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1939 in New Zealand

1939 in New Zealand

List of events

The following lists events that happened during 1939 in New Zealand.

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Population

  • Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,641,600.[1]
  • Increase since 31 December 1938: 23,300 (1.44%).[1]
  • Males per 100 females: 103.0.[1]

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

Government

The 26th New Zealand Parliament continued with the Labour Party in government.

Parliamentary opposition

Main centre leaders

Events

Arts and literature

See 1939 in art, 1939 in literature

Music

See: 1939 in music

Radio

See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film

See: Category:1939 film awards, 1939 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1939 films

Sport

Athletics

  • Clarrie Gibbons wins the national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:44:56.2 on 11 March 1939 in Napier.

Basketball

A second interprovincial championship is held even though there is still no national association.[8] (see 1938 and 1946)

  • Interpovincial Champions: Men – Wellington

Chess

  • The 48th National Chess Championship was held in Wanganui, and was won by John Dunlop of Dunedin (his 5th title).[9]

Cricket

Horse racing

Harness racing

Lawn bowls

The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Auckland.[12]

  • Men's singles champion – W.C. Franks (Balmoral Bowling Club)
  • Men's pair champions – J. Anchor, W.J. Robinson (skip) (Hamilton Bowling Club)
  • Men's fours champions – C.F. Robertson, H. Franks, J.F. Benson, W.C. Franks (skip) (Balmoral Bowling Club)

Rugby union

Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, Category:All Blacks

Rugby league

New Zealand national rugby league team

Soccer

Births

Deaths

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Historical population estimates tables". Statistics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017.
  2. [2]
    Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
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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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    "Lost Overboard". The New Zealand Herald – archived at PapersPast – paperspast.co.nz. 22 March 1939. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
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    Hensley, Gerald (2009). Beyond the Battlefield: New Zealand and its Allies 1939–45. Auckland: Penguin/Viking. p. 20. ISBN 9780670074044.
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    "Solid Energy New Zealand Ltd : Premium Export Coal : Export Coals of New Zealand : New Zealand Coal Mining". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2007.
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    "Poverty Bay Herald". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
  8. [8]
    Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications. ISBN 0-908570-00-7
  9. [9]
    List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  10. [10]
    "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
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    Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  12. [12]
    McLintock, A.H., ed. (1966). "Bowls, men's outdoor—tournament winners". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  13. [13]
    Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com Archived 14 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  14. [14]
    "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
  15. [15]
    Barlow, Maida. "Annie Cleland Millar". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  16. [16]
    Torpedo Billy Murphy – Boxrec Boxing Encyclopaedia

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