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Date: 1960 - 1969

From: [Programmes and ephemera relating to boxing, boxers].

By: Wellington Boxing Association

Reference: Eph-A-BOXING-1960s

Description: Includes: 1960s: Canterbury Boxing Association. Itinerary card, NZ Junior Boxing Championships 1960: Boxing tournament (Main fight Mosese Varasikete v Sonny Pehi). Athletic Park, 27 February 1960. Programme. 1962: New Zealand Amateur Boxing Championships. YMCA Stadium, Gisborne, 10-12 September 1962. Programme 1963: New Zealand Amateur Boxing Championships. Canterbury Court Stadium Christchurch, 23-25 September 1963. Official programme 1964: 52nd New Zealand Amateur Boxing Championships. Town Hall Wellington, 28-30 September 1964. Souvenir programme (Front cover shows Wally Coe, NZ and British Empire Welter Champion; inside are brief notes on 1963 winners: Bill Kini, Bruce Johnstone, Tommy Dunn, Murray Emmerson, Wally Coe, Brian Maunsell, Manoel Santos, Turori George, John Wills and Brian Kendall) 1968: Manawatu Boxing Association presents the New Zealand Senior Amateur Boxing Championships 1968. Izadium, Fitzherbert Avenue Palmerston North, 23-25 September 1968. Programme Quantity: 1 folder(s) 5 programmes; 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Offset prints, sizes varying around 297 x 210 mm. Provenance: Some programmes donated by Boxing New Zealand in 2007. Transfers: Material from the same provenance is housed at MS-Group-1563..

Date: 1950 - 1959

From: [Programmes and ephemera relating to boxing, boxers].

Reference: Eph-A-BOXING-1950s

Description: Includes: 1950s?: Wellington Boxing Association. Pass out 1951: New Zealand Amateur Boxing Championships 1951. Opera House Palmerston North, 24-26 September 1951. Programme 1952: Wellington Boxing Association. George Burke (Wellington) v Alfie Emerson (Australia); and, "Chub" Keith (Wellington) vs Don Mullett (Wellington). 18 February 1952. Programme 1953: Waimate Boxing Association. 25th jubilee 1928-1953. Anniversary programme 19853. 1954: New Zealand Amateur Boxing Championships. Town Hall Wellington. 13-15 September 1954. Souvenir programme. 1954: Gerald Dreyer v Barry Brown. Basin Reserve, 15 January 1954. programme. 1957: Barry Brown (Wellington) v Ulf Christensen (Wellington). Wellington Town Hall, 24 June 1957. Programme. 1959: New Zealand Amateur Boxing Championships. Theatre Royal Timaru, 5-7 October 1959. Souvenir programme Quantity: 1 folder(s) 7 programmes; 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Offset prints, sizes varying around 297 x 210 mm. Provenance: Some programmes donated; some purchased. Transfers: Material from the same provenance is housed at MS-Group-1563..

Date: 1980 - 1989

From: [Programmes and ephemera relating to boxing, boxers].

Reference: Eph-A-BOXING-1980s

Description: Includes: 1981: New Zealand 1981 Amateur Boxing Championships. Civic Centre Upper Hutt, 25-29 August 1981. Programme 1984: Winstone NZ Boxing Championships. Sports & Conference Centre, Rotorua, 20-25 August 1984. Itinerary card 1984: Professional boxing, Lower Hutt Town Hall. 4 July 1984 at 8.00 pm. Steve Freeman vs Jeff Smith. Ringside $15.00 [Ticket] Quantity: 1 folder(s) 2 programmes; 1 ticket. Physical Description: Offset prints, sizes varying around 297 x 210 mm. Provenance: Two items donated by Boxing New Zealand in 2007.

Date: 3 February 1990

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

Reference: EP/1990/0458-F

Description: New Zealand boxer, Michael Kenny, on the victory dais after his gold medal win at the Commonwealth Games, Auckland in 1990. Photographed by an Evening Post staff photographer 3 February 1990. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) 35mm negative strip comprising 3 images. Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate film negative, 35mm

Date: 1940 - 1949

From: [Programmes and ephemera relating to boxing, boxers].

