1880 in New Zealand

none November 2019 1880 The following lists events that happened during 1880 in New Zealand. Incumbents Regal and viceregal Head of State – Queen Victoria Governor – Sir Hercules Robinson leaves on 9 September to take up the position of High Commissioner in South Africa. The Hon. Sir Arthur Hamilton-Gordon becomes Governor on 29 November. Government and law The 7th New Zealand Parliament continues. Speaker of the House – Maurice O'Rorke. Premier – John Hall (New Zealand) Minister of Finance – Harry Atkinson Chief Justice – Hon Sir James Prendergast Main centre leaders Mayor of Auckland – Thomas Peacock followed by James Clark Mayor of Christchurch – Charles Thomas Ick Mayor of Dunedin – Archibald Hilson Ross Mayor of Wellington – William Hutchison Events September: The Waikato Mail begins publishing in Cambridge. The newspaper is produced three times a week. It ceases to publish in 1883.http://cambridgemuseum.org.nz/Npapers/npfront.htm Newspapers Cambridge Museum 21 June 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20120705214420/http://cambridgemuseum.org.nz/Npapers/npfront.htm 5 July 2012 dead Undated Wellington Teachers' College is opened.Creese Mary R. S. Creese Thomas M. Ladies in the Laboratory III: South African, Australian, New Zealand, and Canadian Women in Science: Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries 2010 Scarecrow Press 978-0-8108-7289-9 119 https://books.google.com/books?id=K9FkFg5ogZAC&pg=PA119 Sport Horse racing New Zealand Cup winner: Le Loup New Zealand Derby winner: Sir Mordred Auckland Cup winner: Foul Play Wellington Cup winner: Foul Play see also :Category:Horse races in New Zealand. Rugby union The Wellington Union is the first to hold a club championships.Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications. 0-908570-00-7 Provincial club rugby champions Wellington: Athletic Shooting Ballinger Belt: Sergeant Okey (Taranaki) Swimming The first swimming club in New Zealand, Christchurch Amateur Swimming Club, is formed on 11 October.Beresford, P. (1976) Encyclopedia of Swimming London: Robert Hale and Company It is soon followed by others throughout New Zealand. Tennis Prior to this year there are tennis clubs in Auckland, Christchurch and Dunedin. As well as tennis club members also play croquet, bowls and archery. Births 3 August: Arthur Hall, politician. Deaths 9 March: Edward Hargreaves, Member of Parliament. 12 March: Thomas Birch, Member of Parliament 27 July: David Forsyth Main, Member of Parliament. 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 General Romanos, J. (2001) New Zealand Sporting Records and Lists. Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett. 1-86958-879-7 Specific External links 1880 in yes