rangiora, during a match against Chateau Regency University at Cowles Stadium in 1989. University player Andy Guillen is partially obscured.

Dates: 1981

Basketball Personalities: Lowerison, Bill, 1979

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Identifier: Arch 1072/2/2/2/130
Scope and Contents

Action shot of Bill Lowerison, coach of the Porirua basketball team.

Dates: 1979

Basketball Personalities: Loysaga, Carlos, 1962

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Identifier: Arch 1072/2/2/2/131
Scope and Contents

Portrait of Philippine basketball player Carlos Loysaga during the 1962 Asian games.

Dates: 1962

Basketball Personalities: Mackay, Denise, 1980-1983

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Identifier: Arch 1072/2/2/2/137
Scope and Contents

Portrait and action shot of United Service basketball player Denise Mackay. Fellow player Cia Stenstrom is also pictured in the latter.

Dates: 1980-1983

Basketball Personalities: Mackay, Murray, 1976-1983

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Identifier: Arch 1072/2/2/2/138
Scope and Contents

Photographs of Murray Mackay, promotions officer for the Canterbury Basketball Association and Canterbury national men's league coach. Six are portraits, one shows Mackay with a basketball backboard and ring fixed to the back of the Land Rover, and another shows Mackay defending against Rebels player Roger Paterson while playing for Taxes in 1982.

Dates: 1976-1983

Basketball Personalities: Maddock, John, 1975

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Identifier: Arch 1072/2/2/2/146
Scope and Contents

Action shot of John Maddock, basketball player for Australia, confronted by New Zealand captain John McDonald at the Munich world championships.

Dates: 1975

Basketball Personalities: Maher, Karin, 1988

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Identifier: Arch 1072/2/2/2/147
Scope and Contents

Action shot of basketball player Karin Maher.

Dates: 1988

Basketball Personalities: Mair Family, 1989-1991

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Identifier: Arch 1072/2/2/2/148
Scope and Contents

One photograph is a portrait of Stacey Mair, who played basketball for Christchurch Girls' High and Tyngsboro High School in the United States, with a variety of sports trophies. The other is a group photograph of the Mair family showing Keith (New Zealand basketball coach), Lorraine (former New Zealand netballer), Stacey, and Nelson.

Dates: 1989-1991

Basketball Personalities: Mair, Keith, 1981-1993

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Identifier: Arch 1072/2/2/2/149
Scope and Contents

Photographs of Timaru and, later, Canterbury and New Zealand basketball coach Keith Mair. Three are portraits, two of which are identical prints. Another photograph shows him in a gymnasium.

Dates: 1981-1993

Basketball Personalities: Majerie, Jeff, 1993

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Identifier: Arch 1072/2/2/2/150
Scope and Contents

Portrait and action shot of American basketball player Jeff Majerie who played for the Canterbury Rams. The action shot is undated, but likely contemporary with the portrait.

Dates: 1993