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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: Jacopucci, Angelo, 1978

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/190
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Photograph of Italian boxer Angelo Jacopucci unconscious in a hospital bed. Jacopucci suffered a cerebral haemorrage after his fight with Alan Minter. He later died of his injuries.

Dates: 1978

Boxing Personalities: Johannson, Ingemar, 1958-1981

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/191
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Photographs relating to Swedish heavyweight champion boxer Ingemar Johannson. The photographs include fourteen action shots. People identified in the photographs include Floyd Patterson; Ruby Goldstein; Brian London; Joe Bygraves; Billy Regan; Archie Moore; Brigit Lundgren; Ebba Johannson; Eva Johannson; Jens Johannson; Rolf Johannson; Jack Solomons; Marlies Behrens; Jens Patrick Johannson; Dinah Shore; Melvin L. Krulewitch; and Paul Grossinger.

Dates: 1958-1981

Boxing Personalities: Johnson, Bunny, 1975

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/192
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Photographs relating to British heavyweight boxer Bunny Johnson. The photographs include two sparring and one action shot of Johnson competing against Young Sekona at Carlaw Park.

Dates: 1975

Boxing Personalities: Johnson, Roy, 1978

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/193
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Action shots of Bermudan boxer, Roy Johnson, competing against Dave 'Boy' Green for the welterweight championship.

Dates: 1978

Boxing Personalities: Johnstone, Billy, 1981

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/194
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Action shot of Australian middleweight boxer, Billy Johnstone, competing against Cantabrian Eric Briggs in Auckland.

Dates: 1981

Boxing Personalities: Jones, Colin, 1980-1981

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/195
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Photographs relating to Welsh boxer Colin Jones. Jones was both the British and the Commonwealth welterweight champion.

Dates: 1980-1981

Boxing Personalities: Kalule, Ayub, 1980

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/196
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Action shot of Ugandan boxer, Ayub Kalule, competing against South African Bushy Bester for the junior middleweight throne.

Dates: 1980

Boxing Personalities: Karavasa, Mika and Vai, 1975

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/197
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Photograph of Canterbury youth boxers, Mika Karavasa; Robert Colley; and Vai Karavasa.

Dates: 1975

Boxing Personalities: Kaylor, Mark, 1985

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/198
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Photograph of British middleweight Mark Kaylor and his opponent Errol Christie, attacking eachother at a London restaurant.

Dates: 1985

Boxing Personalities: Kelly, Shane, 1974

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/199
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Action shots of Auckland lightweight boxer, Shane Kelly, competing against Wellington's Robert Calley for the senior title.

Dates: 1974