1903 in New Zealand
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The following lists events that happened during 1903 in New Zealand.
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Government
The 15th New Zealand Parliament continued. In government was the Liberal Party.
- Speaker of the House - Arthur Guinness (Liberal)
- Prime Minister - Richard Seddon
- Minister of Finance - Richard Seddon
- Chief Justice — Sir Robert Stout
Parliamentary opposition
- Leader of the Opposition - Vacant until 11 September, then William Massey, (Independent).[2]
Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland - Alfred Kidd then Edwin Mitchelson
- Mayor of Wellington - John Aitken
- Mayor of Christchurch - Henry Wigram
- Mayor of Dunedin - James Park then Thomas Scott
Events
January
February
March
April
June
July
August
September
26 September - New Zealand is the first country in the world to pass a Wireless Telegraphy Act.[3]
October
November
December
Arts and literature
See 1903 in art, 1903 in literature, Category:1903 books
Music
See: 1903 in music
Film
Sport
Boxing
The Bantamweight division is included in the national championships for the first time.
National amateur champions
- Heavyweight - H. Taylor (Greymouth)
- Middleweight - J. Griffin (Invercargill)
- Lightweight - A. Farquharson (Dunedin)
- Featherweight - A. Parker (Christchurch)
- Bantamweight - J. Pearce (Christchurch)
Chess
National Champion: J.C. Grierson of Auckland.[4]
Golf
The 11th National Amateur Championships were held in Napier [5]
- Men: Kurepo Tareha (Napier)
- Women: A. E Pearce
Horse racing
Harness racing
- Auckland Trotting Cup: Plain G [6]
Rugby union
Soccer
Provincial league champions:[7]
- Auckland: YMCA Auckland
- Otago: Northern
- Wellington: Wellington St. John's
Births
- 30 January: Colin Scrimgeour, minister and broadcaster.[8]
- 6 February: Jack Dunning, cricketer
- 11 March: George Dickinson, cricketer
- 11 March: Ronald Syme, historian
- 21 March: Frank Sargeson, writer
- 28 March: Merton Hodge, west-end playwright
- 23 April: John Stewart, politician.
- 10 June: Count Geoffrey Potocki de Montalk, poet.
- 6 July: Edward Musgrave Blaiklock, academic.
- 4 August: Charles Bateson, historian and writer
- 2 November: Anna Lois White, painter
- 15 November: Stewie Dempster, cricketer
Deaths
- 23 April: William Travers, politician (born 1819).
- 11 June: Thomas Mason, horticulturist and politician.
- 30 August: Joe Warbrick, rugby player (born 1862).
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
References
- ^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
- ^ "Elections NZ - Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Ministry of EconomicDevelopment: Celebrating 100 Years of Wireless
- ^ List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ McLintock, A. H., ed. (1966). "Men's Golf - National Champions". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
- ^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
- ^ Davidson, Allan K. "Scrimgeour, Colin Graham". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
External links
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