Английская Википедия:1928 in New Zealand

Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Year in NZ The following lists events that happened during 1928 in New Zealand.

Population

Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,467,400.^[1]
Increase since previous 31 December 1927: 17,000 (1.17%).^[1]
Males per 100 females: 104.2.^[1]

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

Head of state – George V
Governor-General – Charles Fergusson^[2]

Government

The 22nd New Zealand Parliament concluded.

Speaker of the House – Charles Statham (Independent)
Prime Minister – Gordon Coates (Reform) until 10 December, then Joseph Ward (United)
Minister of Finance – William Downie Stewart (Reform) until 10 December, then Joseph Ward (United)
Minister of Foreign Affairs – Gordon Coates (Reform) until 10 December, then Joseph Ward (United)

Parliamentary opposition

Leader of the Opposition – Harry Holland (Labour) until 18 October, then Joseph Ward (United) from 4 to 10 December, then Gordon Coates (Reform).^[3]

Judiciary

Chief Justice – Sir Charles Skerrett

Main centre leaders

Events

New Zealand signs its first bilateral trade agreement, with Japan.^[4]
10 January: George Hood and John Moncrieff attempt the first flight from Australia to New Zealand in an aircraft named Aotearoa, but radio signals cease after 12 hours and they are never seen again.^[5]
14 July: The schooner Isabella de Fraine capsizes on the bar at the entrance to Hokianga harbour, with the loss of all eight crew.^[6]
24 October: The Weekly Press stops publishing. The magazine started in 1865.^[7]

Arts and literature

See 1928 in art, 1928 in literature, Category:1928 books

Sport

Badminton

National champions
- Men's singles: T. Kelly
- Women's singles: E. Hetley
- Men's doubles: R. Creed-Meredith and L. Wilson
- Women's doubles: E. Hetley and F. Harvey
- Mixed doubles: Mr and Mrs E. Dart

Chess

The 37th National Chess Championship was held in Christchurch, and was won by A.W.O. Davies of Auckland, his fourth title.^[8]

Golf

The 18th New Zealand Open championship was won by Sloan Morpeth, an amateur.^[9]
The 32nd National Amateur Championships were held in Otago ^[10]
- Men: T.H. Horton (Masterton) - 2nd title
- Women: Mrs ? Chrystal

Horse racing

Harness racing

New Zealand Trotting Cup – Peter Bingen^[11]
Auckland Trotting Cup – Gold Jacket^[12]

Thoroughbred racing

New Zealand Cup – Oratrix^[13]
Avondale Gold Cup – Bisox^[13]
Auckland Cup – Corinax^[13]
Wellington Cup – Star Stranger^[13]
New Zealand Derby – Nightmarch^[13]

Lawn bowls

The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Christchurch.^[14]

Men's singles champion – J. Scott (Caledonian Bowling Club)
Men's pair champions – D. Dumphy, G. Logan (skip) (Maitai Bowling Club)
Men's fours champions – F. Kettle, V. Langley, D. Hutchison, W. Foster (skip) (Caledonian Bowling Club)

Olympic Games

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Ted Morgan wins a gold medal in boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, becoming the first New Zealander to win an individual Olympic gold medal while competing for New Zealand.

Rugby

Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, Category:New Zealand international rugby union players

Ranfurly Shield. The season started with Canterbury holding the shield, and they defended it against South Canterbury (29-9) before losing it to Wairarapa (7-8). Wairarapa held the shield for the remainder of the season, beating Bush (57-11), Marlborough (26-8), Wellington (9-3) and Manawhenua (31-10).^[15]

Rugby league

Tour of New Zealand by Great Britain, who win the test series 2-1
- 1st Test, Dunedin, GB 6-5
- 2nd Test, Christchurch, GB 13 - 5
- 3rd test, Auckland, NZ 17 - 13

Soccer

1928 Chatham Cup won by Petone
Provincial league champions: ^[16]
- Auckland: Tramways
- Canterbury: Western
- Hawke's Bay: Napier Rangers
- Nelson: Athletic
- Otago: Maori Hill
- South Canterbury: Colmoco
- Southland: Corinthians
- Taranaki: Caledonian
- Waikato: Pukemiro Junction
- Wanganui: KP's
- Wellington: YMCA

Births

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January

4 January – Tom Ah Chee, businessman (died 2000)
19 January – Dorothy Jelicich, trade unionist, politician (died 2015)
21 January – Ron Scott, sports administrator (died 2016)

