1917 in New Zealand

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The following lists events that happened during 1917 in New Zealand.

Incumbents[]

Regal and viceregal[]

  • Head of State – George V
  • Governor – Arthur Foljambe, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, until 28 June[1]
  • Governor-General – Arthur Foljambe, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, from 28 June[2]

  • George V

  • Lord Liverpool

Government[]

The 19th New Zealand Parliament continues as a grand coalition led by the Reform Party. The general election due this year is deferred because of World War I.

  • Frederic Lang

  • William Massey

  • Joseph Ward

Parliamentary opposition[]

  • Leader of the Opposition – Joseph Ward (Liberal Party). Ward retains the title even though he is part of the coalition government.[3]

  • Joseph Ward

Judiciary[]

  • Robert Stout

Main centre leaders[]

  • James Gunson

  • John Luke

  • Henry Holland

  • James Clark

Events[]

  • April – The first Caudron[4] biplane purchased by Henry Wigram for the Canterbury Aviation Company arrives.[5]
  • 1 May – The New Zealand Rifle Brigade (Earl of Liverpool's Own) is formed as the 3rd Brigade of the New Zealand Division, part of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force.
  • 7 May – Cecil McKenzie Hill makes the first flight for the Canterbury Aviation Company.[5]
  • June – Pilot training by the Canterbury Aviation Company commences at Sockburn.[6]
  • 24 September – Ten New Zealand are soldiers killed in England in the Bere Ferrers rail accident.
  • 20 October – 850 New Zealand are soldiers killed in the Second Battle of Passchendaele, the greatest loss of life in a single day in the military history of New Zealand.
  • 1 December – Six o’clock closing of hotel bars is introduced as a wartime measure.[7]
Undated
  • "Extraordinary and continuous rainfall" throughout the year causes "enormous damage to roads and bridges", and "the country became waterlogged", according to the Public Works Statement.[8]
  • The West Coast Times, established in 1865, is merged into the Hokitika Guardian and Star.[9]

Arts and literature[]

See 1917 in art, 1917 in literature, Category:1917 books

Music[]

See: 1917 in music

Film[]

See: , 1917 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1917 films

Sport[]

Golf[]

  • The New Zealand Open championship and National Amateur Championships are not held due to the war.[10]

Horse racing[]

Harness racing[]

  • New Zealand Trotting Cup – Adelaide Direct[11]
  • Auckland Trotting Cup – Steel Bell (2nd win)[12]

Thoroughbred racing[]

Lawn bowls[]

The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Wellington.[14]

  • Men's singles champion – C.R. Ingram (Wellington Bowling Club)
  • Men's pair champions – A. Sawyer, J.J. Martin (skip) (Turanganui Bowling Club)
  • Men's fours champions – J.S. Ryrie, A.R. Coltman, W. Coltman, G.S. Osmond (skip) (Auckland Bowling Club)

Rugby union[]

  • The Ranfurly Shield (held by Wellington) is not contested as interprovincial matches are cancelled due to the war.

Soccer[]

  • Provincial league champions:[15]
    • Auckland – Brotherhood
    • Canterbury – Linwood
    • Hawke's Bay – Waipukurau
    • Otago – Northern
    • Southland – No competition
    • Wanganui – No competition
    • Wellington – No competition

Births[]

January[]

  • 13 January – Doris Strachan, athlete
  • 19 January – Agnes Ell, cricketer
  • 20 January – Emily Carpenter, home science academic, adult educationalist, consumer advocate
  • 25 January – Rosalie Gascoigne, sculptor
  • 27 January – John Pattison, World War II pilot
  • 28 January – Jack Hatchard, association footballer
  • 31 January
    • Erich Geiringer, writer, doctor, anti-nuclear weapons activist
    • Frank Gill, air force officer, politician

February[]

March[]

  • 1 March – Bill Sutton, artist
  • 9 March – Clarrie Gordon, boxer
  • 10 March – Tom Pritchard, cricketer
  • 20 March – Haddon Donald, soldier, politician, sports shooter
  • 22 March – Phil Holloway, politician
  • 26 March – Ruth Gilbert, poet

April[]

  • 13 April – Bruce Ferguson, soldier
  • 18 April – Brian Mason, geochemistry, mineralogist, meteoriticist

May[]

  • 6 May – Roy Scott, cricketer
  • 21 May – Margaret Milne, potter
  • 22 May – Charlie Munro, jazz musician

June[]

  • 10 June – Jack Henry, industrialist
  • 11 June – Tom Davis, Cook Islands politician
  • 25 June – Nora Crawford, police officer

July[]

  • 1 July – Maurice Carter, property developer, politician, philanthropist
  • 6 July – Arthur Lydiard, runner, athletics coach
  • 7 July – John Crichton, furniture and interior designer
  • 13 July – Frank Carpay, ceramics, textile and graphic designer
  • 14 July – Doug Zohrab, public servant, diplomat
  • 19 July – Lewis Johnston, cricket umpire
  • 21 July – Jock Newall, association footballer
  • 23 July – Douglas Goodfellow, businessman, philanthropist
  • 27 July – Ron Meek. economist and social scientist
  • 31 July – Derek Ward, World War II pilot

