1911 in New Zealand

none January 2019 January 2019 1911 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 PCStatistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52 Government Speaker of the House – Arthur Guinness (Liberal) Prime Minister – Joseph Ward (Liberal) Minister of Finance – Joseph Ward Chief Justice – Sir Robert Stout Parliamentary opposition Leader of the Opposition – William Massey (Reform Party).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 Main centre leaders Mayor of Auckland – Lemuel Bagnall, then James Parr Mayor of Wellington – Thomas Wilford Mayor of Christchurch – Charles Allison, then Tommy Taylor, then John Joseph Dougall Mayor of Dunedin – Thomas Cole, then William Burnett Events The Marlborough Herald ceases publication. It began in 1905.http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlboroughexpress/1001335a4603.html History in the making The Marlborough Express 6 July 2004 17 June 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080801153758/http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlboroughexpress/1001335a4603.html 1 August 2008 live 30 January: The final race meeting at which bookmakers are allowed on New Zealand racecourses.NZhistory.net 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.Rendel, David (1975) Civil Aviation in New Zealand: An Illustrated History. Wellington. A.H. & A.W.Reed. 0-589-00905-2 The plane is capable of carrying a passenger and almost certainly did so before the end of the year.A picture in Rendel, p. 7, shows both Walsh brothers in the aircraft although it is still on the ground. 1 June: Women could no longer be employed as barmaids (with exemptions for existing barmaids and for relations of publicans). https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/108869618/flashback-when-new-zealand-banned-barmaids?rm=m Flashback: when New Zealand banned barmaids? Stuff (Fairfax) 1 December 2018 23 December: George Bolt's first flights, in an early form of hang-glider. Undated Arthur Schaef makes short powered hops in his first aircraft, the New Zealand Vogel, at Lyall Bay, Wellington. Arts and literature See 1911 in art, 1911 in literature Music See: 1911 in music Film See: :Category:1911 film awards, 1911 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, :Category:1911 films Sport See: 1911 in sports, :Category:1911 in sports 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.http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/A/AthleticstrackAndField/OlympiadsAndEmpireGames/en Te ARa: Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966 – Olympiads and Empire Games 6 March 2008 1 October 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20061001133256/http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/A/AthleticstrackAndField/OlympiadsAndEmpireGames/en dead Chess The 24th National Chess Championship was held in Timaru, and was won by W.E. Mason of Wellington, his third title.List of New Zealand Chess Champions https://web.archive.org/web/20081014052518/http://poisonpawn.co.nz/nzcftitles.htm 14 October 2008 Golf Men's The fifth New Zealand Open championship was held in Wanganui and was won by amateur Arthur Duncan, his third win.History of NZ open: TVNZ The 19th National Amateur Championships were held in Wanganuihttp://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/G/GolfMens/NewZealandAmateurChampions/en Men's Golf – National Champions An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand McLintock A. H. Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966 13 February 2009 Men: Arthur Duncan (Wellington) – 7th title Women's Matchplay: Miss ? Brandon.http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/G/GolfWomens/CompetitionsAndChampionships/en GOLF, WOMEN'S Competitions and Championships An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand McLintock A. H. Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966 13 February 2009 Strokeplay (1st championship): Mrs G. Williams Horse racing Harness racing New Zealand Trotting Cup: Lady Clarehttp://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: BinganaAuckland 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 Rugby league New Zealand national rugby league team Rugby union Auckland defend the Ranfurly Shield against South Auckland (21–5) and Poverty Bay (29–10) Shooting Ballinger Belt – Douglas Roots (Kaponga)https://www.nranz.com/nationals/ballinger-belt/ Ballinger Belt National Rifle Association of New Zealand 16 January 2025 Soccer A provincial league commences in Wanganui Provincial league champions:https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nzchamp.html New Zealand: List of champions Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 1999 13 May 2009 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 Lancaster Park, Christchurch. The Australasian team of Norman Brookes (Aus), Roger Heath (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). (d. 2005) 24 January: Alfred Hulme, Victoria Cross winner. (d. 1982) 17 February: Saul Goldsmith, political candidate. (d. 1988) 28 February: J. A. W. Bennett, literary scholar. (d. 1981) 1 March: Mike Gilbert, rugby union player (d. 2002) 30 March: David Russell, George Cross winner. (d. 1945) 13 April: Jim Clayton, rower. (d. 1992) 2 May: Ina Pickering, cricketer.(d. 1994) 17 June: Allen Curnow, poet and journalist. (d. 2001) 29 September: Harry Lake, politician. (d. 1967) 12 December (in England): Joe Bootham, painter. (d. 1986) Deaths 6 March: Mary Anne Barker (Lady Barker), author. 2 May: Edward Riddiford, runholder 4 May: Rose Whitty, nun and founder of several convents.Catholic Encyclopedia 27 July: Tommy Taylor, politician, prohibitionist. 17 September: Henry Burling, centenarian, mail carrier and farmer (born 1807). 14 December: Henry Hirst, politician (born 1838). Date unknown: Charles Wong Gye, storekeeper, policeman and interpreter Puna Himene Te Rangimarie, healer, nurse and spiritual leaderMaclean Sally 3t17 Puna Himene Te Rangimarie 27 August 2021 :Category:1911 deaths 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 External links 1911 in yes