1885 in New Zealand
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 1885 in New Zealand |
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[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Regal and Vice Regal
[edit] Government and law
The 9th Parliament continues.
- Speaker of the House — Maurice O'Rorke.
- Premier — Robert Stout
- Minister of Finance — Julius Vogel
- Chief Justice — Hon Sir James Prendergast
[edit] Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland — William Waddel
- Mayor of Christchurch — Charles Hulbert
- Mayor of Dunedin — Arthur Scoular followed by John Barnes
- Mayor of Wellington — George Fisher
[edit] Events
- 1 June: The Cambridge News starts publication. It is produced three times a week.[1] The newspaper closed in 1889.[2]
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] Music
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[edit] Appointments and awards
- Primate of New Zealand — Henry John Chitty Harper (Bishop of Christchurch)
- Bishop of Auckland — William Garden Cowie
- Bishop of Dunedin — Samuel Tarratt Nevill
- Bishop of Nelson — Andrew Burn Suter
- Bishop of Waiapu — Edward Craig Stuart
- Bishop of Wellington — Octavius Hadfield
[edit] Sport
[edit] Athletics
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[edit] Cricket
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[edit] Golf
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[edit] Horse racing
- New Zealand Cup winner: Fusilade
- New Zealand Derby winner: Stonyhurst
- Auckland Cup winner: Nelson (Australian owned)
- Wellington Cup winner: Mahaki
- see also Category:New Zealand horse races.
[edit] Polo
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[edit] Rowing
The Wellington Rowing Club is formed in Wellington.[3]
[edit] Rugby Union
The Nelson union is formed.[4] It is now part of the Tasman Rugby Union.
Provincial club rugby champions include:
- see also Category:Rugby union in New Zealand
[edit] Shooting
Ballinger Belt: Lieutenant Lucas (Thames)
[edit] Swimming
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[edit] Tennis
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[edit] Births
- Charles Cotton, geologist.
- Robert Laidlaw, businessman.
[edit] Deaths
- 12 June: John Sheehan, politician.
[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 the New Zealand environment
- Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
For world events and topics in 1885 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1885
[edit] References
- General
- Romanos, J. (2001) New Zealand Sporting Records and Lists. Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett. ISBN 1-86958-879-7
- Specific
- ^ "SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1885". Te Aroha News. 30 May 1885. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=TAN18850530.2.3.1&cl=&srpos=0&st=1.
- ^ "Newspapers". Cambridge Museum. http://cambridgemuseum.org.nz/Npapers/npfront.htm.
- ^ History of Wellington Rowing Club
- ^ Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications. ISBN 0-908570-00-7
[edit] External links
Media related to 1885 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons
