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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: 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
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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

Boxing Personalities: Norton, Ken, 1973-1983

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/289
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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.

Dates: 1973-1983

Boxing Personalities: Numata, Yoshiaki, 1970-1971

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/290
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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.

Dates: 1970-1971

Boxing Personalities: Nunn, Michael, 1988

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/291
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Photograph of American boxer, Michael Nunn, celebrating his win of the IBF middleweight crown.

Dates: 1988

Boxing Personalities: Nu'ufolau, Vine, 1982

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/292
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Photograph of Wellington bantamweight boxer Vine Nu'ufolau.

Dates: 1982

Boxing Personalities: Obed, Elisha, 1976

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/293
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Photograph of Bahaman-born light-middleweight boxer Elisha Obed.

Dates: 1976

Boxing Personalities: Obelmijias, Fulgencio, 1988

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/294
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Action shot of Venezuelan boxer, Fulgencio Obelmijias, competing against South Korea's Park Chong-pal for the super-middleweight title.

Dates: 1988

Boxing Personalities: O'Brien, Brian, 1967

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/295
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Portrait of boxing personality Brian O'Brien.

Dates: 1967