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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: Roman, Jo King, 1973

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/346
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Photographs of Puerto Rican heavyweight boxer Joe 'King' Roman. The photographs depict Roman promoting two of his titled fights, one of which is against George Foreman.

Dates: 1973

Boxing Personalities: Rose, Lionel, 1968-1983

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/347
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Photographs of Indigenous Australian bantamweight boxer Lionel Rose. The photographs include four action shots of Rose competing for the world title. People identified in the photographs include Alan Rudkin; Fighting Harada; Chucho Castille; Nick Pope; Takao Sakurai; Jack Rennie; Frank Devine; Kevin Hayes; Geronimo Lopez; Blakeney 'Kid' Matthews; Jenny Oakes; and Michael Rose.

Dates: 1968-1983

Boxing Personalities: Rosenbloom, Max, 1963

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/348
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Photograph of New Zealand boxer, Max Rosenbloom "Slapsie Maxie," posing with Linda Stephens of Ashburton.

Dates: 1963

Boxing Personalities: Rowe, Mark, 1966-1970

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/349
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Photographs of British middleweight boxer Mark Rowe.

Dates: 1966-1970

Boxing Personalities: Rudkin, Alan, 1969-1972

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/350
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Photographs relating to British bantamweight boxer Alan Rudkin. Six of the photographs are action shots, depicting Rudkin competing for various European and international titles. People identified in the photographs include Johnny Clark; Alan Rudkin Jr.; Jeremy Rudkin; Onslow Fayne; Joe Gains; Aroha Manawatu; Walter McGowan; Franco Zurlo; Lionel Rose; Hugo Bidyeran; and Evan Armstrong.

Dates: 1969-1972

Boxing Personalities: Russell, Bill, 1982

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/351
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Portrait of Christchurch boxer Bill Russell.

Dates: 1982

Boxing Personalities: Ryan, Pat, 1972

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/352
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Portrait of boxing personality Pat Ryan.

Dates: 1972

Boxing Personalities: Saijo, Shozo, 1970-1971

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/353
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Photographs of Japanese featherweight boxer Shozo Saijo. The photographs include a portrait and two action shots of Saijo competing against Frankie Crawford and Godfrey Stevens for the title.

Dates: 1970-1971

Boxing Personalities: Saive, Karl, 1974

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/354
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Photograph of 'Fidows gym boxer' Karl Saive.

Dates: 1974

Boxing Personalities: Saldviar, Vincente, 1965-1970

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/355
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Photographs of Mexican featherweight boxer Vincente Saldivar. The photographs include an action shot and two of Saldivar celebrating his win of becoming the world featherweight champion. People identified in the photographs include Johnny Famechon and Howard Winstone.

Dates: 1965-1970