February

1 February – John Dawson, botanist (died 2019)
3 February – Bill Crump, cricketer
5 February – Iain Campbell, cricketer, schoolteacher (died 2015)
9 February – George Groombridge, politician (died 2022)
15 February – David Hall, chemist (died 2016)
16 February – Murray Muir, cricketer (died 2004)
17 February – Larry Savage, rugby union player (died 2013)
19 February – Marti Friedlander, photographer (died 2016)
23 February – Taini Jamison, netball player and coach (died 2023)
26 February – Douglas St. John, cricketer (died 1992)
27 February – Yvonne Cartier, ballet dancer and instructor, mime (died 2014)
29 February
- Ed Latter, politician (died 2016)
- Alan Loveday, violinist (died 2016)

March

2 March – Don Richardson, musical arranger, producer and promoter, bandleader (died 2008)
16 March
- Johnny Dodd, rugby league player (died 2007)
- Leslie Swindale, soil scientist (died 2022)
17 March – Patricia Bartlett, pro-censorship activist (died 2000)
21 March – Boyce Richardson, journalist, author, filmmaker (died 2020)
22 March – Peter Malone, veterinary surgeon, politician (died 2006)
23 March – Allan Hubbard, businessman (died 2011)
31 March
- Herbert Familton, alpine skier (died 2002)
- Maurice Goodall, Anglican bishop died 2010)

April

3 April – Ralph Matthews, Anglican bishop (died 1983)
5 April – David Farquhar, composer, music academic (died 2007)
6 April
- Ivan Armstrong, field hockey player and coach, tennis umpire, schoolteacher (died 2014)
- Dave Dephoff, athlete (died 2014)
11 April – James Gill, cricketer (died 2019)
18 April – Abe Jacobs, wrestler (died 2023 in the United States)
21 April – Ian Brooks, politician (died 2022)
26 April – Shayle R. Searle, statistician (died 2013)
27 April – John Brown, cricket umpire (died 2005)

May

1 May – Tim Francis, diplomat (died 2016)
4 May – Tim Hewat, television producer and journalist (died 2004)
6 May – Heather Robson, badminton and tennis player (died 2019)
16 May – Emily Mair, opera singer, pianist and vocal coach (died 2021)
24 May – Jane Galletly, television scriptwriter (died 2017)
25 May – Christopher Rollinson, boxer (died 1988)

June

3 June – John Richard Reid, cricketer (died 2020)
4 June – Whakahuihui Vercoe, Anglican archbishop (died 2007)
27 June – Annette Johnson, alpine skier (died 2017)

July

4 July – Peter Mander, sailor, businessman (died 1998)
6 July – Pakaariki Harrison, tohunga whakairo (died 2008)
10 July – Janet Shackleton, hurdler (died 2021)
12 July
- Pixie Williams, singer (died 2013)
- Peter Yaxley, rugby league player and referee (died 2015)
24 July – Shirley Hardman, athlete (died 2019)
28 July – Edward Raymond Horton, convicted murderer (died 1977)

August

10 August – Dorrie Parker, athlete (died 1993)
14 August – John Stoke, occupational medicine expert, public servant (died 2000)
30 August – Mayzod Reid, diver (died 2001)

September

4 September – Kerry Ashby, rower (died 2015)
9 September – Edward Somers, jurist (died 2002)
18 September
- Basil Arthur, politician (died 1985)
- Arthur Berry, cricketer (died 2016)
19 September – Kevin Stuart, rugby union player (died 2005)
21 September – Con Devitt, trade unionist (died 2014)
25 September – George Hoskins, athlete (died 2000)
30 September – Owen Dolan, Roman Catholic bishop

October

6 October – Rex Hamilton, sport shooter (died 2010)
9 October
- Eris Paton, cricketer (died 2004)
- Derek Steward, athlete (died 2017)
12 October – Jack Manning, architect (died 2021)
23 October – Bruce Kent, cyclist (died 1979)
24 October – Ken Hough, cricketer, association footballer (died 2009)
26 October – Ian Middleton, novelist (died 2007)

November

4 November – Ross Allen, politician, cricket umpire (died 2019)
8 November – Rex Forrester, hunter, fisherman (died 2001)
11 November – Trevor Meale, cricketer (died 2010)
13 November – John Blumsky, journalist, broadcaster (died 2013)
23 November – Terry Dunleavy, wine industry leader, politician, columnist (died 2022)
26 November – David Garner, physical oceanographer (died 2016)
28 November – Percy Erceg, rugby union player, coach and administrator (died 2019)
30 November – Bryan Bartley, civil engineer, inventor (died 2015)

December

8 December – Maurice Cockerill, rugby union player, cricketer
9 December – Jim Kelly, cricketer (died 1995)
10 December – John Barry, tennis player
11 December
- Norma Williams, swimmer, swimming administrator, journalist (died 2017)
- Arnold Manaaki Wilson, artist, art educator (died 2012)
15 December – Friedensreich Hundertwasser, artist, architect (died 2000)
23 December – Jack Skeen, rugby union player (died 2001)
30 December – Jean Stonell, cricketer (died 2008)

Exact date unknown

Ray Watters, geographer

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Deaths