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Various photographs showing Draughts players, some photographs show indidivduals mid game, including in a game of giant, outdoor draughts. Indidivudals posed holding winning trophies, and portrait photographs of winning draught players. Indidivduals identified include; John Dowie, Kerry Hibbard, Mr C. Johnstone, Albert Hrstich, Scotty Johnstone, S.G. Smith, Jack Williams.

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Photographic prints in the alphabetical sequence 'A' relating to New Zealand events, businesses and activities. Key files include accidents including those on New Zealand Roads, advertising, anniversaries of key historical events, artists and art galleries and aviation including files on individual national and international airlines.

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Photographic prints relating to New Zealand events, businesses, people and activities. The vast majority of these relate to Christchurch with some relating to other areas of New Zealand.

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Photographs show sports reporter Iona Condie at various angles and stages during the jump/ fall at Kawarau bridge, Queenstown. Coloured photograph shows Victoria Pardy-Halliday infront of helicopter as she breaks world record bungy jump from helicopter in Wanganui.

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Photographic prints relating to Sport events and personalities. These relate to Christchurch and New Zealand, as well as Internationally.

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The collection of The Christchurch Star includes photographic prints, negatives and newspaper clippings mostly covering local stories including community events, local people, places and sporting events from the 1960s to the 1990s. There is some additional historic material dating from c.1850 which was collected and used by the Star.

The collection is arranged by subject and includes a New Zealand sequence as well as those on Sports, Animals, Personalities and Entertainment.

Scope and Contents Various photographs showing action shots of individuals, mid sport. Posed photographs of groups, after their wins, before and at Cave rock in Sumner. Opening and closing cerimonies. Photographs showing wins, with medals, souvenirs. Individuals identified; Kerry Titcombe, John Perham, Kathryn Olsson, Michael Lynch, John Ooteman, John Milne, Ted Gilliver, Rohan Smith, Marco Lue, Margaret Coutts, Boudewijn, De Roose, Nicholas Soulas, John Kranitis, Kevin Lawrence, Frank Watson, Penelope Went,...