1938 in New Zealand
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The following lists events that happened during 1938 in New Zealand.
Population[]
- Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,618,500[1]
- Increase since 31 December 1937: 16,500 (1.03%)
- Males per 100 females: 103.2
Incumbents[]
Regal and viceregal[]
- Head of State – George VI
- Governor-General – The Viscount Galway GCMG DSO OBE PC[2]
Government[]
The 25th New Zealand Parliament continues with the Labour Party in government. The general election in October results in the Labour government being returned for the 26th New Zealand Parliament.
- Speaker of the House – Bill Barnard (Labour Party)
- Prime Minister – Michael Joseph Savage
- Minister of Finance – Walter Nash
- Minister of Foreign Affairs – Michael Joseph Savage
- Attorney-General – Rex Mason
- Chief Justice – Sir Michael Myers
Parliamentary opposition[]
- Leader of the Opposition – Adam Hamilton (National Party).[3]
Main centre leaders[]
- Mayor of Auckland – Ernest Davis
- Mayor of Hamilton – John Robert Fow then Harold David Caro
- Mayor of Wellington – Thomas Hislop
- Mayor of Christchurch – John Beanland then Robert M. Macfarlane
- Mayor of Dunedin – Edwin Thomas Cox then Andrew Henson Allen
Events[]
- 19 February: 21 people working on the Wairoa-Gisborne railway are drowned when a flash flood hits a works camp at near Mahia.[4]
- The Times, formerly The Gisborne Times, is purchased by its opposition, The Poverty Bay Herald, which the following year becomes The Gisborne Herald.[5][6]
Arts and literature[]
See 1938 in art, 1938 in literature, Category:1938 books
Music[]
See: 1938 in music
Radio[]
See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film[]
- New Zealand Review no.5, Mountain Holiday, [1]
See: Category:1938 film awards, 1938 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1938 films
Sport[]
Basketball[]
An interprovincial championship is held even though there is no national association at this time.[7]
- Interpovincial Champions – Men: Otago
British Empire Games[]
Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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5 | 7 | 13 | 25 |
Chess[]
- The 47th National Chess Championship was held in Dunedin, and was won by S. Hindin of Christchurch.[8]
Golf[]
- The 28th New Zealand Open championship was won by A.D. Locke.[9]
- The 42nd National Amateur Championships were held in Otago[10]
- Men: JP.G.F. Smith (Akarana)
- Women – matchplay: Miss S. Collins
- Women – strokeplay: Mrs R. Fullerton-Smith
Horse racing[]
Harness racing[]
Lawn bowls[]
The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Dunedin.[13]
- Men's singles champion – W.D. Bennett (Hastings Bowling Club)
- Men's pair champions – R.B. Clarke, C.E. Tyrrell (skip) (Roslyn Bowling Club)
- Men's fours champions – Stanley Snedden, F. Redpath, P. Munn, H. Wilson (skip) (Linwood Bowling Club)
Rugby[]
Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, Category:All Blacks
- Ranfurly Shield
Rugby league[]
New Zealand national rugby league team
Soccer[]
- The Chatham Cup is won by Waterside who beat Mosgiel 4–0 in the final.[14]
- Provincial league champions:[15]
- Auckland: North Shore United
- Canterbury: Nomads United
- Hawke's Bay: Napier United
- Nelson: YMCA
- Otago: Mosgiel
- South Canterbury: Northern
- Southland: Invercargill Thistle
- Taranaki: Waitara
- Waikato: Hamilton Wanderers
- Wanganui: Marist
- Wellington: Waterside Karori
Births[]
- 21 January: Jim Anderton, politician.
- 11 February: Bevan Congdon, cricketer.
- 24 February: Murray Hudson, soldier, winner of the George Cross.
- 26 May: Pauline Parker, convicted murderer.
- 11 July: Ron Sang, architect and art collector
- 12 July: Stanley Meads, rugby player.
- 24 July: John Sparling, cricketer.
- 29 July: Millie Khan, lawn bowler.
- 10 September: Colin Beyer, lawyer and businessman.
- 11 October: William Taylor, children's writer and politician.
- 28 October (in England): Juliet Hulme, convicted murderer.
- 15 November: Peter Sinclair, radio and television host.
- 24 November: Wynne Bradburn, cricketer.
- 1 December: Bill Playle, cricketer.
- 2 December, Jonathan Hunt, politician and diplomat.
- 17 December: Peter Snell, athlete.
Deaths[]
- 10 February: Sir Frederic Truby King, director of child welfare. (b. 1858)
- 22 February: Lindsay Buick, historian, journalist, politician. (b. 1865)
- 1 April: William Blomfield, cartoonist. (b. 1866)
- 30 July: Alfred Brandon, Mayor of Wellington. (b. 1854)
- 15 December: James Whyte Kelly, politician. (b. 1855)
See also[]
- History of New Zealand
- List of years in New Zealand
- Military history of New Zealand
- Timeline of New Zealand history
- Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
- Timeline of the New Zealand environment
References[]
- ^ "Historical population estimates tables". Statistics New Zealand.
- ^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
- ^ "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- ^ nzhistory.net.nz
- ^ "Poverty Bay Herald". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
- ^ Mackay, Joseph Angus (1949). "Historic Poverty Bay and the East Coast, N.I., N.Z.: Earliest Journals and Their Founders".
- ^ Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications. ISBN 0-908570-00-7
- ^ List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "PGA European – Holden New Zealand Open". The Sports Network. 2005. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
- ^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 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.
- ^ Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com Archived 14 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
External links[]
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