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List of events
The following lists events that happened during 1920 in New Zealand.
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
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George V
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Lord Liverpool
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Viscount Jellicoe
Government
The
20th New Zealand Parliament commences, with the
Reform Party in Government
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Frederic Lang
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William Massey
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James Allen
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Ernest Lee
Parliamentary opposition
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William MacDonald
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Thomas Wilford
Judiciary
Main centre leaders
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James Gunson
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John Luke
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Henry Thacker
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William Begg
Events
Arts and literature
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
Sport
Chess
- The 29th National Chess Championship, held in Wellington, is won by W. E. Mason of Wellington, his fifth title.
[4]
Cricket
- 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
Thoroughbred racing
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
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
1
|
Rugby league
Rugby union
Births
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 –
- 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
- 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
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
- 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
Deaths
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
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)
See also
References
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^ 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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"Chapter 2: Early Statistical Sources – 19th Century" (PDF). Statistical Publications 1840–2000.
Statistics New Zealand. p. 12. Archived from
the original (PDF) on 25 November 2007.
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List of New Zealand Chess Champions
Archived 14 October 2008 at the
Wayback Machine
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"New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
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"PGA European – Holden New Zealand Open". The Sports Network. 2005. Archived from
the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
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^ A. H. McLintock, ed. (1966).
"Men's Golf – National Champions". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
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^
"List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from
the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
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^
Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz
Archived 17 June 2009 at the
Wayback Machine
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d Lambert, Max; Palenski, Ron, eds. (1982). The Air New Zealand Almanac. Moa Almanac Press. pp. 448–454.
ISBN
0-908570-55-4.
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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.
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^ Palenski, R. and Lambert, M. The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. Moa Almanac Press.
ISBN
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