1920_in_New_Zealand
1920 in New Zealand
List of events
The following lists events that happened during 1920 in New Zealand.
Regal and viceregal
- Head of State – George V
- Governor-General – Arthur Foljambe, 2nd Earl of Liverpool until 7 July, then John Jellicoe, Viscount Jellicoe from 27 September[1]
- George V
- Lord Liverpool
- Viscount Jellicoe
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Government
The 20th New Zealand Parliament commences, with the Reform Party in Government
- Speaker of the House – Frederic Lang (Reform Party)
- Prime Minister – William Massey
- Minister of Finance – James Allen until 28 April, then William Massey from 12 May
- Minister of External Affairs – James Allen until 28 April, then Ernest Lee from 17 May
- Frederic Lang
- William Massey
- James Allen
- Ernest Lee
Parliamentary opposition
- Leader of the Opposition – William MacDonald (Liberal Party) until his death on 31 August, then Thomas Wilford[2]
- William MacDonald
- Thomas Wilford
Judiciary
- Chief Justice – Sir Robert Stout
- Robert Stout
Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland – James Gunson
- Mayor of Wellington – John Luke
- Mayor of Christchurch – Henry Thacker
- Mayor of Dunedin – William Begg
- James Gunson
- John Luke
- Henry Thacker
- William Begg
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- 1 May – The Colonist, established in 1857, publishes its final issue, and is incorporated into The Nelson Evening Mail.[3]
- 25 August – Captain Euan Dickson makes the first aerial crossing of Cook Strait, from Christchurch to Upper Hutt, in an Avro 504K.
See 1920 in art, 1920 in literature, Category:1920 books
Music
See: 1920 in music
Film
See: Category:1920 film awards, 1920 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1920 films
Chess
- The 29th National Chess Championship, held in Wellington, is won by W. E. Mason of Wellington, his fifth title.[4]
Cricket
Football
- Provincial league champions:[5]
- Auckland – YMCA
- Canterbury – Nomads
- Hawke's Bay – Waipukurau
- Otago – Kaitangata FC
- Southland – No competition
- Wanganui – Eastbrooke
- Wellington – Wellington Thistle
Golf
- The 10th New Zealand Open championship is won by J. H. Kirkwood[6]
- The 24th National Amateur Championships are held in Hamilton:[7]
- Men – Sloan Morpeth (Hamilton)
- Women – N. E. Wright (her second title)
Horse racing
Harness racing
- New Zealand Trotting Cup – Reta Peter[8]
- Auckland Trotting Cup – Man O'War[9]
Thoroughbred racing
- New Zealand Cup – Oratress[10]
- Auckland Cup – Starland[10]
- Wellington Cup – Kilmoon / Oratress (dead heat)[10]
- New Zealand Derby – Duo[10]
Lawn bowls
The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Christchurch.[11]
- Men's singles champion – E. Harraway (Dunedin Bowling Club)
- Men's pair champions – J. Turnbull, W. Spiller (skip) (Sydenham Bowling Club)
- Men's fours champions – H. Brookfield, F.L. Anderson, H.F. Tilley, A.P. London (skip) (Wanganui Bowling Club)
Olympic games
Main article: New Zealand at the 1920 Summer Olympics
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- New Zealand sends a team of four competitors across three sports
- Darcy Hadfield wins the bronze medal in the men's single sculls
- New Zealand also competes at the Inter-Allied Games held in Paris
Rugby league
Main article: 1920 New Zealand rugby league season
- The Great Britain Lions tour New Zealand, winning the test series 3–0
- 1st test, at Wellington, 23–10
- 2nd test, at Christchurch, 19–3
- 3rd test, at Auckland, 31–7
Rugby union
- The All Blacks tour New South Wales
- Wellington defends the Ranfurly Shield 10 times before losing it to Southland:[12]
- vs Canterbury 15–3
- vs Bay of Plenty 22–3
- vs Taranaki 20–9 (played in Hāwera)
- vs Hawke's Bay 20–5
- vs Auckland 23–20 (played in Auckland)
- vs Taranaki 16–5
- vs Wanganui 20–14
- vs Auckland 20–3
- vs South Canterbury 32–16 (played in Timaru)
- vs Otago 16–5 (played in Dunedin)
- vs Southland 6–17 (played in Invercargill)
January–March
- 1 January – Ruth Ross, historian
- 4 January – Murray Gittos, fencer
- 6 January – Winifred Lawrence, swimmer
- 11 January – Betty Plant, netball player, coach and administrator
- 14 January – Don Beard, cricketer
- 24 January –
- Len Jordan, rugby league player
- Gerard Wall, surgeon and politician
- 26 January – Tapihana Paraire Paikea, politician
- 29 January – Bob Yule, fighter pilot
- 9 February – Fred Allen, rugby union player and coach
- 17 February – Dorothea Anne Franchi, pianist, harpist, music educator and composer
- 29 February – Mary Sullivan, netball player
- 9 March – Diggeress Te Kanawa, tohunga raranga
- 23 March – Peter Quilliam, jurist
April–June
- 2 April – David Gay, soldier, cricketer and educator
- 4 April – Jim Kearney, rugby union player
- 5 April – Pat Ralph, marine biology academic
- 12 April – Shona Dunlop MacTavish, dancer, choreographer
