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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: Smith, James, 1987

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/376
Scope and Contents

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

Boxing Personalities: Spinks, Terry, 1957-1961

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/379
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Photographs relating to English featherweight boxer Terry Spinks. The photographs include three action shots of Spinks competing for various international titles. People identified in the photographs include Howard Winstone; Mohamed Zarzi; and Jimmy Loughrey.

Dates: 1957-1961

Boxing Personalities: Spiteri, Roger, 1982

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/380
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Action shot of Australian boxer, Roger Spiteri, competing against Taiwan's Hwang Chin-Shang for the featherweight Oceania boxing championship title.

Dates: 1982

Boxing Personalities: Stander, Ron, 1972

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/381
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Photograph of severely injured heavyweight boxer Ron Stander, after his title bout with Joe Frazier.

Dates: 1972

Boxing Personalities: Stankovich, Andrew, 1979

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/446
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Photograph shows New Zealand middleweight boxer Andrew Stankovich mid match and mid punch, alongside Park Young-Kyu of South Korea.

Dates: 1979

Boxing Personalities: Stankovich, George, 1978-1983

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/382
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Photographs relating to Auckland heavyweight boxer George Stankovich. The photographs include two action shots of Stankovich competing in various title bouts. People identified in the photographs include Young Sekona; Joe Awome; and Peter Stokes.

Dates: 1978-1983

Boxing Personalities: Steele, Adrian, 1974

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/383
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Photograph of English lightweight boxer Adrian Steele.

Dates: 1974

Boxing Personalities: Sterling, Bunny, 1970-1977

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/384
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Photographs of British middleweight boxer Bunny Sterling. Five of the photographs are action shots depicting Sterling competing for various British and Commonwealth titles. People identified in the photographs include Luis Rodriguez; Don McMillan; Kevin Finnegan; and Mark Rowe.

Dates: 1970-1977