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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 2558 Collections and/or Records:

Boxing Personalities: Adamson, Colin, 1986-1989

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/11
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Photographs relating to Canterbury boxer Colin Adamson. Photographs include four portraits and one action shot of Adamson competing in a senior bantamweight final against Auckland boxer Danny Masterton.

Dates: 1986-1989

Boxing Personalities: Afakasi, Ali, 1972-1976

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/12
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Photographs relating to Auckland boxer Ali Afakasi. Photographs include one portrait and one action shot of Afakasi competing in an Australasian welterweight title fight in Wellington against Ross Eadie. There is also a photograph of Afakasi eating a cream bun, with the newspaper clipping on the reverse, referencing his struggle to stay in his weight class.

Dates: 1972-1976

Boxing Personalities: Afakasi, Moli, 1970

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/13
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Photograph of Auckland Commonwealth Games boxer, Moli Afakasi, lying down for an interview with the paper. According to the reverse caption, Afakasi was originally a warehouseman who worked in a mattress factory.

Dates: 1970

Boxing Personalities: Ahumada, Jorge, 1974

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/14
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Photographs relating to Argentinian light-heavyweight boxer Jorge Ahumada. Photographs include two portraits and three of Ahumada sparring in preparation for his world title against British champion John Conteh.

Dates: 1974

Boxing Personalities: Aird, Billy, 1981

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/15
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Photograph of British heavyweight boxer, Billy Aird, posing in preparation for his fight against 'Ulsterman' Gordon Ferris in Birmingham.

Dates: 1981

Boxing Personalities: Aitken, Geoff, 1987

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/16
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Action shot of Christchurch kick-boxer, Mark Browne, working out with Geoff Aitken in Victoria Sqaure.

Dates: 1987

Boxing Personalities: Ali, Muhammad, 1963-1987

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/17
Scope and Contents Photographs relating to Louisville world heavyweight champion boxer Muhammad Ali, also know as Cassius Clay. The photographs include various action shots of Ali competing against other renowned boxers for the world title. Ali's wives, Veronica Porsche and Belinda Boyd, and daughter Hannah/Hana? also frequently feature. Several culturally significant images include Ali talking a distraught 21 year old off a ledge in Los Angeles, Ali announcing his boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games, Ali...
Dates: 1963-1987

Boxing Personalities: Amarfio, Kimpo, 1964-1966

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/18
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Photographs relating to Ghanian born, Canterbury boxer Kimpo Amarfio. The photographs include two portraits, also featuring trainer Ambrose Palmer and one action shot of Amarfio competing against Dion Murphy at a light-weight bout in Canterbury.

Dates: 1964-1966

Boxing Personalities: Anderson, Nigel, 1989

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/19
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Photograph of North Island boxer Nigel Anderson.

Dates: 1989

Boxing Personalities: Areli, Mike, 1976

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/20
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Portrait of Canterbury boxer Mike Areli.

Dates: 1976