- 14 April – John Chewings, politician
- 23 April – Colin Horsley, classical pianist and music teacher
- 26 April – Joyce McDougall, psychoanalyst
- 17 May – Frank Corner, diplomat
- 18 May – Molly Macalister, sculptor
- 19 May – Frank Tredrea, cyclist
- 26 May
- Frank Bethwaite, pilot, boat designer
- Merimeri Penfold, Māori language academic
- 4 June – Bev Malcolm, netball player
- 8 June – Manahi Nitama Paewai, doctor, rugby union player, politician and community leader
- 20 June – John O'Shea, filmmaker
- 28 June – Kōhine Pōnika, composer of waiata Māori
July–September
- 10 July – Warwick Snedden, cricketer
- 11 July – Richard Dell, malacologist
- 9 August – Albert Jones, amateur astronomer
- 29 August
- Eric Batchelor, soldier
- Jack Laird, potter
- 3 September – Peter de la Mare, physical organic chemist
- 9 September – Joan Francis, cricketer
- 10 September – Russell Pettigrew, businessman and philanthropist
- 24 September – Alister Abernethy, trade unionist, politician and public servant
- 30 September
- Margaret Alington, librarian and historian
- Trevor Horne, politician
October–December
- 6 October – Hugh Sheridan, boxer
- 7 October – James Brodie, geologist, oceanographer and amateur historian and philatelist
- 8 October – Jean Wishart, magazine editor
- 24 October – Ron Westerby, rugby league player
- 28 October
- Peggy Dunstan, poet, writer
- Bob Stuart, rugby player and administrator
- 1 November – Harry Dansey, journalist, cartoonist, broadcaster, politician and race relations conciliator
- 9 November – John Macdonald, forensic psychiatrist
- 16 November – Ronald Davison, jurist
- 11 December – Gus Fisher, fashion industry leader and philanthropist
- 15 December – Peg Batty, cricketer
- 27 December – Warren Freer, politician
- 28 December – Marty McDonnell, Australian rules footballer
Exact date unknown
- Entreaty, Thoroughbred racehorse
January–March
- 5 January – Walter Gudgeon, farmer, soldier, historian, land court judge, colonial administrator (born 1841)
- 15 January – Richard Cockburn Maclaurin, mathematical physics academic (born 1870)
- 24 January – William Plunket, 5th Baron Plunket, Governor of New Zealand (1904–1910) (born 1864)
- 27 January – William Fitzgerald, teacher, educationalist (born 1838)
- 29 January – Constance Frost, doctor, bacteriologist, pathologist (born c.1863)
- 3 March – George Vesey Stewart, politician (born 1832)
April–June
- 10 April – Courtney Nedwill, doctor, public health officer (born 1837)
- 21 April – Jesse Piper, politician (born 1836)
- 26 April
- George Robertson, rugby union player (born 1859)
- George Hogben, educationalist, seismologist (born 1853)
- 2 May – A. L. Beattie, locomotive designer/engineer (born 1852)
- 6 May – James Black, cricketer (born 1873)
- 13 May – Fred Hobbs, politician (born 1841)
- 20 May – Henare Kaihau, politician
- 20 June – John Grigg, astronomer (born 1838)
July–September
- 23 July – Robin Dods, architect (born 1868)
- 28 July – Edward Shillington, librarian (born 1835)
- 17 August – Amey Daldy, women's suffrage campaigner (born 1829)
- 23 August – David Cossgrove, teacher, soldier, scout leader (born 1852)
- 25 August – Donald Reid, politician (born 1855)
- 31 August – William MacDonald, politician (born 1862)
- 26 September – Appo Hocton, servant, landlord, carter, farmer (born c.1823)
October–December
- 1 October – Henare Wepiha Te Wainohu, Māori leader, Anglican clergyman, army chaplain (born 1882)
- 7 October – Chew Chong, merchant, fungus exporter, butter manufacturer (born c.1844)
- 10 October – Meri Te Tai Mangakāhia, women's suffrage campaigner (born 1868)
- 14 October – Samuel Carnell, politician (born 1832)
- 21 October – Mary Gibbs, community leader (born 1836)
- 12 November – Thomas Porter, soldier, land purchase officer (born 1843)
- 14 November – Edward Ker Mulgan, newspaper editor, teacher, school inspector (born c.1858)
- 17 November – Alexander Hogg, politician (born 1841)
- 23 November – Cyril Mountfort, architect (born 1853)
- 28 November – Peter Webb, rugby union player (born 1854)
- 13 December – Joseph Tole, politician (born 1846)
- 16 December – George Jones, politician (born 1844)
- 27 December – Charles Button, politician, solicitor, judge (born 1838)
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- "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
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- List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
- "PGA European – Holden New Zealand Open". The Sports Network. 2005. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
- A. H. McLintock, ed. (1966). "Men's Golf – National Champions". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
- "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
- Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
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