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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:

Boxing Personalities: Brown, Barry, 1954-1955

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/58
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Action shots of New Zealand welterweight boxer Barry Brown.

Dates: 1954-1955

Boxing Personalities: Brown, Joe, 1959, 1961

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/59
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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.

Dates: 1959, 1961

Boxing Personalities: Brown, Simon, 1988

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/60
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Action shot of Jamaican boxer, Simon Brown, competing against Jorse Veca of Mexico in Kingston.

Dates: 1988

Boxing Personalities: Bruno, Frank, 1982-1989

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/61
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Photographs relating to British heavyweight boxer Frank Bruno. The photographs depict Bruno competing for the title of heavyweight champion at Wembley. People identified in the photographs include Bo Derek; Isidoro Rodriguez; Sting; Terry Lawless; Gary Mason; John Ingham; Lynette Bruno; Laura; Tim Witherspoon; Reggie Cross; Joe Bugner; Bill Nicholson; and Mike Tyson.

Dates: 1982-1989

Boxing Personalities: Buchanan, Ken, 1968-1987

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/62
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Photographs relating to Scottish lightweight boxer Ken Buchanan. The photographs depict Buchanan competing in a number of international championships. People identified in the photographs include Guts Ishimatau; Chu Chu Malave; Maurice Cullen; Frankie Otero; and Carlos Hernandez.

Dates: 1968-1987

Boxing Personalities: Buckley, Shane, 1985, 1986

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/63
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Portraits of Auckland boxer Shane Buckley.

Dates: 1985, 1986

Boxing Personalities: Bugner, Joe, 1969-1987

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/64
Scope and Contents Photographs relating to boxing champion Joe Bugner. Photographs depict Bugner competing for the world heavyweight title. People identified in the photographs include Muhammad Ali; Jimm Ellis; Charley Polite; Joe Frazier; Syd Nathan; Melody Bugner; Joe Louis; Rudi Lubbers; Tony Ventura; Jurgen-Blin; Tony Doyle; Dante Cane; Harry Gibbs; Henry Cooper; George 'Scrap Iron' Johnson; Eduardo Corletti; Andy Smith; Amy-Jane Bugner; Joseph Bugner; Marlene Bugner; Richard Dunn; Bepi Ros; and Frank...
Dates: 1969-1987

Boxing Personalities: Bullmore, Hugh, 1971

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/65
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Photograph of Canterbury boxer Hugh Bullmore.

Dates: 1971

Boxing Personalities: Bullock, Keith, 1985

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/66
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Photographs of Wellington boxer Keith Bullock. One of the photographs depicts Bullock competing at the Australian Games in Melbourne.

Dates: 1985

Boxing Personalities: Burnett, Jessie, 1979

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/67
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Action shots of American light heavyweight boxer, Jesse Burnett, competing against the former British champion John Conteh.

Dates: 1979