1915 in New Zealand

none December 2019 1915 The following lists events that happened during 1915 in New Zealand. World War I and New Zealand's participation in it dominate the year. Most notably, New Zealand troops take part in the landings at ANZAC cove, Gallipoli on 25 April, and the ensuing campaign. The various political parties agree to form a wartime coalition in August, even though the Reform Party has an absolute majority in parliament. Many sporting events are put on hold for the duration of the war, due to the number of men serving in the armed forces and the drive to conserve resources for the war effort. Incumbents Regal and viceregal Head of State – George V Governor – Arthur Foljambe, 2nd Earl of LiverpoolStatistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52 Government The 19th New Zealand Parliament commenced, initially with the Reform Party in power, but in August a wartime coalition government was formed, with Liberal party leader Joseph Ward becoming finance minister. Speaker of the House – Frederic Lang (Reform Party) Prime Minister – William Massey (Reform Party) Minister of Finance – James Allen until 12 August, then Joseph Ward Parliamentary opposition Leader of the Opposition – Joseph Ward (Liberal Party). Ward retained the title even though he became part of the coalition government.http://www.elections.org.nz/democracy/leaders-opposition.html Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition 6 April 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081017200326/http://www1.elections.org.nz/democracy/leaders-opposition.html 17 October 2008 dead Judiciary Chief Justice – Sir Robert Stout Main centre leaders Mayor of Auckland – James Parr then James Gunson Mayor of Wellington – John Luke Mayor of Christchurch – Henry Holland Mayor of Dunedin – John Shacklock then James Clark Events 1 January – First flight of the Walsh Brothers' Curtiss-type flying boat.Rendel, David (1975) Civil Aviation in New Zealand: An Illustrated History. Wellington. A.H. & A.W.Reed. 0-589-00905-2http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/W/WalshLeoAustinAndWalshVivianClaude/WalshLeoAustinAndWalshVivianClaude/en Te Ara: Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966 – Leo and Vivian Walsh 2 October 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080821200622/http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/W/WalshLeoAustinAndWalshVivianClaude/WalshLeoAustinAndWalshVivianClaude/en 21 August 2008 dead The flight takes place at Bastion Point and it is the first such aircraft built and flown in the Southern Hemisphere.Auckland Airport: New Zealand Aviators – The Walsh Brothers Flying School 14 February – The first contingent of 500 Māori soldiers sails for Egypt aboard SS Warrimoo. Earlier policy had been against 'native peoples' fighting in a European war.nzhistory.govt.nz https://web.archive.org/web/20110610140152/http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/timeline%26new_date%3D014/02 10 June 2011 25 April – New Zealand troops participate in the landings at Gallipoli. 23 October – Sinking of SS Marquette with 32 New Zealand deaths; mainly nurses and medical staff October – The New Zealand Flying School is started by the Walsh Brothers at Ōrākei. Its primary purpose is to train pilots for the Royal Flying Corps. November – The New Zealand Flying School moves to Kohimarama. 20 December – The last New Zealand troops are evacuated from Gallipoli. Undated The Waikato Argus, established in 1896, merges into the Waikato Times.