August[]

  • 1 August – Esme Tombleson, politician
  • 3 August – Eddie Isbey, politician
  • 7 August – Arthur Cresswell, cricketer
  • 24 August – Ruth Park, writer

September[]

  • 2 September – Jack Scholes, sailor
  • 6 September – Cecil Hight, World War II pilot
  • 7 September – Ewen Solon, actor
  • 16 September – David Lewis, sailor, Polynesian scholar
  • 23 September – Wiremu Te Tau Huata, Anglican priest, military chaplain
  • 26 September – James Coe, artist, art teacher, industrial designer, ergonomist
  • 30 September – Denis Rogers, politician, mayor of Hamilton (1959–68)

October[]

  • 2 October – Rosaleen Norton, artist, occultist
  • 17 October
    • Martin Donnelly, cricketer, rugby union player
    • John Oswald Sanders, missionary
  • 31 October – Evan Mackie, World War II pilot

November[]

  • 6 November – Henry Walters, cricketer
  • 25 November – Paul Beadle, sculptor, medallist

December[]

  • 2 December – Betty Batham, marine biologist
  • 7 December – Bert Roth, librarian, historian
  • 8 December – Alan Stewart, rugby union player, university administrator
  • 11 December – Owen Snedden, Roman Catholic bishop
  • 12 December – Alan Deere, military pilot, author
  • 13 December – Keith Hay, construction company founder, politician, conservative activist
  • 24 December – Ronald Triner, road cyclist

Deaths[]

January–February[]

  • 3 February – Robert McNab, politician (born 1864)
  • 17 February
  • 22 February – Hugh Murray-Aynsley, politician (born 1828)

March–April[]

  • 6 March
    • Tame Parata, politician (born c.1837)
    • William Salmond, Presbyterian minister, theologian (born 1835)
  • 11 March – William Hosking, doctor (born 1841)
  • 13 March – Percy Dix, vaudeville company manager (born 1866)
  • 27 March – Joseph Braithwaite, bookseller, politician, mayor of Dunedin (1905–06) (born 1848)
  • 30 March – Ferdinand Holm, mariner, ship owner (born 1844)
  • 23 April – Robert Bruce, politician, conservationist (born 1843)

May–June[]

  • 2 May – Alfred Lee Smith, politician (born 1838)
  • 7 June
  • 8 June
    • George Bollinger, soldier, diarist (born 1890)
    • Charles Henry Brown, military leader (born 1872)
    • Thomas Culling, World War I flying ace (born 1896)
  • 22 June – John Lecky, rugby union player (born 1863)

July–August[]

  • 8 July – Alexander McKay, geologist (born 1841)
  • 14 July
  • 15 July – Bill Mackrell, rugby union and rugby league player (born 1881)
  • 23 July – James Gore, politician, mayor of Dunedin (1881–82) (born 1834)
  • 27 July – Arthur Brown, Mayor of Wellington
  • 30 July – William Baldwin, politician (born 1836)
  • 31 July – William Henry Dillon Bell, politician (born 1884)
  • 4 August
  • 5 August – Don Buck, gum digger (born c.1869)
  • 6 August – Charles James, rugby league player (born 1891)
  • 7 August – Francis Earl Johnston, army officer (born 1871)
  • 14 August – William Sanders, naval officer, Victoria Cross recipient (born 1883)
  • 24 August – Alfred Kidd, politician, mayor of Auckland (1901–03) (born 1851)
  • 26 August – William Lane, journalist, utopian (born 1861)

September–October[]

November–December[]

  • 10 November – Charles King, cricketer (born 1847)
  • 13 November – Cecil Fitzroy, politician, mayor of Hastings (1894–99) (born 1844)
  • 15 November – Frank Twisleton, soldier, writer (born 1873)
  • 29 November – Ellen Greenwood, schoolteacher, social worker (born 1837)
  • 12 December – Sir Charles Bowen, politician (born 1830)
  • 14 December – George Wilson, cricketer (born 1887)
  • 23 December – Clive Franklyn Collett, World War I flying ace (born 1886)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ The office of Governor was renamed Governor-General by Letters Patent of 28 June 1917
  2. ^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
  3. ^ "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
  4. ^ Most likely a Caudron G.2, predecessor of the G.3
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Dictionary of New Zealand Biography – Henry Wigram
  6. ^ Rendel, David (1975) Civil Aviation in New Zealand: An Illustrated History. Wellington. A.H. & A.W.Reed. ISBN 0-589-00905-2
  7. ^ "Six o'clock closing of hotels". Hastings Standard. VII (332). 1 December 1917. p. 6. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  8. ^ Noonan, Rosslyn J. (1975). By Design: A brief history of the Public Works Department Ministry of Works 1870–1970. Wellington: Crown copyright. p. 87.
  9. ^ "West Coast Times". National Library of New Zealand.
  10. ^ "PGA European – Holden New Zealand Open". The Sports Network. 2005. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  11. ^ "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
  12. ^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Lambert, Max; Palenski, Ron, eds. (1982). The Air New Zealand Almanac. Moa Almanac Press. pp. 448–454. ISBN 0-908570-55-4.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
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