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: Erskine, Joe, 1955-1957
Photographs of British heavyweight boxer Joe Erskine. One of the photographs is a portrait and the other an action shot, depicting Erskine competing against Henry Cooper in North London.
Boxing Personalities: Estrada, Juan Jose, 1988
Photograph of Mexican boxer, Juan Jose Estrada, celebrating his defeat of Venezualan Bernardo Pinago to win the title of WBA Bantam Weight champion.
Boxing Personalities: Evangelista, Alfredo, 1978-1979
Action shots of Spanish heavyweight boxer, Alfredo Evangelista, competing against Larry Holmes and Lucien Rodriguez of France.
Boxing Personalities: Faimalo, Sene, 1981
Action shot of Canterbury boxer, Sene Faimalo, competing against Timaru's Gene Waako in the South Island Golden Gloves tournament at the Richmond Workingmen's Club.
Boxing Personalities: Famechon, Johnny, 1946-1970
Photographs relating to Australian featherweight boxer Johnny Famechon. The photographs include four portraits and seven action shots of Famechon competing in various international tournaments. People identified in the photographs include Miguel Herrera; Willie Pep; Fighting Harada; Nick Pope; Jose Legra; Ambrose Palmer; Andre Famechon; Emile Famechon; Raymond Famechon; Antoinette Famechon; Sugar Ray Robinson; and Mike Barrett.
Boxing Personalities: Feaveai, Vai, 1976
Photograph of Canterbury boxer Vai Feaveai.
Boxing Personalities: Fenech, Jeff, 1987, 1989
Photographs relating to Australian featherweight boxer Jeff Fenech. The photographs include two action shots, one of which depicts Fenech competing against Puerto Rican Victor Callejas for the WBC Featherweight title. People identified in the photographs include Tyrone Downes; and Samart Payakarun.
Boxing Personalities: Ferris, Gordon, 1981
Photograph of boxer, Gordon Ferris, celebrating his win of the British heavyweight title.
Boxing Personalities: Fidow, Alec, 1974
Portrait of boxing trainer Alec Fidow.
Boxing Personalities: Fidow, Jimmy, 1963-1964
Photographs relating to Christchurch middleweight boxer Jimmy Fidow. The photographs include three action shots of Fidow and a group portrait of Fidow with his two brothers, Alec and Lole. Other figures identified in the photographs are Bobby Baglin and B. Tyson.