Английская Википедия:1938 in New Zealand
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Шаблон:Year in NZ The following lists events that happened during 1938 in New Zealand.
Population
- Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,618,500.[1]
- Increase since 31 December 1937: 16,500 (1.03%).[1]
- Males per 100 females: 103.2.[1]
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Government
The 25th New Zealand Parliament continues with the Labour Party in government. The general election in October results in the Labour government being returned for the 26th New Zealand Parliament.
- Speaker of the House – Bill Barnard (Labour Party)
- Prime Minister – Michael Joseph Savage
- Minister of Finance – Walter Nash
- Minister of Foreign Affairs – Michael Joseph Savage
- Attorney-General – Rex Mason
- Chief Justice – Sir Michael Myers
Parliamentary opposition
Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland – Ernest Davis
- Mayor of Wellington – Thomas Hislop
- Mayor of Christchurch – John Beanland then Robert M. Macfarlane
- Mayor of Dunedin – Edwin Thomas Cox then Andrew Henson Allen
Events
- 19 February: 21 people working on the Wairoa-Gisborne railway are drowned when a flash flood hits a works camp at Kopuawhara near Mahia.[4]
- The Times, formerly The Gisborne Times, is purchased by its opposition, The Poverty Bay Herald, which the following year becomes The Gisborne Herald.[5][6]
Arts and literature
See 1938 in art, 1938 in literature, Category:1938 books
Music
See: 1938 in music
Radio
See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film
- New Zealand Review no.5, Mountain Holiday, [1]
See: Category:1938 film awards, 1938 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1938 films
Sport
Basketball
An interprovincial championship is held even though there is no national association at this time.[7]
- Interpovincial Champions – Men: Otago
British Empire Games
Шаблон:Gold medal | Шаблон:Silver medal | Шаблон:Bronze medal | Total |
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5 | 7 | 13 | 25 |
Chess
- The 47th National Chess Championship was held in Dunedin, and was won by S. Hindin of Christchurch.[8]
Golf
- The 28th New Zealand Open championship was won by A.D. Locke.[9]
- The 42nd National Amateur Championships were held in Otago[10]
- Men: JP.G.F. Smith (Akarana)
- Women – matchplay: Miss S. Collins
- Women – strokeplay: Mrs R. Fullerton-Smith
Horse racing
Harness racing
- New Zealand Trotting Cup – Morello[11]
- Auckland Trotting Cup –Navy Blue[12]
Lawn bowls
The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Dunedin.[13]
- Men's singles champion – W.D. Bennett (Hastings Bowling Club)
- Men's pair champions – R.B. Clarke, C.E. Tyrrell (skip) (Roslyn Bowling Club)
- Men's fours champions – Stanley Snedden, F. Redpath, P. Munn, H. Wilson (skip) (Linwood Bowling Club)
Rugby
Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, Category:All Blacks
Rugby league
New Zealand national rugby league team
Soccer
- The Chatham Cup is won by Waterside who beat Mosgiel 4–0 in the final.[14]
- Provincial league champions:[15]
- Auckland: North Shore United
- Canterbury: Nomads United
- Hawke's Bay: Napier United
- Nelson: YMCA
- Otago: Mosgiel
- South Canterbury: Northern
- Southland: Invercargill Thistle
- Taranaki: Waitara
- Waikato: Hamilton Wanderers
- Wanganui: Marist
- Wellington: Waterside Karori
Births
- 21 January: Jim Anderton, politician. (died 2018).
- 11 February: Bevan Congdon, cricketer. (died 2018).
- 24 February: Murray Hudson, soldier, winner of the George Cross. (died 1974).
- 26 May: Pauline Parker, convicted murderer.
- 11 July: Ron Sang, architect and art collector. (died 2021).
- 12 July: Stanley Meads, rugby player.
- 24 July: John Sparling, cricketer.
- 29 July: Millie Khan, lawn bowler. (died 2003).
- 28 August: Aroha Reriti-Crofts, politician and community activist. (died 2022).
- 10 September: Colin Beyer, lawyer and businessman. (died 2015).
- 11 October: William Taylor, children's writer and politician. (died 2015).
- 12 October: Geoff Murphy, film director (died 2018).
- 28 October (in England): Anne Perry, convicted murderer. (died 2023)
- 29 October: Douglas Myers, businessman. (died 2017).
- 15 November: Peter Sinclair, radio and television host. (died 2001).
- 24 November: Wynne Bradburn, cricketer. (died 2008).
- 1 December: Bill Playle, cricketer. (died 2019).
- 2 December, Jonathan Hunt, politician and diplomat.
- 17 December: Peter Snell, athlete. (died 2019).
- 18 December: Syd Jackson, political activist. (died 2007).
Deaths
- 10 February: Sir Frederic Truby King, director of child welfare. (b. 1858)
- 22 February: Lindsay Buick, historian, journalist, politician. (b. 1865)
- 1 April: William Blomfield, cartoonist. (b. 1866)
- 12 July: Isabella Foster Rogers Kells, teacher, postmistress and community leader (b. 1861)
- 30 July: Alfred Brandon, Mayor of Wellington. (b. 1854)
- 15 December: James Whyte Kelly, politician. (b. 1855)
Full date unknown
- Eria Tutara-Kauika Raukura, tribal tohunga. (b. 1834)[16]
See also
- History of New Zealand
- List of years in New Zealand
- Military history of New Zealand
- Timeline of New Zealand history
- Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
- Timeline of the New Zealand environment
References
External links
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- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ nzhistory.net.nz
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- ↑ Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications. Шаблон:ISBN
- ↑ List of New Zealand Chess Champions Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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- ↑ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:DNZB