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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 2558 Collections and/or Records:

Boxing Personalities: Moore, Archie, 1956-1974

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/269
Scope and Contents

Photographs relating to American light-heavyweight boxer Archie Moore. The photographs include four action shots of Moore. People identified in the photographs are Joan Moore; George Foreman; Yoland Pompey; Jack Sharkey; Yvon Durelle; and Giulio Rinaldi.

Dates: 1956-1974

Boxing Personalities: Moore, Davey, 1959-1963

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/270
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Photographs relating to British featherweight boxer Davey Moore. The photographs include three action shots of Moore competing for various international titles. People identified in the photographs include Hogan Kid Bassey; George Latka; Sugar Ramos; and Bobby Niell.

Dates: 1959-1963

Boxing Personalities: Morgan, Paul, 1976-1977

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/271
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Photographs of Canterbury featherweight boxer Paul Morgan. The photographs are a combination of group and individual portraits. People identified in the photographs include Kevin Nicholls; Kevin Barry; Nicky Schwalger; and Barry Slater.

Dates: 1976-1977

Boxing Personalities: Morgan, Ted, 1984

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/272
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Cartoon sketch of New Zealand boxer Ted Morgan. Morgan was the nation's first Olympic gold medal winner in Amsterdam.

Dates: 1984

Boxing Personalities: Morris, Danny, 1981-1991

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/273
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Photographs relating to Christchurch welterweight boxer Danny Morris. One of the photographs depicts Morris competing against American Samoa's Ualipu Vitale at the Oceania Games. Trainer Kevin Pyne also features in one of the photographs.

Dates: 1981-1991

Boxing Personalities: Morrison, E., 1959

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/274
Scope and Contents

Photograph of boxing personality E. Morrison.

Dates: 1959

Boxing Personalities: Muhammad, Matthew Saad, 1979

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/275
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Action shot of light-heavyweight boxer, Matthew Saad Muhammad, competing against John Conteh for the title in Atlantic City.

Dates: 1979

Boxing Personalities: Mullet, Don, 1942-1972

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/276
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Photographs of New Zealand boxer Don Mullet.

Dates: 1942-1972

Boxing Personalities: Mundine, Tony, 1974-1984

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/277
Scope and Contents

Photographs of Australian boxer Tony Mundine. Two of the photographs are action shots, one of which depicts Mundine competing against New Zealand's Alex Sua for the Australasian light-heavyweight title.

Dates: 1974-1984

Boxing Personalities: Muphy, Dion, 1959-1992

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/278
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Photographs relating to Canterbury bantamweight boxer Dion Murphy. Six of the photographs are action shots and six are portraits of Murphy. People identified in the photographs include Laurie Ny; Bobby Daldy; Kimpo Amarfio; D. Morris; and Cecile Murphy.

Dates: 1959-1992