1911 in New Zealand

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Decades:
  • 1890s
  • 1900s
  • 1910s
  • 1920s
  • 1930s
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The following lists events that happened during 1911 in New Zealand.

Incumbents[]

Regal and viceregal[]

  • Head of State – George V
  • Governor – The Lord Islington GCMG GBE DSO PC[1]

Government[]

Parliamentary opposition[]

Leader of the Opposition – William Massey (Reform Party).[2]

Main centre leaders[]

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 racecourses.[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]
  • 1 June: Women could no longer be employed as barmaids (with exemptions for existing barmaids and for relations of publicans).[7]
  • 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: , 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.[8]

Chess[]

  • The 24th National Chess Championship was held in Timaru, and was won by W.E. Mason of Wellington, his third title.[9]

Golf[]

Men's[]

Women's[]

  • Matchplay: Miss ? Brandon.[12]
  • Strokeplay (1st championship): Mrs G. Williams

Horse racing[]

Harness racing[]

  • New Zealand Trotting Cup: Lady Clare[13]
  • Auckland Trotting Cup: Bingana[14]

Rugby league[]

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:[15]

  • Auckland: Ponsonby AFC (Auckland)
  • Canterbury: Burnham Industrial School
  • Otago: Mornington
  • Southland: Nightcaps
  • Taranaki: Manaia
  • Wanganui: Wanganui
  • Wellington: Wellington Swifts

Tennis[]

  • The Davis Cup final is held at Hagley Park, Christchurch. The Australasian team of Norman Brookes (Aus), (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.
  • 17 February: Saul Goldsmith, political candidate.
  • 28 February: J. A. W. Bennett, literary scholar.
  • 30 March: David Russell, George Cross winner.
  • 2 May: Ina Pickering, cricketer.
  • 17 June: Allen Curnow, poet and journalist.
  • 29 September: Harry Lake, politician.
  • 12 December (in England): Joe Bootham, painter.

Category:1911 births

Deaths[]

  • 6 March: Mary Anne Barker (Lady Barker), author.
  • 2 May: Edward Riddiford, runholder
  • 4 May: Rose Whitty, nun and founder of several convents.[16]
  • 27 July: Tommy Taylor, politician, prohibitionist.
  • 14 December: Henry Hirst, politician (born 1838).

Category:1911 deaths

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
  2. ^ "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
  3. ^ "History in the making". The Marlborough Express. 6 July 2004. Archived from the original on 1 August 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
  4. ^ NZhistory.net
  5. ^ Jump up to: 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
  6. ^ A picture in Rendel, p. 7, shows both Walsh brothers in the aircraft although it is still on the ground.
  7. ^ "Flashback: when New Zealand banned barmaids?". Stuff (Fairfax). 1 December 2018.
  8. ^ Te ARa: Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966 – Olympiads and Empire Games
  9. ^ List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ History of NZ open: TVNZ
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ McLintock, A. H., ed. (1966). "GOLF, WOMEN'S Competitions and Championships". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
  13. ^ "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
  14. ^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
  16. ^ Catholic Encyclopedia

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