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: Conteh, John, 1973-1981
Photographs relating to Liverpool light heavyweight boxer John Conteh. The photographs include eleven action shots, many of which depict Conteh competing for the championship title. People identified in the photographs include Rudi Schmidtke; Len Hutchins; Leonardo Roger; Emilio Okee; Jorge Ahumada; Chris Finnegan; Veronica Smith; Rachel Conteh; Nell Hornby; Prince Michael of Kent; George Francis; James Conteh; Jenna Conteh; Britt Ekland; and Marion Conteh.
Boxing Personalities: Cooney, Gerry, 1981-1982
Photographs of American heavyweight boxer Gerry Cooney.
Boxing Personalities: Cooper, Henry, 1959-1985
Boxing Personalities: Corbett, Jim, 1958-1973
Photographs relating to boxing personality Jim Corbett. One of the photographs depicts Corbett being greeted by film stars Pauline Frederick and Mae Busch.
Boxing Personalities: Cordell, Arthur, 1978
Portrait of St Martins amateur boxer Arthur Cordell. Cordell became a sensation in Lyttleton after knocking out his opponent in three seconds flat.
Boxing Personalities: Cotena, Elio, 1976
Action shot of Italian boxer, Elio Cotena, competing against Britain's Vernon Sollas for the European Featherweight title.
Boxing Personalities: Cowdell, Pat, 1974-1981
Photographs relating to British featherweight boxer Pat Cowdell. The photographs include four action shots and one of Cowdell presenting his gold medal in boxing from the 1974 Commonwealth Games in Christchurch. Competitor Dave Needham also features in one of the photographs.
Boxing Personalities: Creagh, Frank, 1950
Photograph of New Zealand heavyweight boxer, Frank Creagh, being congratulated for his success in the Empire Games. Manager for the New Zealand boxing team, R. Neale, is depicted shaking Creagh's hand.
Boxing Personalities: Crowley, Jack, 1982
Photographs related to Wellington boxer, Jack Crowley, now turned mentor and instructor.
Boxing Personalities: Cullen-Tod, Graham, 1991
Photograph of junior Canterbury boxer Graham Cullen-Tod. Cullen-Tod won the South Island Golden Gloves tournament at Lawrence.