1911 in New Zealand
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Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Government
- Speaker of the House - Arthur Guinness (Liberal)
- Prime Minister - Joseph Ward (Liberal)
- Minister of Finance - Joseph Ward
Parliamentary opposition
Leader of the Opposition - William Massey (Reform Party).[2]
Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland - Lemuel Bagnall, then James Parr
- Mayor of Wellington - Thomas Wilford
- Mayor of Christchurch - Charles Allison, then Tommy Taylor, then John Joseph Dougall
- Mayor of Dunedin - Thomas Cole, then William Burnett
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]
Undated
- Arthur Schaef makes short powered hops in his first aircraft, the New Zealand Vogel, at Lyall Bay, Wellington.[5]
Arts and literature
See 1911 in art, 1911 in literature, Category:1911 books
Music
See: 1911 in music
Film
See: Category:1911 film awards, 1911 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1911 films
Sport
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]
Chess
- The 24th National Chess Championship was held in Timaru, and was won by W.E. Mason of Wellington, his third title.[8]
Golf
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
Women's
- Matchplay: Miss ? Brandon.[11]
- Strokeplay (1st championship): Mrs G. Williams
Horse racing
Harness racing
- New Zealand Trotting Cup: Lady Clare [12]
- Auckland Trotting Cup: Bingana [13]
Rugby union
- Auckland defend the Ranfurly Shield against South Auckland (21-5) and Poverty Bay (29-10)
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
- 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.
Births
- 13 January: Joh Bjelke-Petersen, Premier of Queensland (Australia).
- 24 January: 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.
Deaths
- 6 March: Mary Anne Barker (Lady Barker), author.
- 4 May: Rose Whitty, nun and founder of several convents.[15]
- 27 July: Tommy Taylor, politician, prohibitionist.
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". Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- ^ "History in the making". The Marlborough Express. 6 July 2004. Archived from the original on 1 August 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ 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). "Men's Golf - National Champions". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ edited by A. H. McLintock (1966). "GOLF, WOMEN'S Competitions and Championships". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ List of NZ Trotting cup winners
- ^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz
- ^ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
- ^ Catholic Encyclopedia
External links
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