1911 in New Zealand
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 1911 in New Zealand: |
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[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Regal and Vice Regal
[edit] Government
- Speaker of the House - Arthur Guinness (Liberal)
- Prime Minister - Joseph Ward (Liberal)
- Minister of Finance - Joseph Ward
[edit] Parliamentary opposition
Leader of the Opposition - William Massey (Reform Party). [2]
[edit] Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland - Lemuel Bagnall, then Christopher Parr
- Mayor of Hamilton - James Alexander Young
- Mayor of Wellington - Thomas Wilford
- Mayor of Christchurch - C. Allison, then T. E. Taylor
- Mayor of Dunedin - Thomas Cole, then William Burnett
[edit] Events
- The Marlborough Herald ceases publication. It began in 1905.[3]
- 30 January: The final race meeting at which bookmakers are allowed on New Zealand racecources.[4]
- 5 February: The first officially recorded powered aeroplane flight in new Zealand. The Walsh Brothers' Howard Wright biplane Manurewa makes its first flight at Glenora Park, Papakura near Auckland.[5] The plane is capable of carrying a passenger and almost certainly did so before the end of the year.[6]
- 23 December: George Bolt's first flights, in an early form of hang-glider.[5]
[edit] Undated
- Arthur Schaef makes short powered hops in his first aircraft, the New Zealand Vogel, at Lyall Bay, Wellington.[5]
[edit] Arts and literature
See 1911 in art, 1911 in literature, Category:1911 books
[edit] Music
See: 1911 in music
[edit] Film
See: Category:1911 film awards , 1911 in film , List of New Zealand feature films , Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1911 films
[edit] Appointments and awards
See: New Zealand Order of Merit , Order of New Zealand
- Archbishop of New Zealand
- Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia , see appointments to Diocese
[edit] Sport
[edit] Athletics
- Three New Zealanders, Guy Haskins, Ron Opie and William A. Woodger, compete in the Festival of Empire meeting in London, a forerunner of the Empire (now Commonwealth) Games.[7]
[edit] Chess
- The 24th National Chess Championship was held in Timaru, and was won by W.E. Mason of Wellington, his third title. [8]
[edit] Golf
[edit] Men's
- The fifth New Zealand Open championship was held in Wanganui and was won by amateur Arthur Duncan, his third win. [9]
- The 19th National Amateur Championships were held in Wanganui [10]
- Men: Arthur Duncan (Wellington) - 7th title
[edit] Women's
- Matchplay: Miss ? Brandon. [11]
- Strokeplay (1st championship): Mrs G. Williams
[edit] Horse racing
[edit] Harness racing
- New Zealand Trotting Cup: Lady Clare [12]
- Auckland Trotting Cup: Bingana [13]
[edit] Thoroughbred racing
[edit] Rugby league
[edit] Rugby union
- Auckland defend the Ranfurly Shield against South Auckland (21-5) and Poverty Bay (29-10)
[edit] Soccer
A provincial league commences in Wanganui
Provincial league champions: [14]
- Auckland: Ponsonby AFC (Auckland)
- Canterbury: Burnham Industrial School
- Otago: Mornington
- Southland: Nightcaps
- Taranaki: Manaia
- Wanganui: Wanganui
- Wellington: Wellington Swifts
[edit] Tennis
- The Davis Cup final is held at Hagley Park, Christchurch. The Australasian team of Norman Brookes (Aus), Roger Heath (Aus) and Alfred Dunlop (NZ, doubles) beat the United States 4-0, the second reverse singles match not being played.
- Anthony Wilding wins the men's singles at the Wimbledon Championship for the second year in succession.
[edit] Births
- January 13: Joh Bjelke-Petersen, Premier of Queensland (Australia).
- January 24: Alfred Hulme, Victoria Cross winner.
- 30 March: David Russell, George Cross winner.
- 2 May: Ina Pickering, cricketer.
- J. A. W. Bennett, literary scholar.
- (in England): Joe Bootham, painter.
- Allen Curnow, poet and journalist.
- Harry Lake, politician.
[edit] Deaths
- 6 March: Mary Anne Barker (Lady Barker), author.
- 4 May: Rose Whitty, nun and founder of several convents. [15]
- 27 July: T. E. Taylor, politician, prohibitionist.
[edit] See also
- List of years in New Zealand
- Timeline of New Zealand history
- History of New Zealand
- Military history of New Zealand
- Timeline of environmental history of New Zealand
- Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
For world events and topics in 1911 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1911
[edit] References
- ^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
- ^ "Elections NZ - Leaders of the Opposition". http://www.elections.org.nz/democracy/leaders-opposition.html. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
- ^ "History in the making". The Marlborough Express. 6 July 2004. http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlboroughexpress/1001335a4603.html.
- ^ NZhistory.net
- ^ a b c Rendel, David (1975) Civil Aviation in New Zealand: An Illustrated History. Wellington. A.H. & A.W.Reed. ISBN 0 589 00905 2
- ^ A picture in Rendel, p. 7, shows both Walsh brothers in the aircraft although it is still on the ground.
- ^ Te ARa: Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966 - Olympiads and Empire Games
- ^ List of New Zealand Chess Champions
- ^ History of NZ open: TVNZ
- ^ edited by A. H. McLintock (1966). "Mens' Golf - National Champions". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/G/GolfMens/NewZealandAmateurChampions/en. Retrieved on 2009-02-13.
- ^ edited by A. H. McLintock (1966). "GOLF, WOMEN'S Competitions and Championships". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/G/GolfWomens/CompetitionsAndChampionships/en. Retrieved on 2009-02-13.
- ^ List of NZ Trotting cup winners
- ^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz
- ^ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nzchamp.html.
- ^ Catholic Encyclopedia
