1923 in New Zealand
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Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Government
The 21st New Zealand Parliament continued. The Reform Party governed as a minority with the support of independents.
- Speaker of the House – Charles Statham (Independent)
- Prime Minister – William Massey
- Minister of Finance – William Massey
- Minister of Foreign Affairs – Francis Bell
Parliamentary opposition
Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland – James Gunson
- Mayor of Hamilton – John Robert Fow
- Mayor of Wellington – Robert Wright
- Mayor of Christchurch – Henry Thacker succeeded by James Arthur Flesher
- Mayor of Dunedin – James Sandilands Douglas succeeded by Harold Livingstone Tapley
Events
- New Zealand gained the right to conduct its own trade negotiations independently of Britain.[3]
- The Ross Dependency was claimed by Britain and placed under New Zealand's administration
- Opening of the Otira rail tunnel on the Midland Line.
- Establishment of the Royal New Zealand Air Force
- The Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand is formed.
- Battlecruiser HMS New Zealand broken up for scrap.
- 28 March: Tauranga by-election won by Charles Edward MacMillan (Reform Party)
- 1 May: Oamaru by-election won by John MacPherson (Liberal Party)
- Friday 6 July around 6am Auckland-Wellington Express on the main trunk line runs into a slip at Ongarue near Taumarunui resulting in 17 deaths.
- The New Zealand Inflation Rate reached the lowest recorded value -15.3 Percent in March 1923 [4]
Arts and literature
See 1923 in art, 1923 in literature, Category:1923 books
Music
Production of the musical "Tutankhamen" by L.P.Leary at His Majesty's Theatre in Auckland. Music by Eric Waters.
See: 1923 in music
Radio
- A set of Broadcasting regulations are issued under the Post And Telegraph Act 1920. Under the new regulations the country is divided into four numerical transmission regions. The regulations also stipulate that the owner of a receiving set is to pay an annual licence of five shillings while permission to transmit costs two pounds.
See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film
See: 1923 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1923 films
Sport
Chess
- The 32nd National Chess Championship was held in Christchurch, and was won by J.B. Dunlop of Oamaru, his third title.[5]
Cricket
Golf
- The 10th New Zealand Open championship was won by A. Brooks.[6]
- The 27th National Amateur Championships were held in Wanganui [7]
- Men: J. Goss (Wanganui)
- Women: Miss E. Vigor Brown
Horse racing
Harness racing
- New Zealand Trotting Cup: Great Hope [8]
- Auckland Trotting Cup: Blue Mountain King [9]
Thoroughbred racing
- ARC Great Northern Derby: Won by Enthusiasm (NZ)
Rugby
- A New South Wales team toured New Zealand, playing three matches against the New Zealand team. New Zealand won all three, 19-9, 34-6 and 38-11.[10]
- Hawkes Bay held and defended the Ranfurly Shield for the full season, defeating Wairarapa (6-0), Wellington (10-6), Poverty Bay (15-0), Canterbury (9-8), Horowhenua (38-11), and Auckland (20-5).[10]
Soccer
- Inaugural competition for the Chatham Cup won by Seacliff AFC (Otago)
- New Zealand tour of Australia:[11]
- 24 May, Granville: Lost 1-3 vs Granville
- 26 May, Sydney: drew 2-2 vs New South Wales
- 29 May, Newcastle: lost 0-2 vs Newcastle
- 2 June, Ipswich: won 4-2 vs Ipswich / West Moreton
- 4 June, Brisbane: won 3-1 vs Queensland
- 6 June, Nambour: won 2-0 vs North Coast
- 9 June, Brisbane: lost 1-2 vs Australia
- 13 June, Cessnock: lost 1-2 vs South Maitland
- 16 June, Sydney: won 3-2 vs Australia
- 20 June, Sydney: won 3-4 vs Metropolis
- 23 June, Sydney: won 3-1 vs Granville
- 25 June, Sydney: drew 1-1 vs New South Wales
- 30 June, Newcastle: won 4-1 vs Australia
- 3 July, Weston: lost 1-4 vs South Maitland
- 7 July, Wollongong: lost 0-2 vs South Coast
- 11 July, Lithgow: won 4-0 vs Western Districts
- Provincial league champions: [12]
- Auckland: North Shore AFC (Devonport)
- Canterbury: Sunnyside
- Hawke's Bay: Whakatu
- Nelson: Athletic
- Otago: HSOB
- South Canterbury: Albion Rovers
- Southland: Nightcaps
- Taranaki: Hawera
- Wanganui: Eastown Workshops
- Wellington: Waterside
Births
January–February
- 2 January – Joe McManemin, athletics coach, sports administrator
- 6 January – Norman Kirk, politician
- 11 January – Charles Philip Littlejohn, parliamentary officer
- 27 January – Robert Burchfield, lexicographer
- 11 February – Bryce Rope, rugby union player and coach
March–April
- 1 March – Stephen Jelicich, architect, historian
- 2 March
- Ron Elvidge, rugby union player
- Don Taylor, cricketer
- 12 March – James Godwin, war crimes investigator
- 13 March – Travers Hardwick, rugby league player and coach
- 24 March – Poul Gnatt, ballet dancer and ballet master
- 26 March – Ronald Dobson, rugby union player
- 27 March – Donald Murdoch, cricketer
- 31 March – Lawrie Miller, cricketer
- 6 April – Rina Moore, doctor
- 7 April
- Lindsay Daen, sculptor
- Russell Stone, historian
- 14 April – Stan Cowman, cricket umpire
- 16 April – Thomas Freeman, cricketer
- 17 April – Ken Mudford, motorcycle racer
- 18 April – Allan Deane, cricketer