Reference: Eph-A-BOXING-1940s

Description: Includes: 1944: Boxing and wrestling contest. U.S.A. v N.Z.. New Caledonia, B.R.D. 8 February 1944. Programme. 1946: Auckland Boxing Association. New Zealand Amateur Championships. Town Hall Auckland, 23-25 September 1946. Itinerary. 1946: Hutt Valley Boxing Association. Vic Patrick (Australia) v Bos Murphy (New Zealand). Recreation Ground Petone, 27 April 1946. Programme (2 copies). 1946: Wellington Boxing Association. Professional middleweight contest. Ray Dunn (Australia) v Henry Robertson (Christchurch). Town Hall Wellington, 7 October 1946. Programme 1946: Wellington Boxing Association. Special middleweight contest: Jack Kirkham (Australia) v Bos Murphy (New Zealand). Town Hall Wellington, 21 October 1946. Programme 1947: Wellington Boxing Association. Amateur and professional tournament. Special heavyweight contest: Jack Johnson (Australia) v Don Mullett (NZ). Town Hall Wellington, 5 May 1947. Programme 1947: Wellington Boxing Association. Amateur and professional tournament. Special welterweight contest: S Edwards (Wairarapa) v H Hanson (Hanson's). Town Hall Wellington, 16 June 1947. Programme. 1947: Wellington Boxing Association. Senior amateur championships. Special light heavyweight contest: Dick Morgan (England) v Darcy Hoffman (Dunedin). Town Hall Wellington, 15 September 1947. Programme 1947: New Zealand Amateur Boxing Championships. King Edward Barracks Christchurch, 22-24 September 1947. Souvenir programme 1948: Wellington Boxing Association. Amateur tournament (R Chooque - Dunedin v Stuart Gunn - Pahiatua). Town Hall Wellington, 31 May 1948. Programme 1948: Wellington Boxing Association. Amateur tournament (Harry Hanson v Scotty McLeod). Town Hall Wellington, 12 July 1948. Programme 1949: Hutt Valley Boxing Association. Professional tournament (Laurie Petersen v Clarrie Gordon). Recreation Ground Petone, 19 February 1949. Programme 1949: New Zealand Amateur Boxing Championships. Town Hall Wellington, 26-28 September 1949. Programme (2 copies) and itinerary. Quantity: 1 folder(s) 10 programmes. Physical Description: Offset prints, sizes varying around 297 x 210 mm.

Date: 1945 - 1950

By: McNamara, John Joseph, 1918-2001; Southern Cross (Newspaper : 1946-1951)

Reference: A-369-041/059

Description: Drawings and caricatures of sports related figures who flourished during the 1940s and 1950s. Includes All Blacks Charlie Oliver, L. Savage, "Has" Catly, and goal-kicker Morrie Doyle, and in other sports boxer Cyril Hurne, American wrestler Dick Raines, and an unnamed female tennis player. Other portraits are of Alex Pratt (manager of Hutt Speedways Ltd), George Welch (secretary of the Wellington Indoor Bowling Association), Mic Zamba (president of the Wellington Softball Association) and boxing trainer Archie Lechie. A number of plain diagrams illustrate boxing and wrestling technique. The original collage of caricatures of McNamara's Southern Cross Collegues used in their 1949 Christmas card and another of two men playing rugby are included. Quantity: 16 newsclippings. 2 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink on paper and blue pencil 295mm x 390mm, black ink and white out on paper 240mm x 285mm, and newspaper clippings glued to wallpaper, sizes vary.

Date: 15 March 1930

By: Puke Ariki (Library and Museum)

Reference: PA6-754

Description: Panoramic view of an outdoor boxing match between Tommy Donovan and Pete Sarron held at Western Park, New Plymouth. Photograph taken 15 March 1930 by an unidentified photographer Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Photographic print 94 x 19 cm [visible image], 104 x 27 cm Provenance: Originally donated to Puke Ariki by Nev Roebuck, Thames.

Date: 1990 - 1999

From: [Programmes and ephemera relating to boxing, boxers].

