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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: Murphy, Bos, 1946-1968

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/279
Scope and Contents

Photographs relating to New Zealand middleweight boxer Bos Murphy. Murphy won both the title of middleweight champion of New Zealand and of the British Empire. People identified in the photographs include Dick Turpin; Vince Hawkins; Roy Peterson; and Vic Patrick.

Dates: 1946-1968

Boxing Personalities: Mwale, Lottie, 1979-1982

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/280
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Photographs of Zambian/British light-heavyweight boxer Lotte Mwale. Three of the photographs are action shots, depicting Mwale competing for various Commonwealth titles. Competitor Jesse Burnett also features in two of the photographs.

Dates: 1979-1982

Boxing Personalities: Napoles, Jose, 1969-1972

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/281
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Photographs relating to Mexican welterweight boxer Jose Napoles. Three of the photographs are action shots and three are portraits of Napoles. Other people identified in the photographs include Ralph Charles and Curtis Cokes.

Dates: 1969-1972

Boxing Personalities: Needham, David, 1974, 1978

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/282
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Action shots of British boxer, Dave Needham, competing for both the bantam and featherweight titles. Competitors Paddy Maguire and Alan Richardson also feature in the photographs.

Dates: 1974, 1978

Boxing Personalities: Neill, Bobby, 1959

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/283
Scope and Contents

Photograph of British featherweight boxer Bobby Neill.

Dates: 1959

Boxing Personalities: Neilson, Jason, 1990

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/284
Scope and Contents

Photographs of Christchurch youth boxer Jason Neilson.

Dates: 1990

Boxing Personalities: Neither, Mark, 1990

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/285
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Photograph of Canterbury lightweight boxer, Mark Neither, being weighed at the New Zealand boxing championships in Christchurch. Leading boxer Dean Calvert looks on.

Dates: 1990

Boxing Personalities: Nicol, Darrin, 1985

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/286
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Photograph of Central North Island boxer Darrin Nicol.

Dates: 1985

Boxing Personalities: Nielson, Jason, 1990

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/287
Scope and Contents

Photographs of sparring Woolston boxer Jason Nielson.

Dates: 1990

Boxing Personalities: Nikora, Earl, 1964

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/288
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Action shots of New Zealand middleweight boxer Earl Nikora. Nikora is depicted competing against Germany's Hans Waschlewski and Brennan for various titles.

Dates: 1964