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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: Shavers, Ernie, 1976-1977

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/369
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Photographs of American heavyweight boxer Earnie Shavers. The photographs include an action shot of Shavers competing against "Tiger" Roy Williams in a bout. Competitor, Muhammad Ali, also features in one of the photographs.

Dates: 1976-1977

Boxing Personalities: Sibson, Tony, 1979-1981

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/370
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Action shots of British boxer, Tony Sibson, competing for Europe's middleweight title. People identified in the photographs include Norberto Cabrera and Matteo Salvement.

Dates: 1979-1981

Boxing Personalities: Skaro, Damir, 1985

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/371
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Photograph of Yugoslavian heavyweight boxer, Damir Skaro, sparring at the Logan Campbell Centre in Auckland.

Dates: 1985

Boxing Personalities: Skouma, Freddy, 1987

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/372
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Action shot of French boxer, Freddy Skouma, competing against America's Buster Drayton for the super welter world championship IBF.

Dates: 1987

Boxing Personalities: Slater, Barry, 1977-1978

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/373
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Photographs of boxing personality Barry Slater. One of the photographs depicts Slater sparring with Paul Morgan.

Dates: 1977-1978

Boxing Personalities: Smith, David, 1977

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/374
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Photograph of English flyweight boxer David Smith with his trainer Terry Spinks.

Dates: 1977

Boxing Personalities: Smith, Eddie, 1990

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/375
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Photograph of Auckland bantamweight boxer, Eddie Smith, sharing a joke with former rival Lance Revill. Smith was attacked on his way home in Panmure, and has since had to give up the sport.

Dates: 1990

Boxing Personalities: Smith, James, 1987

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/376
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Action shot of boxer, James "Bonecrusher" Smith, competing against Tim Witherspoon in a New York bout.

Dates: 1987

Boxing Personalities: Spinks, Leon, 1978-1981

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/377
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Photographs relating to American heavyweight boxer Leon Spinks. Spinks defeated Muhammad Ali to claim the World Heavyweight Championship in 1978. People identified in the photographs include Muhammad Ali; and Eddie "Animal" Lopez.

Dates: 1978-1981

Boxing Personalities: Spinks, Michael, 1986-1988

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/378
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Photographs relating to American heavyweight boxer Michael Spinks. The photographs depict Spinks facing two competitors, Mike Tyson and Larry Holmes. Donald Trump also features in two of the photographs as a promoter.

Dates: 1986-1988