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/waikato-times Waikato Times National Library of New Zealand Arts and literature See 1915 in art, 1915 in literature, :Category:1915 books Music See: 1915 in music Film See: :Category:1915 film awards, 1915 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, :Category:1915 films Sport Chess The 28th New Zealand Chess Championship is held in Christchurch, and is won by Fedor Kelling of Wellington, his second title.List of New Zealand Chess Champions https://web.archive.org/web/20081014052518/http://poisonpawn.co.nz/nzcftitles.htm 14 October 2008 Golf The New Zealand Open championship and National Amateur Championships are not held due to the war.http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=golf-e/scores/archive_05/holden-preview.htm PGA European – Holden New Zealand Open The Sports Network 2005 25 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110525235454/http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=golf-e%2Fscores%2Farchive_05%2Fholden-preview.htm 25 May 2011 dead Horse racing Harness racing New Zealand Trotting Cup – Country Bellehttp://www.hrnz.co.nz/data/major_races/nz_trotting_cup.htm List of NZ Trotting cup winners 7 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20120222233106/http://www.hrnz.co.nz/data/major_races/nz_trotting_cup.htm 22 February 2012 dead Auckland Trotting Cup – Cathedral ChimesAuckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz https://web.archive.org/web/20090617211531/http://www.hrnz.co.nz/data/major_races/major_race2.htm 17 June 2009 Thoroughbred racing New Zealand Cup – TangihouThe Air New Zealand Almanac Max Lambert Ron Palenski Moa Almanac Press 1982 0-908570-55-4 448–454 Auckland Cup – Balboa Wellington Cup – Pavlova New Zealand Derby – Desert Gold Lawn bowls The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Auckland.McLintock A.H. Alexander Hare McLintock Bowls, men's outdoor—tournament winners An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand https://teara.govt.nz/en/1966/bowls-mens-outdoor/page-5 6 June 2018 1966 Ministry for Culture and Heritage Men's singles champion – M. Walker (Ponsonby Bowling Club) Men's pair champions – G.A. Blackwood, A. Smellie (skip) (Green Island Bowling Club) Men's fours champions – N.H. Nash, S. Dixon, F.J. Tasker, J.A. Nash (skip) (Palmerston North 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:https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nzchamp.html New Zealand: List of champions Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 1999 Auckland – Brotherhood Canterbury – Christchurch Club Hawke's Bay – Waipukurau Otago – HSOB Southland – No competition Wanganui – No competition Wellington – Wellington Thistle Births 30em January–March 3 January – Robert Hurst, nuclear chemist 7 January – Mary Martin, netball player 22 January Tom Burtt, cricketer and field hockey player Mona Leydon, swimmer 13 February – Raniera Ellison, fishing company manager 15 February – Jimmy James, dancer, dance teacher and cabaret proprietor 22 February James Pirret, lawn bowler John Scandrett, cricketer 2 March – Bill Crawford-Crompton, air force pilot and commander 5 March – Hardy Browning, potter, local politician 11 March – Amelia Batistich, writer 22 March – Fen Cresswell, cricketer 23 March – Cecil Devine, Standardbred racehorse driver 28 March – Ray Emery, cricketer April–June 3 April – Philip Blakeley, electrical engineer and engineering administrator 14 April – Leonard Trent, air force pilot, Victoria Cross recipient 22 April – Geoff Moon, naturalist, photographer and veterinarian 30 April – Helen Mason, potter 5 May – Snow Bowman, rugby union player 25 May – James Austin, meteorology academic 26 May – Terence Vaughan, pianist, conductor, composer and performing arts administrator 27 May – Alan McKenzie, disabled artist, entertainer 2 June – Jim Newhook, veterinary science academic 3 June – Jack Lewin, public servant and unionist 4 June – Walter Hadlee, cricketer and cricket administrator 10 June – Inia Te Wiata, opera singer, actor, carver and artist 27 June – Graham Botting, cricketer 30 June – Gordon Rowe, cricketer and cricket umpire July–September 10 July – Jack Parker, boxer 29 July – Tristan Hegglun, rower, rugby union player, politician 31 July – Theo Schoon, artist, photographer and carver 3 August – Harold Tyrie, athlete and athletics coach 8 August – John Kennedy-Good, politician and dentist 11 August – Jack Skinner, association football player 18 August – Fred Lucas, air force and commercial pilot, tourism operator 21 August – Lena Manuel, community leader 1 September – Allan Dick, politician 4 September – Ethel Divers, netball