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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 2657 Collections and/or Records:

Boxing Personalities: Donovan, Thomas Patrick (Paddy), 1959

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/110
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Photograph of New Zealand boxing personality Thomas Patrick (aka Paddy) Donovan.

Dates: 1959

Boxing Personalities: Dooley, Peter, 1978

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/111
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Action shot of Les Warren training Westport boxer Peter Dooley.

Dates: 1978

Boxing Personalities: Douglas, Buster, 1990

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/112
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Action shot of American heavyweight boxer Buster Douglas.

Dates: 1990

Boxing Personalities: Downes, Terry, 1959-1965, 1977

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/113
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Photographs relating to London middleweight boxer Terry Downes. The photographs include seven action shots, one of which depicts Downes competing against John McCormick of Scotland for the British title. People identified in the photographs include Barbara Downes; Freddie Trueman; Paul Downes; Richard Downes; Terry Jr Downes; Paul Pender; Wendy Downes; Phil Edwards; James Amos Beecham; Rudolf Nehring; and Don Fullmer.

Dates: 1959-1965, 1977

Boxing Personalities: Drury, Mick, 1957

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/114

Boxing Personalities: Dunn, Richard, 1975-1976

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/115
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Photographs relating to British heavyweight boxer Richard Dunn. Two of the photographs are action shots, one of which depicts Dunn's defeat to Muhammad Ali in Munich for the title of World Heavyweight Boxing Champion. People identified in the photographs include Herbert Thomser; Rocky Dunn; and Janet Dunn.

Dates: 1975-1976

Boxing Personalities: Duran, Roberto, 1972-1982

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/116
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Photographs of welterweight boxer Roberto Duran. Four of the photographs are portraits and two are action shots, one of which depicts Duran competing against Kirkland Laing of England in Montreal. Boxer Sugar Ray Leonard also features in one of the photographs.

Dates: 1972-1982

Boxing Personalities: Eade, Jason, 1990

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/117
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Portrait of boxing personality Jason Eade.

Dates: 1990

Boxing Personalities: Elisara, Sopo, 1974

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/118
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Photograph of middleweight boxer, Elisala Sopo, sparring with trainer Ron Mitchell at the Woolston Workingmen's Club.

Dates: 1974

Boxing Personalities: Ellis, Jimmy, 1962-1979

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/119
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Photographs relating to American heavyweight boxer Jimmy Ellis. The photographs include five action shots of Ellis competing for various international heavyweight titles. People identified in the photographs include Jerry Quarry; Tony Perez; Joe Frazier; Dave Charnley; and Floyd Patterson.

Dates: 1962-1979