Christchurch Star
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:
Bowls Personalities: Wright, Alan, 1979
Action shot of Hornby bowler, Alan Wright, competing in the New Years Triples bowling tournament at the Woolston WMC.
Bowls Personalities: Young, Daphne, 1980
Action shot of Papanui bowler, Daphne Young, competing in the champion of champions tournament at the Linwood greens.
Bowls: Table Bowling: General, 1982
Photograph of table bowls in Rangiora.
Bowls: Trans Tasman Series 1990, 1990
Photographs of both the Australian and New Zealand side in the 1990 trans-Tasman bowls series. People identified in photographs include Rob Parrella; Trevor Morris; Steve Anderson; Steve Srhoy; Ian Schuback; Maurice Symes; Rowan Brassey; Gary Lawson; Peter Belliss; and Kevin Darling.
Bowls: Women Bowlers, 1961-1997
Bowls: World Champs 1988, 1988
Photographs relating to bowls world champions, Scottish player Willie Wood and Australian, Bill Wayne.
Boxing: Fights: Cassius Clay v Henry Cooper 1965, 1963-1966
Photographs relating to Cassius Clay's 1965 defeat of Henry Cooper for the title of world heavyweight champion. The collection includes action shots of the fight, as well as the weigh in and famous onlookers. People identified in the photographs include Cassius Clay; Henry Cooper; referee George Smith; Cooper's manager Jim Wicks; Diana Dors; and Sean Connery.