1935 in New Zealand
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 1935 in New Zealand: |
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[edit] Population
- Estimated Population as of 31 December: 1,569,700 [1]
- Increase since previous 31/12/1934: 11,300 (0.73%)
- Males per 100 Females: 103.1
[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Regal and Vice Regal
- Head of State - George V
- Governor-General - The Lord Bledisloe GCMG KBE PC, succeeded same year by The Viscount Galway GCMG DSO OBE PC [2]
[edit] Government
The 24th New Zealand Parliament continued with the coalition of the United Party and the Reform Party. In November the New Zealand general election 1935 resulted in a massive win for the opposition Labour Party.
- Speaker of the House - Charles Statham
- Prime Minister - George William Forbes then Michael Joseph Savage
- Minister of Finance - Gordon Coates then Walter Nash
- Minister of Foreign Affairs - George William Forbes then Michael Joseph Savage
- Attorney-General - George William Forbes then Rex Mason
[edit] Parliamentary opposition
- Leader of the Opposition - Michael Joseph Savage (Labour) until 6 December, then George William Forbes (United/Reform). [3]
[edit] Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland - George Hutchison then Ernest Davis
- Mayor of Hamilton - John Robert Fow
- Mayor of Wellington - Thomas Hislop
- Mayor of Christchurch - Daniel Giles Sullivan
- Mayor of Dunedin - Edwin Thomas Cox
[edit] Events
- 13 February: Fourth session of the 24th Parliament commences.[4]
- 5 April: Parliament goes into recess.
- 29 June: The Christchurch Times ceases publication. The newspaper began as the Lyttelton Times in 1851.[5]
- 29 August: Parliament recommences.
- 26 October: Fourth session of the 24th Parliament concludes.
- 1 November: The 24th Parliament is dissolved.
- 26 November: Voting in the four Māori electorates for the 1935 General Election.
- 27 November: Voting in the 76 general electorates for the 1935 General Election.
[edit] Arts and literature
See 1935 in art, 1935 in literature, Category:1935 books
[edit] Music
See: 1935 in music
[edit] Radio
See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand
[edit] Film
- Down on the Farm (film)
- Hei Tiki / Primitive Passions
- New Zealand's Charm: A Romantic Outpost of Empire [1]
- Magic Playgrounds in New Zealand's Geyserland [2]
See: Category:1935 film awards , 1935 in film , List of New Zealand feature films , Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1935 films
[edit] Appointments and awards
See: New Zealand Order of Merit , Order of New Zealand
- Archbishop of New Zealand
- Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia , see appointments to Diocese
[edit] Sport
[edit] Chess
- The 44th National Chess Championship was held in Christchurch, and was won by J.A. Erskine of Invercargill. [6]
[edit] Golf
- The 25th New Zealand Open championship was won by Alex Murray. [7]
- The 39th National Amateur Championships were held in Christchurch [8]
- Men: J.P. Hornabrook (Masterton)
- Women: Miss J. Anderson
[edit] Horse racing
[edit] Harness racing
- New Zealand Trotting Cup : Indianapolis - 2nd win [9]
- Auckland Trotting Cup: Graham Direct [10]
[edit] Thoroughbred racing
[edit] Rugby
Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, Category:All Blacks
[edit] Rugby league
New Zealand national rugby league team
[edit] Soccer
- The Chatham Cup is won by Hospital of Wellington who beat Western of Christchurch 3—1 in the final. [11]
- Provincial league champions: [12]
- Auckland: Ponsonby AFC (Auckland)
- Canterbury: Western
- Hawke's Bay: Napier YMCA
- Nelson: YMCA
- Otago: Maori Hill
- Southland: Corinthians
- Waikato: Huntly Starr Utd
- Wanganui: Thistle
- Wellington: Hospital
[edit] Births
- 31 May: Jim Bolger, politician & 35th Prime Minister of NZ
- 31 May: Bruce Bolton, cricketer
- 22 June: Koro Wetere, politician
- 10 July: Wilson Whineray, rugby player and businessman
- 18 August: Howard Morrison, entertainer
- 9 October: Paul Barton, cricketer
- December 5: Marise Chamberlain, middle-distance runner
- 21 December: Don Neely, cricket player and selector
- Barrie Bates (Billy Apple), pop artist
- Reg Boorman, politician
- Barry Crump, author
- Brian MacDonell, politician
- Lois Muir, netball player and coach
[edit] Deaths
- 7 June: Elizabeth McCombs, first female Member of NZ Parliament
- Ernie Booth, rugby player and 1905 ("originals") All Black
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/24107FC8-E7B5-4CF2-B17C-15E31CCA7D05/0/HistoricalPop.xls
- ^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
- ^ "Elections NZ - Leaders of the Opposition". http://www.elections.org.nz/democracy/leaders-opposition.html. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
- ^ Lambert & Palenski: The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. ISBN 0908570554
- ^ "Chapter 2: Early Statistical Sources – 19th Century" (PDF). Statistical publications 1840-2000. Statistics New Zealand. p 12. http://www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/9E78F21A-EF20-4C82-934B-1587FC7489CC/0/StatPubschapter2.pdf.
- ^ List of New Zealand Chess Champions
- ^ "PGA European - Holden New Zealand Open". The Sports Network. 2005. http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=golf-e/scores/archive_05/holden-preview.htm. Retrieved on 2009-03-25.
- ^ edited by A. H. McLintock (1966). "Mens' Golf - National Champions". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/G/GolfMens/NewZealandAmateurChampions/en. Retrieved on 2009-02-13.
- ^ List of NZ Trotting cup winners
- ^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz
- ^ Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com
- ^ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nzchamp.html.
[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 environmental history of New Zealand
- Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
For world events and topics in 1935 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1935