Reference: Eph-A-BOXING-1990s

Description: Includes: 1997: 100th anniversary celebration - Bob Fitzsimmons' world heavyweight boxing title bout. Ireland versus New Zealand invitation team. Timaru, 17th March 1997. Souvenir programme. 1998: Oceania Amateur Boxing Championships. Upper Hutt Civic Centre, 20-24 April 1998. Hosted by Wellington-Hutt Valley Boxing Association. Programme Quantity: 1 folder(s) 2 programmes. Physical Description: Offset prints, sizes varying around 297 x 210 mm.

Date: 1969 - 1975

Reference: Eph-C-BOXING-1969-01

Description: Shows small portraits of Monty Betham (NZ Middle & Light Heavy Weight Champion), Gordy Lawson (Canada), Super Nuu "Knockout" Tanuvasa (Hawaii and NZ), Rocky Taupola (American Samoa), and "Eddie Cotton" (Unbeaten in NZ, fought Harold Johnston & Jose Tores for the world title). Dated from perpetual calendar. Style is probably late 1960s. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on poster. Physical Description: Photolithograph, on poster 443 x 327 mm.

Date: 1932

From: [Programmes and ephemera relating to boxing, boxers].

By: Taranaki daily news (Newspaper)

Reference: Eph-A-BOXING-1932-01

Description: Programme for the New Zealand Amateur Boxing Championships of 1932. Programme features photographs and biographical notes on the following boxers: Alan Maxwell (front cover), Tom Heeney, Bobby Blay (Victoria, Australia); group composite of J Leckie, T Morgan, A Campbell, F Taylor, J broadfoot, V Parker, H Johns; Tommy Doble and Jack Jones; Jack Dempsey; "Tiger" Tommy Donovan; Bobbie Purdie, Bert Lowe, Primo Carnera, Peter Sarron. Page 31 has a list of all New Zealand champion boxers since 1902 (to 1932). Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklet of 32 pages, each 215 x 140 mm. Provenance: Purchased from New Zealand Online Book Auctions in July 2006.

Date: 1930 - 1939

From: [Programmes and ephemera relating to boxing, boxers].

Reference: Eph-A-BOXING-1930s

Description: Includes: 1930: Taranaki Boxing Association. Tommy Donovan (New Zealand) v Pete Sarron (America). 15 March 1930. Souvenir programme. 1930: Professional contest. Billy Richards (Australia) v Phin Stone (Wellington). 19 June 1930. Programme (With photos of Australian Billy Richards, Andre Routis, Mickey Walker, Kid Chocolate, Reg Trowern, Phin Stone, John L Sullivan, Johnny Leckie, Carpentier and Corbett, Peter Jackson (West Indies), Artie Hay) 1930: Wellington Boxing Association. Amateur championships, 29 July 1930. Programme 1931: Wellington Boxing Association. Ted Morgan (Wellington) v Reg Trowern (Auckland). Professional tournament. Wellington, 20 August 1931. Programme 1932: New Zealand Amateur Boxing Championships, New Plymouth. 27-29 September 1932. Alan Maxwell, Taranaki's first New Zealand champion. Souvenir programme. 1937: Boxing at the Empire Pool and Sports Arena, Wembley. Tuesday October 19th. International heavy-weight content. Maurice Strickland (New Zealand( v Walter Neusel (Germany) ... (advertisement in back page of tennis programme for World's Men's Professional Indoor Tennis championships 1937) 1939/1940: Stan Jenkin, New Zealand Middle Weight Champion, Light Heavy Weight Champion. With compliments Grand Hotel Dunedin. [Lists his amateur and professional record and shwos full-length portrait photograph. ca 1939/1940] Quantity: 1 folder(s) 6 programmes; 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Offset print, sizes varying around 297 x 210 mm.

