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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: Toweel, Willie, 1957

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/405
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Photograph of British lightweight champion boxer Willie Toweel, posing with fists up

Dates: 1957

Boxing Personalities: Trimiar, Marian, 1974

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/406
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Photograph of female lightweight boxer Marian Trimiar having water squirted into her mouth at her boxing debut in New York.

Dates: 1974

Boxing Personalities: Tua, David, 1990-1999

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/407
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Photographs of Samoan-New Zealand boxer David Tua. One show him mid boxing match. One shows him holding winning belts. One shows him signing autographs. Other photos shows him posing to camera. People identified in photographs include Kevin Barry and Nathan and Abbey Davidson.

Dates: 1990-1999

Boxing Personalities: Tua, David

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/408
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Sub-Series:

Sub-series 'Boxing' within the Sports Photographic Prints 'B' series.

Dates: 1945-2001

Boxing Personalities: Tunney, Gene, 1943-1983

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/409
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Three portrait photographs of heavyweight boxing champion Gene Tunney. Two are polaroids. One shows Tunney in military uniform. One photograph shows Tunney mid match against Jack Dempsey. Two photos show Tunney standing next to one Jack Dempsey and one his wife.

Dates: 1943-1983

Boxing Personalities: Turpin, John, 1976

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/410
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Photographs show British boxer John (Jackie) Turpin. One shows John on his knees from Brian Hubspeth. One shows John posing next to photo of boxing relatives, Father Jackie, Uncle Randolph, Uncle Dick.

Dates: 1976

Boxing Personalities: Turpin, Randolph, 1952-1976

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/411
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Photographs showing middleweight champion boxer Randolph Turpin. Various photos show Turpin during matches. Some photographs show portraits of Turpin posed. People Identified include Bobo Olson, Al Berl, Alex Burton, Ray Robinson.

Dates: 1952-1976

Boxing Personalities: Tyson, Mike, 1987-1996

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/412
Scope and Contents Photographs of Heavyweight champion Mike Tyson. Two photos show Tyson on the scale, being weighed for fights. Two photos shows Tyson posing with winning belts. One photograph shows Tyson with Wife Robin Givens in secret wedding. One photograph shows Tyson in the praticse ring. One photograph shows Tyson shaking hands with fans. Some photos show Tyson In match, most of which are from his match aganst Frank Bruno. Other photos show Tyson posing with various individuals. Individuals identified;...
Dates: 1987-1996

Boxing Personalities: Urtain, Jose, 1970

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/413
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Photographs showing Spanish heavyweight boxer Jose Urtain All photos are from Urtain match against Henry Cooper. Two show him punching Cooper mid match. One shows Urtain in a pre match portrait.

Dates: 1970

Boxing Personalities: Vaca, Jorge, 1988

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Identifier: 1072/2/2/10/414
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Photograph showing Mexican knocked down during match with Jamaican boxer Simon Brown.

Dates: 1988