1908 in New Zealand

none December 2019 1908 The following lists events that happened during 1908 in New Zealand. Incumbents Regal and viceregal Head of State – Edward VII Governor – The Lord Plunket GCMG KCVOStatistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52 Government The 16th New Zealand Parliament concluded but the Liberal Party retained in power following the 1908 General Election in November/December Speaker of the House – Sir Arthur Guinness Prime Minister – Joseph Ward Minister of Finance – Joseph Ward Attorney-General – John Findlay Chief Justice – Sir Robert Stout Parliamentary opposition Leader of the Opposition – William Massey, (Independent).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 – Arthur Myers Mayor of Wellington – Thomas Hislop Mayor of Christchurch – George Payling then Charles Allison Mayor of Dunedin – John Loudon then John McDonald Events January February March April 8 April – The Invercargill Tragedy occurs, in which James Reid Baxter kills his family and then himself. June July August 7 August: First through passenger train on the North Island Main Trunk railway, over temporary track north of Taonui, the 11-car Parliamentary Special carrying the Prime Minister Sir Joseph Ward and other parliamentarians north to see the American Great White Fleet at Auckland (9 to 15 August). https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350397867/welcome-auckland-gift-memento-sells-80000 "Welcome to Auckland" gift memento sells for $80,000 Stuff New Zealand 2 September 2024September 2024 September October November 6 November: The North Island Main Trunk railway linking Wellington and Auckland is completed, with the last spike driven in by Prime Minister Joseph Ward at Manganui-o-te-Ao and commemorated by the Last Spike Monument. 9 November: A two-day NIMT rail passenger service starts, with an overnight stop at Ohakune. December 2 December: Dunedin Public Library opens, aided by a grant from Andrew Carnegie. Late December: Wanganui (population 9000) became the first provincial town to introduce tramshttp://www.tramways.org.nz/ Tramways Wanganui Trust 12 August 2011 https://archive.today/20120913114458/http://www.tramways.org.nz/ 13 September 2012 dead Undated Blackball, New Zealand coal miners strike for 11 weeks, an important step in the formation of the New Zealand Labour Party. Auckland. Three cultivars of the Feijoa are introduced into New Zealand.Feijoa sellowiana Berg Arts and literature See 1908 in art, 1908 in literature Books The first Edmonds Cookery Book is published. Music See: 1908 in music Film See: 1908 in film, Cinema of New Zealand, :Category:1908 films Sport Boxing The welterweight division is included in the national championships for the first time. National amateur champions Heavyweight – M. Ryan (Invercargill) Middleweight – J. Smith (Auckland) Welterweight – R. Mayze (Christchurch) Lightweight – T. Metcalfe (Auckland) Featherweight – W. Elliott (Timaru) Bantamweight – J. Parker (Christchurch) Billiards The Auckland Sports Club, the national representative to the British Billiards Association, holds the first national championship.Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications. 0-908570-00-7 National Champion: J. Ryan (Auckland) Chess The 21st National Chess Championship was held in Wellington, and was won by of A.W.O. Davies 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 second New Zealand Open championship was held at Balmacewen golf club and was won by 19-year-old professional J.A. ClementsHistory of NZ open: TVNZ The 16th National Amateur Championships were held in Otagohttp://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: H.C. Smith (Otago) Women: Miss ? Christie Horse racing Harness racing New Zealand Trotting Cup: Durbarhttp://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: ScotiaAuckland 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 Auckland Cup – All Red Olympic Games New Zealanders compete at the Olympic Games for the first time, as part of the Australasian team. Harry Kerr becomes the first New Zealander to win an Olympic medal. Rugby league New Zealand national rugby league team tour of Great Britain: lost to Wales, 9–8 1st test: lost to Great Britain 8–5 at Cheltenham 2nd test: beat Great Britain 18–6 at Chelsea 3rd test: beat Great Britain 14–6 at leeds Rugby union Auckland defend the Ranfurly Shield against Marlborough (32–0), Wellington (24–3), Taranaki (9–0) and Otago (11–5) Soccer Provincial league champions:https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nzchamp.html New Zealand: List of champions Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 1999 Auckland: Auckland Corinthians Canterbury: Christchurch Club Otago: Northern Dunedin Southland: Murihiku Taranaki: Hawera Wellington: Diamond Wellington Tennis Anthony Wilding pairs with Australian Norman Brookes, as the Australasian team, to win the Davis Cup, beating the United States 3–2. The final is held in Melbourne. Anthony Wilding, partnered with Norman Brookes, wins the men's doubles at the Wimbledon Championship Births 12 March: Rita Angus, painter. 2 June: Lindsay Weir, cricketer. 5 June: Les George, rugby player. 19 June: Fred Baker, soldier. 18 August: Bill Merritt, cricketer. 21 September: Charles Upham, double Victoria Cross winner. 25 September: Herbert Dudley Purves, medical researcher. 26 September: John Pascoe, photographer and mountaineer 17 December: Sylvia Ashton-Warner, writer and educator. Deaths April: Charles Rous-Marten, journalist and railway writer (b. 1842 in England) 20 May: Albert Henry Baskerville, rugby league pioneer (b. 1883) 3 August: Henry Feldwick, politician (b. 1844) 2 October: Charles Kidson, art teacher, artist, craftsman and sculptor (b. 1867) 8 November: Edward Connolly, politician (b. 1822) 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 1908 in yes