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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: Davis, Cat, 1978

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/107
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Photographs relating to American lightweight boxer Cat Davis.

Dates: 1978

Boxing Personalities: Dawson, Kevin, 1974

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/108
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Photograph of Christchurch boxing trainer Kevin Dawson, who worked out of Crichton Cobbers gymnasium.

Dates: 1974

Boxing Personalities: Dempsey, Jack, 1945-1982

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/109
Scope and Contents Photographs relating to heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey also known as the "Manassa Mauler". The photographs include 13 portraits and four action shots of Dempsey and his family. People identified in the photographs include Celia Dempsey; Barbara Piatello (Dempsey); Estelle Taylor; Deanna Dempsey; George Carpentier; Danny McAlindem; Orlando L. Wood; Joe Frazier; Ruben Figueroa; Willie Burton; Pedro Agosto; Luis Pires; Bob Felstein; George Foreman; Roberto Davila; Forest Ward; Jess Willard;...
Dates: 1945-1982

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
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Portrait of boxing referee Mick Drury.

Dates: 1957

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