- 26 April – Harold Nelson, athlete
- 29 April – Jean Herbison, academic, university chancellor
May–June
- 17 May – Doug Ottley, association footballer
- 26 May
- Bill Meates, rugby union player
- Thomas Paulay, earthquake engineer, academic
- 4 June – Olga Stringfellow, journalist and author
- 7 June – Peter Sutton, Anglican bishop
- 19 June – Rex Orr, rugby union player
- 30 June – Melvin Day, artist
July–August
- 8 July – Margaret di Menna, microbiologist
- 13 July – Max Lewis, cricketer
- 16 July – Richard Bolt, air force officer
- 18 July – J.J. Stewart, rugby union coach and administrator, politician
- 28 July – Bill Sevesi, musician
- 9 August – Bob Neilson, rugby league player
- 11 August – Roy Roper, rugby union player
- 14 August – Jack Luxton, politician
- 15 August – Norm Jones, politician
- 28 August – Maurice Casey, jurist
September–October
- 9 September – Des Christian, rugby union player and coach
- 19 September – Robert Sorenson, cricketer
- 29 September – Vernon McArley, cricketer
- 3 October – Jack McLean, rugby union and rugby league player
- 9 October
- Robert Fenton, politician
- Ronald Tremain, composer, music academic
- 15 October – Jim McCormick, rugby union player
- 18 October – Rob Talbot, politician
- 20 October – Mike Minogue, politician
- 29 October – Ted Thorne, naval officer
November–December
- 1 November – Peter Mahon, jurist
- 4 November – Joan Hatcher, cricketer
- 5 November – Frederick Stanley, cricketer
- 10 November – Brian Ashby, Roman Catholic bishop
- 11 November – Sonja Davies, trade unionist, peace activist, politician
- 17 November – Bert Sutcliffe, cricketer
- 18 November – Neville Pickering, politician
- 20 November – Robert Harwood, cricketer
- 22 November – Guy Doleman, actor
- 28 November – Eric Heath, cartoonist
- 2 December – Andy Keyworth, master mariner
- 6 December – Karl Sim, art forger
- 13 December – Richard Campion, theatre director
- 17 December – John Darwin, statistician
- 20 December – Arthur Mills, cricketer
- 24 December – Bert Cook, rugby union and rugby league player
Exact date unknown
- Dick Scott, historian and journalist
Deaths
January–March
- 9 January – Katherine Mansfield, writer (born 1888)
- 14 January – Frederick Radcliffe, photographer
- 28 January – Alfred Holdship, cricketer (born 1867)
- 6 February – William Thomas Jennings, politician (born 1854)
- 22 February – Sir William Herries, politician (born 1859)
- 17 March – Daniel Cooper, convicted baby farmer and illegal abortionist (born 1881)
- 25 March – John Patterson, politician, businessman (born 1855)
- 26 March – William Wescombe Corpe, sawmiller, dairy manufacturer (born 1836)
April–June
- 3 April
- Charles H. Mills, politician (born 1843)
- Arthur Seymour, politician (born 1832)
- 4 April – Charles Curtis, storekeeper, local-body politician (born 1850)
- 12 April
- William Collins, politician (born 1853)
- Randell McDonnell, cricketer (born 1843)
- 27 April – Gordon Millington, cricketer (born 1848)
- 7 May – Walter Dinnie, police commissioner (born 1850)
- 9 May – John Fuller, singer and theatrical company manager (born 1850)
- 21 May – Leopold Prime, cricketer (born 1884)
July–September
- 8 July – Henry Lawson, cricketer (born 1862)
- 16 July – Sir William Fraser, politician (born 1840)
- 27 July – William Dawson, brewer, politician (born 1852)
- 3 August – Frederick Fulton, cricketer (born 1859)
- 8 September – Thomas Mahoney, architect (born c.1854)
- 23 September – Sarah Higgins, midwife, writer (born 1830)
- 26 September – Hoani Te Whatahoro Jury, Ngāti Kahungunu scholar, recorder, interpreter (born 1841)
October–December
- 8 October – Angus Stuart, rugby union player (born 1858)
- 15 October – Thomas Frederic Cheeseman, botanist (born 1846)
- 17 October – William Meares, cricketer (born 1848)
- 10 November – John Stallworthy, politician (born 1854)
- 11 November – Robert Murdoch, malacologist (born 1861)
- 25 November – Sydney Callaway, cricketer (born 1868)
- 29 November – Gilbert Mair, soldier, interpreter, public servant (born 1843)
- 11 December – Joseph Maddison, architect (born 1850)
- 14 December – Michael Godby, cricketer (born 1850)
Exact date unknown
- William Thomas Wood, politician (born 1854)
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: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
- ↑ "Elections NZ - Leaders of the Opposition". Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- ↑ NZ Parliament
- ↑ Trading Economics - New Zealand Inflation Rate (19/03/2014)
- ↑ List of New Zealand Chess Champions
- ↑ "PGA European - Holden New Zealand Open". The Sports Network. 2005. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
- ↑ edited by A. H. McLintock (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
- ↑ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz
- 1 2 Palenski, R. and Lambert, M. The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. Moa Almanac Press. ISBN 0-908570-55-4
- ↑ List of New Zealand national soccer matches
- ↑ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
External links
Media related to 1923 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons
- Events of the Past Year as compiled by The New Zealand Herald
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