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 2657 Collections and/or Records:
Boxing Personalities: Bell, Tony, 1990
Portrait of boxing personality Tony Bell.
Boxing Personalities: Bennett, Lonnie, 1975
Photographs relating to American light heavyweight boxing personality Lonnie Bennett. One of the photographs is an action shot, depicting Bennett competing against John Conteh.
Boxing Personalities: Benvenuti, Nino, 1968-1969
Photographs relating to middleweight Italian boxer Nino Benvenuti.
Boxing Personalities: Berbick, Trevor, 1981
Portrait of heavyweight boxer Trevor Berbick.
Boxing Personalities: Betham, Monty, 1976, 1980
Photographs relating to New Zealand middleweight boxing champion Monty Betham. The photographs include one portrait and two action shots of Betham competing in various international fights, one of which was for the Commonwealth title in Wellington. Other figures identified in the photographs include Tony Mundine and Al Korovou.
Boxing Personalities: Biggs, Tyrell, 1987
Action shot of boxer, Tyrell Biggs, competing for the world heavyweight boxing crown against champion Mike Tyson. Also featured in the photograph is referee Tony Orlando.
Boxing Personalities: Bishop, Clive, 1982-1987
Portraits of Canterbury lightweight boxer Clive Bishop. On his 21st birthday, Bishop was selected to represent New Zealand at the Edinburgh Commonwealth Games. Also featured in one of the photographs is trainer Phil Shatford.
Boxing Personalities: Black, Willie, 1969
Action shot of lightweight Scottish boxer, Willie Black, competing against Mahjoub Belgada in a Scottish-Morrocco international at Govan Town Hall, Glasgow. Depicted in the photograph, is the moment Black launches a vicious attack against Morroccan referee M'Sika Haj Mohammed.
Boxing Personalities: Blin, Jurgen, 1971
Photographs relating to German heavyweight boxer's, Jurgen Blin, match with Britain's Joe Bugner. The pair were competing for the European crown at Wembley.
Boxing Personalities: Bodell, Jack, 1969-1971
Photographs relating to British heavyweight boxer Jack Bodell. The photographs include seven action shots, one of which depicts Bodell competing for the British heavyweight championship against Welshman Carl Gizzi. People identified in the photographs include Joe Roman; Billy Walker; Jerry Quarry; and Joe Bugner.