1923 in New Zealand
The following lists events that happened during 1923 in New Zealand.
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Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
- Head of State – George V
- Governor-General – The Viscount Jellicoe GCB OM GCVO[1]
Government
The 21st New Zealand Parliament continued. The Reform Party governed as a minority with the support of independents.
Parliamentary opposition
Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland – James Gunson
- Mayor of Wellington – Robert Wright
- Mayor of Christchurch – Henry Thacker succeeded by James Arthur Flesher
- Mayor of Dunedin – James Sandilands Douglas succeeded by Harold Livingstone Tapley
Events
- New Zealand gained the right to conduct its own trade negotiations independently of Britain.[3]
- The Ross Dependency was claimed by Britain and placed under New Zealand administration.
- Opening of the Otira rail tunnel on the Midland Line.
- Establishment of the Royal New Zealand Air Force.
- The Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand is formed.
- Battlecruiser HMS New Zealand broken up for scrap.
- 28 March: Tauranga by-election won by Charles Edward MacMillan (Reform Party).
- 1 May: Oamaru by-election won by John MacPherson (Liberal Party).
- 6 July: Ongarue railway disaster – 17 passengers died when the overnight Auckland-Wellington Express ran into a landslip at Ongarue near Taumarunui.
- The New Zealand Inflation Rate reached the lowest recorded value −15.3 percent in March 1923.[4]
Arts and literature
See 1923 in art, 1923 in literature, Category:1923 books
Music
Production of the musical "Tutankhamen" by L.P.Leary at His Majesty's Theatre in Auckland. Music by Eric Waters.
See: 1923 in music
Radio
- A set of Broadcasting regulations are issued under the Post And Telegraph Act 1920. Under the new regulations the country is divided into four numerical transmission regions. The regulations also stipulate that the owner of a receiving set is to pay an annual licence of five shillings while permission to transmit costs two pounds.
Film
See: 1923 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1923 films
Sport
Chess
- The 32nd National Chess Championship was held in Christchurch, and was won by J.B. Dunlop of Oamaru, his third title.[5]
Cricket
- Plunket Shield
Golf
- The 10th New Zealand Open championship was won by A. Brooks.[6]
- The 27th National Amateur Championships were held in Wanganui[7]
- Men: J. Goss (Wanganui)
- Women: Miss E. Vigor Brown
Horse racing
Harness racing
- New Zealand Trotting Cup – Great Hope[8]
- Auckland Trotting Cup – Blue Mountain King[9]
Thoroughbred racing
- ARC Great Northern Derby – Enthusiasm
Lawn bowls
The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Auckland.[10]
- Men's singles champion – M. Walker (Ponsonby Bowling Club)
- Men's pair champions – W. McCallum, T. Edwards (skip) (Temuka Bowling Club)
- Men's fours champions – R.S. Somervell, J.F. Hosking, V.P. Casey, A. Parsons (skip) (Ponsonby Bowling Club)
Rugby
- A New South Wales team toured New Zealand, playing three matches against the New Zealand team. New Zealand won all three, 19–9, 34–6 and 38–11.[11]
- Hawkes Bay held and defended the Ranfurly Shield for the full season, defeating Wairarapa (6–0), Wellington (10–6), Poverty Bay (15–0), Canterbury (9–8), Horowhenua (38–11), and Auckland (20–5).[11]
Soccer
- Inaugural competition for the Chatham Cup won by Seacliff AFC (Otago)
- New Zealand tour of Australia:[12]
- 24 May, Granville: Lost 1–3 vs Granville
- 26 May, Sydney: drew 2–2 vs New South Wales
- 29 May, Newcastle: lost 0–2 vs Newcastle
- 2 June, Ipswich: won 4–2 vs Ipswich / West Moreton
- 4 June, Brisbane: won 3–1 vs Queensland
- 6 June, Nambour: won 2–0 vs North Coast
- 9 June, Brisbane: lost 1–2 vs Australia
- 13 June, Cessnock: lost 1–2 vs South Maitland
- 16 June, Sydney: won 3–2 vs Australia
- 20 June, Sydney: won 3–4 vs Metropolis
- 23 June, Sydney: won 3–1 vs Granville
- 25 June, Sydney: drew 1–1 vs New South Wales
- 30 June, Newcastle: won 4–1 vs Australia
- 3 July, Weston: lost 1–4 vs South Maitland
- 7 July, Wollongong: lost 0–2 vs South Coast
- 11 July, Lithgow: won 4–0 vs Western Districts
- Provincial league champions: [13]
- Auckland: North Shore AFC (Devonport)
- Canterbury: Sunnyside
- Hawke's Bay: Whakatu
- Nelson: Athletic
- Otago: HSOB
- South Canterbury: Albion Rovers
- Southland: Nightcaps
- Taranaki: Hawera
- Wanganui: Eastown Workshops
- Wellington: Waterside
Births
January–February
- 2 January – Joe McManemin, athletics coach, sports administrator
- 6 January – Norman Kirk, politician
- 11 January – Charles Philip Littlejohn, parliamentary officer
- 15 January – Nick Unkovich, lawn bowls player
- 27 January – Robert Burchfield, lexicographer
- 11 February – Bryce Rope, rugby union player and coach
March–April
- 1 March – Stephen Jelicich, architect, historian
- 2 March
- Ron Elvidge, rugby union player
- Don Taylor, cricketer
- 12 March – James Godwin, war crimes investigator
- 13 March – Travers Hardwick, rugby league player and coach
- 24 March – Poul Gnatt, ballet dancer and ballet master
- 26 March – Ronald Dobson, rugby union player
- 27 March – Donald Murdoch, cricketer
- 31 March – Lawrie Miller, cricketer
- 6 April – Rina Moore, doctor
- 7 April
- Lindsay Daen, sculptor
- Russell Stone, historian
- 14 April – Stan Cowman, cricket umpire
- 16 April – Thomas Freeman, cricketer
- 17 April – Ken Mudford, motorcycle racer
