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 2558 Collections and/or Records:
Boxing Personalities: Norton, Ken, 1973-1983
Photographs relating to heavyweight boxing champion Ken Norton. Norton was one of the only boxers to ever defeat Muhammad Ali, breaking his jaw in 1973. One of the photographs depicts Norton visiting Ali in hospital after the incident. Competitor George Foreman also features in several of the photographs.
Boxing Personalities: Numata, Yoshiaki, 1970-1971
Action shots of Japanese lightweight boxer, Yoshiaki Numata, competing for the world championship title. Opponents Lionel Rose and Rene Barrientos also feature in the photographs.
Boxing Personalities: Nunn, Michael, 1988
Photograph of American boxer, Michael Nunn, celebrating his win of the IBF middleweight crown.
Boxing Personalities: Nu'ufolau, Vine, 1982
Photograph of Wellington bantamweight boxer Vine Nu'ufolau.
Boxing Personalities: Obed, Elisha, 1976
Photograph of Bahaman-born light-middleweight boxer Elisha Obed.
Boxing Personalities: Obelmijias, Fulgencio, 1988
Action shot of Venezuelan boxer, Fulgencio Obelmijias, competing against South Korea's Park Chong-pal for the super-middleweight title.
Boxing Personalities: O'Brien, Brian, 1967
Portrait of boxing personality Brian O'Brien.
Boxing Personalities: O'Connor, Tom, 1980
Photograph of Southland Boxing Association's publicity officer Tom O'Connor.
Boxing Personalities: O'Donnell, Terry, 1963
Photograph of Canterbury light-middleweight boxer, Terry O'Donnell, competing against Hamilton's Kahu Mahanga for the New Zealand title.
Boxing Personalities: Olson, Carl (Bobo), 1954
Action shot of American middleweight boxer, 'Bobo' Olson, competing against Rocky Castellani in a bout in San Francisco.