1847 in New Zealand
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The following lists events that happened during 1847 in New Zealand.
Population[]
The estimated population of New Zealand at the end of 1847 is 69,700 Māori and 14,477 non-Māori.[1]
Incumbents[]
Regal and viceregal[]
- Head of State – Queen Victoria
- Governor – Sir George Grey
Government and law[]
- Chief Justice – William Martin
Events[]
- 5 August – The Ramilles arrives in Auckland with the first fencibles.[2] They are initially housed at the Auckland Barracks.[3]
- 15 September – The first hospital in Wellington is opened in Thorndon.[4][5][6]
- 17 November – The first fencibles move to Onehunga.[3]
Undated[]
- The first permanent hospital in Auckland opens in Grafton Gully.[7][8]
Births[]
- January 5: William Rose Bock, engraver, medallist, illuminator, stamp designer, lithographer and publisher (d. 1932)
- (unknown date, place): Charles King, cricketer (d. 1917)
Deaths[]
- 12 March: Te Manihera Poutama, missionary
- 5 April: George Binns, chartist leader and poet
- 19 July (in Tasmania): Hohepa Te Umuroa, political prisoner
- 1 September: Tiakitai, tribal leader and trader
Unknown date[]
- Dicky Barrett, whaler and trader
- Tuhuru Kokare, tribal leader
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 has collated estimates from a number of sources (interpolating where necessary) at "Long-term data series". Archived from the original on 5 March 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2008., in particular "A1.1 Total population.xls". Archived from the original (Excel) on 5 March 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2008.
- ^ New Zealand Fencible Society
- ^ a b "The Fencibles". Archived from the original on 3 February 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
- ^ "Capital & Coast District Health Board: The Thorndon Hospitals". Archived from the original on 15 October 2008. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
- ^ University of Otago: Wellington School of Medicine - Chronology
- ^ Other sources state that the first hospital in Wellington was built in 1846. This may have been when construction started.
- ^ Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand: Auckland - Government, education and health
- ^ Other sources state that the first hospital in Auckland was built in 1845. This may have been when construction started.
External links[]
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