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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: Folasi, Gaulua, 1978

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/137
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Portrait of boxing personality Gaulua Folasi.

Dates: 1978

Boxing Personalities: Foreman, George, 1973-1989

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/138
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Photographs related to American heavyweight champion George Foreman. The photographs include six action shots, depicting Foreman competing for various international heavyweight titles. People identified in the photographs include Dick Sadler; Archie Moore; Ken Norton; Joe Frazier; Jerry Perenchio; Joe King Roman; Harry Valan; Arthur Mercante; and Dwight Muhammad Qawi.

Dates: 1973-1989

Boxing Personalities: Foster, Bob, 1972-1974

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/139
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Photographs relating to light-heavyweight boxer Bob Foster. The photographs include three action shots, one of which depicts Foster competing against Chris Finnegan for the world title at Wembley. Competitor Pierre Fourie also features in one of the photographs.

Dates: 1972-1974

Boxing Personalities: Foster, Mac, 1971-1973

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/140
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Photographs of American heavyweight boxer Mac Foster. One of the photographs depicts Foster in a press conference with competitor, Muhammad Ali. The pair announce a bout in Tokyo, which will be the first major heavyweight bout in the far East.

Dates: 1971-1973

Boxing Personalities: Frankham, John (Gipsy), 1972-1975

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/141
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Photographs of British light-heavyweight boxer John 'Gypsy' Frankham.

Dates: 1972-1975

Boxing Personalities: Frazier, Joe, 1968-1977

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/142
Scope and Contents Photographs relating to American heavyweight boxer Joe Frazier. The photographs include 14 action shots, depicting Frazier competing for various international titles. Frazier was the first boxer to defeat Muhammad Ali for the title of Heavyweight champion. Five of the photographs also depict Frazier's brief career as a pop singer. his group the 'Knockouts', toured Europe for ten days in 1971. People identified in these photographs include Yank Durham; Jimmy Ellis; Angelo Dundee; Tony Perez;...
Dates: 1968-1977

Boxing Personalities: Fulley, Zora, 1967

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/143
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Photographs of heavyweight boxer Zora Folley. One of the photographs depicts Folley signing a contract alongside Muhammad Ali. Also featured one of the photographs is Dr Harry Kleiman, who is depicted checking Folley's blood pressure in preparation for his fight against Ali.

Dates: 1967

Boxing Personalities: Fullmer, Gene, 1956-1963

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/144
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Photographs relating to middleweight boxer Gene Fullmer. Three of the photographs are action shots, depicting Fullmer competing in various international tournaments. People identified in the photographs include Charles Humez; Jackie Fields; Joey Giarddello; Dick Tiger; and Vern Bybee.

Dates: 1956-1963

Boxing Personalities: Fusitua, Tom, 1985

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/145
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Portrait of Auckland boxer Tom Fusitua.

Dates: 1985

Boxing Personalities: Galbraith, Barry, 1985

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/146
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Portrait of Nelson boxer Barry Galbraith.

Dates: 1985