- 18 April – Allan Deane, cricketer
- 26 April – Harold Nelson, athlete
- 29 April – Jean Herbison, academic, university chancellor
May–June
- 17 May – Doug Ottley, association footballer
- 26 May
- Bill Meates, rugby union player
- Thomas Paulay, earthquake engineer, academic
- 4 June – Olga Stringfellow, journalist and author
- 7 June – Peter Sutton, Anglican bishop
- 19 June – Rex Orr, rugby union player
- 25 June – Margaret Reid, Presbyterian minister
- 30 June – Melvin Day, artist
July–August
- 8 July – Margaret di Menna, microbiologist
- 13 July – Max Lewis, cricketer
- 14 July – Noel Chambers, swimmer
- 16 July – Richard Bolt, air force officer
- 18 July – J.J. Stewart, rugby union coach and administrator, politician
- 28 July – Bill Sevesi, musician
- 9 August – Bob Neilson, rugby league player
- 11 August – Roy Roper, rugby union player
- 12 August – Janet Holm, environmental activist, historian
- 14 August – Jack Luxton, politician
- 15 August – Norm Jones, politician
- 28 August – Maurice Casey, jurist
September–October
- 9 September – Des Christian, rugby union player and coach
- 19 September – Bob Sorenson, rugby union player and coach, cricketer
- 29 September – Vernon McArley, cricketer
- 3 October – Jack McLean, rugby union and rugby league player
- 4 October – Lachie Grant, rugby union player
- 9 October
- Bob Fenton, politician
- Ronald Tremain, composer, music academic
- 15 October
- Joyce Carpenter, diver
- Jim McCormick, rugby union player
- 18 October – Rob Talbot, politician
- 20 October – Mike Minogue, politician
- 29 October
- David Kear, geologist, science administrator
- Ted Thorne, naval officer
November–December
- 1 November – Peter Mahon, jurist
- 4 November – Joan Hatcher, cricketer
- 5 November – Frederick Stanley, cricketer
- 10 November – Brian Ashby, Roman Catholic bishop
- 11 November – Sonja Davies, trade unionist, peace activist, politician
- 13 November – Austen Gittos, fencer
- 17 November
- Dick Scott, historian, journalist
- Bert Sutcliffe, cricketer
- 18 November – Neville Pickering, politician
- 20 November – Robert Harwood, cricketer
- 22 November – Guy Doleman, actor
- 28 November – Eric Heath, cartoonist
- 2 December – Andy Keyworth, master mariner
- 6 December – Karl Sim, art forger
- 13 December – Richard Campion, theatre director
- 17 December – John Darwin, statistician
- 20 December – Arthur Mills, cricketer
- 24 December – Bert Cook, rugby union and rugby league player
Deaths
January–March
- 9 January – Katherine Mansfield, writer (born 1888)
- 14 January – Frederick Radcliffe, photographer (born 1863)
- 28 January – Alfred Holdship, cricketer (born 1867)
- 6 February – William Thomas Jennings, politician (born 1854)
- 22 February – Sir William Herries, politician (born 1859)
- 17 March – Daniel Cooper, convicted baby farmer and illegal abortionist (born 1881)
- 25 March – John Patterson, politician, businessman (born 1855)
- 26 March – William Wescombe Corpe, sawmiller, dairy manufacturer (born 1836)
April–June
- 3 April
- Charles H. Mills, politician (born 1843)
- Arthur Seymour, politician (born 1832)
- 4 April – Charles Curtis, storekeeper, local-body politician (born 1850)
- 12 April
- William Collins, politician (born 1853)
- Randell McDonnell, cricketer (born 1843)
- 27 April – Gordon Millington, cricketer (born 1848)
- 7 May – Walter Dinnie, police commissioner (born 1850)
- 9 May – John Fuller, singer and theatrical company manager (born 1850)
- 21 May – Leopold Prime, cricketer (born 1884)
July–September
- 8 July – Henry Lawson, cricketer (born 1862)
- 16 July – Sir William Fraser, politician (born 1840)
- 27 July – William Dawson, brewer, politician (born 1852)
- 3 August – Frederick Fulton, cricketer (born 1859)
- 8 September – Thomas Mahoney, architect (born c.1854)
- 23 September – Sarah Higgins, midwife, writer (born 1830)
- 26 September – Hoani Te Whatahoro Jury, Ngāti Kahungunu scholar, recorder, interpreter (born 1841)
October–December
- 8 October – Angus Stuart, rugby union player (born 1858)
- 15 October – Thomas Frederic Cheeseman, botanist (born 1846)
- 17 October – William Meares, cricketer (born 1848)
- 10 November – John Stallworthy, politician (born 1854)
- 11 November – Robert Murdoch, malacologist (born 1861)
- 25 November – Sydney Callaway, cricketer (born 1868)
- 29 November – Gilbert Mair, soldier, interpreter, public servant (born 1843)
- 11 December – Joseph Maddison, architect (born 1850)
- 14 December – Michael Godby, cricketer (born 1850)
See also
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.
- NZ Parliament
- Trading Economics – New Zealand Inflation Rate (19 March 2014)
- List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- "PGA European – Holden New Zealand Open". The Sports Network. 2005. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
- 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.
- "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
- Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- McLintock, A.H., ed. (1966). "Bowls, men's outdoor—tournament winners". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- Palenski, R. and Lambert, M. The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. Moa Almanac Press. ISBN 0-908570-55-4
- List of New Zealand national soccer matches
- "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
External links
- Events of the Past Year as compiled by The New Zealand Herald
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