1883 in New Zealand
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The following lists events that happened during 1883 in New Zealand.
Incumbents[]
Regal and viceregal[]
- Head of State – Queen Victoria
- Governor – Lieutenant-General Sir William Jervois begins his term on 20 January.
Government and law[]
The 8th New Zealand Parliament continues.
- Speaker of the House – Maurice O'Rorke.
- Premier – Frederick Whitaker is replaced by Harry Atkinson on 25 September
- Minister of Finance – Harry Atkinson
- Chief Justice – Hon Sir James Prendergast
Main centre leaders[]
- Mayor of Auckland – James Clark followed by
- Mayor of Christchurch – George Ruddenklau
- Mayor of Dunedin – followed by William Parker Street
- Mayor of Wellington – George Fisher
Events[]
- 1 March – A telephone exchange is opened in Wellington (the fourth in New Zealand).
- The Hokitika Guardian and Hokitika Evening Star merge to form the Hokitika Guardian and Star.[1]
- September: The Waikato Mail ceases publication. The Cambridge newspaper started in 1880.[2]
- 19 February: Pacifist leaders Te Whiti o Rongomai and To hu are released from prison, where they had been held without trial since November 1881.[3]
- July: The Waikato Gazette & Thames Valley Recorder begins publishing.[4] It was absorbed by the Cambridge News in 1889.
- the New Zealand Shipping Company was formed in Christchurch.[5]
Sport[]
Cricket[]
Horse racing[]
The New Zealand Cup is so-named, the race having been run under another name since 1865.[6]
- New Zealand Cup winner: Tasman
- New Zealand Derby winner: Oudeis
- Auckland Cup winner: Salvage
- Wellington Cup winner: Mischief
- see also Category:Horse races in New Zealand.
Rugby[]
The Auckland Rugby Union is formed.[6]
Provincial club rugby champions include:
- see also Category:Rugby union in New Zealand
Shooting[]
Ballinger Belt: Sergeant Kennedy (Dunedin)
Births[]
- 14 May – Charlie Seeling (died 1956), rugby (league and union) footballer.
- 31 October – Anthony Wilding (died 1915), tennis player
Deaths[]
- 30 March: Edward Graham McMinn, politician.
- 30 June: William Cutten, politician.
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[]
- General
- Romanos, J. (2001) New Zealand Sporting Records and Lists. Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett. ISBN 1-86958-879-7
- Specific
- ^ Scholefield, Guy Hardy (1938). A Union Catalogue of New Zealand Newspapers Preserved in Public Libraries.
- ^ "Newspapers". Cambridge Museum. Archived from the original on 5 July 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2008.
- ^ nzhistory.net.nz
- ^ "Local and General Intelligence". Tuapeka Times. 7 July 1883. p. 2.
- ^ McLean, Gavin (editor): Ships of the New Zealand Shipping Company GP Books, Wellington, 1989. ISBN 0-477-00015-0
- ^ a b Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications ISBN 0-908570-00-7
External links[]
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