player 5 September – Peter Tait, politician 15 September – Jimmy Ell, cricketer 19 September – Ron Moore, soldier 23 September – Has Catley, rugby union player October–December 1 October – Jim Davidson, historian 9 October – John Rodgers, Roman Catholic bishop 22 October – Pat Twohill, actor and radio announcer 26 October – Sydney Goodsir Smith, poet, artist, dramatist and novelist 31 October – Muriel Boswell, netball player 1 November – Harry Lapwood, soldier and politician 2 November – Douglas Lilburn, composer 5 November – Toby Hill, watersider and trade unionist 9 November – Florence Humphries, trade unionist and consumer advocate 10 November – Duncan MacIntyre, soldier and politician 11 November – Ben Gascoigne, astronomer 14 November – David Thomson, soldier and politician 30 November – Peter Hanan, swimmer 6 December – Alan Sayers, athlete, journalist and writer 10 December – Nicky Barr, rugby union player and World War II fighter ace 15 December – Joy Lamason, cricketer 17 December – Philip Adams, diplomat 22 December – Dorothy Neal White, librarian Deaths 30em January–March 15 January – William Shepherd Allen, politician (born 1831) 26 January – Frank Lethbridge, politician (born 1852) 25 February – Ann Alabaster, schoolteacher (born 1842) 26 February – Edward Richardson, engineer, politician (born 1830) 1 March – Francis Arkwright, politician (born 1846) 13 March – George Parker, politician (born 1839) 15 March – John Grimes, Roman Catholic bishop (born 1842) 23 March – John Bollard, politician (born 1839) 31 March – Allan Marshall, river captain and engineer (born 1851) April–June 6 April – Felix McGuire, politician (born 1847) 18 April – Francis St Omer, baker, restaurateur, politician (born 1827) 25 April George Chamier, novelist (born 1842) Nat Williams, cricketer (born 1878) 27 April – William Rhodes-Moorhouse, pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (born 1887) 7 May – James Livingston, soldier, community leader (born 1840) 8 May – Charles Savory, rugby league player, boxer (born 1889) 9 May – Anthony Wilding, tennis player (born 1883) 17 May – Alexander McNeill, politician (born 1833) 21 May – William Henry Skinner, architect (born 1838) 2 June – Te Hapimana Tauke, Ngāti Ruanui leader, mission teacher, historian (born 1810) 6 June – Edward Cephas John Stevens, land agent, cricketer, politician (born 1837) 11 June – James Williams, runholder, orchardist (born 1837) July–September 15 July – Wiremu Kerei Nikora, politician (born 1853) 30 July – William Burn, military pilot (born 1891) 8 August – William Malone, soldier (born 1859) 9 August – Norman Hastings, soldier (born 1879) 11 August – Alfred Shout, soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (born 1882) 20 August – George Beetham, politician, alpinist (born 1840) 2 September – Richard Twopeny, journalist, newspaper editor (born 1857) 11 September – John McLachlan, politician (born 1840) 25 September – Hugh Butterworth, cricketer, schoolteacher (born 1885) October–December 8 October – Thomas Cawthron, businessman, philanthropist (born 1833) 14 October – John Duthie, politician, mayor of Wellington (1889–90) (born 1841) 15 October – John A. Millar, politician (born 1855) 27 October – Leonard Harper, politician (born 1832) 29 October – Mrs Chippy, cat 3 November – Thomas Kempthorne, manufacturing chemist, philanthropist (born 1834) 12 November – James Ogilvie-Grant, 11th Earl of Seafield, nobleman (born 1876) 13 November – Alfred Dillon, politician (born 1841) 9 December – Wi Pere, politician (born 1837) 13 December – David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow, Governor of New Zealand (1892–97) (born 1833) 15 December – William Crawford, brewer, politician, photographer (born 1844) 18 December – Matilda Lo Keong, storekeeper, first known Chinese female immigrant to New Zealand (born 1855) 22 December – Sir Joshua Williams, politician, jurist (born 1837) 27 December – Charles Christie Graham, politician (born 1835) 29 December – Frank Buckland, politician (born 1847) 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 External links 1915 in yes