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: Bonavena, Oscar, 1970-1972
Photographs relating to Argentinian heavyweight boxer Oscar Bonavena. The photographs include two action shots, one of which depicts Bonavena competing against Cassius Clay (aka Muhammad Ali) at Maddison Square Gardens. The pair engaged in a 'ludicrous' shoving and shouting match prefight.
Boxing Personalities: Bozer-Edwards, Cornelius, 1981
Photographs of Ugandan-born British lightweight boxer Cornelius Boza-Edwards. The photographs include one portrait and one action shot.
Boxing Personalities: Braddock, Jimmy, 1942
Photograph of heavyweight champion Jimmy Braddock.
Boxing Personalities: Breland, Mark, 1986
Portrait of welterweight boxer Mark Breland.
Boxing Personalities: Brennan, Gomeo, 1963-1964
Photographs relating to British middleweight boxer Gomeo Brenman. The photographs include one action shot of Brenman competing against Ireland's Mickey Leahy at Wembley.
Boxing Personalities: Briggs, Eric, 1970-1981
Photographs relating to Canterbury boxer Eric Briggs. The photographs include three portraits and four action shots of Briggs competing in various national tournaments. People identified in the photographs include Fred Taufua; S. Fido; Sila Nomura; and P. George.
Boxing Personalities: Britt, Neville, 1946-1953
Photograph of Canterbury lightweight boxer Neville Britt.
Boxing Personalities: Brown, Barry, 1954-1955
Action shots of New Zealand welterweight boxer Barry Brown.
Boxing Personalities: Brown, Joe, 1959, 1961
Photographs of American lightweight boxer Joe Brown. Photographs include two action shots, one of which depicts Brown competing against British champion Dave Charnley for the title.
Boxing Personalities: Brown, Simon, 1988
Action shot of Jamaican boxer, Simon Brown, competing against Jorse Veca of Mexico in Kingston.