Date: 1930-1939

From: Nightingall/Morrell :Albums, negatives, prints and transparencies taken by Jack and Theo Nightingall

Reference: PAColl-7167-12

Description: Airplanes associated with the Wellington Aero Club including photos taken during a flight over Wellington, also the flying boat "Centaurus". Nightingall family and friends. People on beaches. A grave covered with wreaths. New Zealand and other boxers. The clock tower at Blenheim. The New Zealand Centennial Exhibition, Rongotai, Wellington. The flax industry and coastal landscape views Quantity: 104 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 15 September 1973

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

Reference: EP/1973/4082-F

Description: Gavin Thorley, Barry Sturgess, and Rex Redden in their sports shop in the Porirua New World shopping arcade. Photographed by an Evening Post staff photographer on the 15th of September 1973 Gavin Thorley was a champion runner who represented New Zealand at the Munich Olympic Games in 1972. Rex Reddon was the New Zealand professional lightweight boxing champion before his retirement in 1971. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) 35mm negative strip comprising 3 images. Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate film negative, 35mm

Date: 1887-1925

By: McParland, Frank, active 1900-1920s; Carter, Gilbert, active 1950s-1980s

Reference: PA1-o-908

Description: Album of photographs of sporting activities and personalities, especially boxers, compiled by Frank McParland, proprietor of the Tramway Hotel in the 1920s, and a noted Wellington sporting personality. Also included are photographs of the cabinet and politicians of Seddon's Liberal Government, various horses and carriages, and views of the arrest of Rua and scenes in Wellington. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Provenance: Frank McParland was a friend of Gilbert Carter's father, to whom he gave this album.

Date: [ca Sep 1959]

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

By: Langwood Studio

Reference: PAColl-8602-28

Description: New Zealand welterweight champion, Heine Forsyth, during a boxing match against Australian Tommy Collins, in Timaru, circa September 1959. The referee watches. Photograph taken by the Langwood Studio. Publication note - Published in the New Zealand Free Lance, 16 September, 1959, page 37 Source of descriptive information - Notes on print. Inscriptions: Verso - Clipping from New Zealand Free Lance, attached to back - "Defence. New Zealand welterweight champion, Heinie Forsyth, uses a straight left to keep Tommy Collins, young Melbourne boxer, at bay in their bout at Timaru."; Verso - stamped in ink - Langwood Studio Timaru; Verso - Published 16 Sep 1959 page 37 Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 21.4 x 16.6 cm

Date: 2010

From: Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]

Reference: DCDL-0016423

Description: Voices float out of the 'Bethlehem Hilton' office; one says that it sounds as though the couple who took the stable smuggled a kid in, another hopes not and in answer to his question about who is arriving today, a third voice says 'messrs Holyfield, Tua, Mundane and Sonny Bill Williams'. Text above reads 'Boxing Day in Bethlehem'. Refers to the heavyweight boxing champions Evander Holyfield and David Tua and to Anthony Mundine who is Sonny Bill Williams's boxing trainer. (Wordplay on Boxing Day and boxing) Both colour and black and white versions of this cartoon are available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2009

From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]

Reference: DCDL-0010182

Description: In the first of two frames boxer, David Tua, is shown training. He says to his trainer that before his comeback fight with Shane Cameron he would like 15 rounds with a street brawler who can throw a punch. In the second frame Paula Bennett, Minister Minster for Social Development and Employment and also for Youth Affairs and Disability issues, sits ather desk eating lunch. An assistant tells her that David Tua is on the line. Refers to an incident when Paula Bennet broke up a fight when she waded into a maul of about 30 young people outside a west Auckland shopping mall. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Hodgson, Trace, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Nelson mail (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0023144

Description: Shows American boxer Mike Tyson being supported by National MP Tau Henare. Context: The New Zealand government has blocked former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson from entering the country for a charity appearance because of a rape conviction. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: [ca 1900]

From: Dalzell, M A (Mrs): Photographs of Runanga, Coal Creek, Dunollie and Rapahoe

Reference: 1/4-009387-F

Description: Members of the boxing club run by Robert Semple (far left), circa 1900. Taken by an unidentified photographer in Runanga. Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film copy negative

Date: 2013

From: Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0024064

Description: Shows two depictions of All Blacks rugby star turned professional boxer, Sonny Bill Williams. A victorious image of Williams is on the left labelled, 'SBW hype,' and a bruised and beaten Williams stands on the right, labelled, 'reputation'. A referee declares SBW hype to be the winner and world champion. Refers to the fight between Sonny Bill Williams and Francois Botha in Brisbane, which faced controversy regarding the number of rounds, drug samples, and the possibility of match-fixing. (New Zealand Herald, 16 Feb 2013) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).