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List of events
The following lists events that happened during 1930 in New Zealand .
Population
Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,506,800.
[1]
Increase since previous 31 December 1929: 20,700 (1.39%).
[1]
Males per 100 females: 103.9.
[1]
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Government
The
23rd New Zealand Parliament continued with the
United Party in power.
Parliamentary opposition
Main centre leaders
Events
Arts and literature
See
1930 in art ,
1930 in literature ,
Category:1930 books
Music
See:
1930 in music
Radio
See:
Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film
See:
Category:1930 film awards ,
1930 in film ,
List of New Zealand feature films ,
Cinema of New Zealand ,
Category:1930 films
Sport
British Empire Games
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
3
4
2
9
Chess
The 39th National Chess Championship was held in Wanganui, and was won by G. Gunderson of Melbourne.
[11]
Cricket
New Zealand's first ever Test matches, a home series of four three-day games against
England . Series won 1–0 by England
10,11,13 January
Lancaster Park , Christchurch. New Zealand (112 and 131) lost by eight Wickets to England (181 and 66/2).
[12]
24,25,27 January
Basin Reserve , Wellington. New Zealand (440 and 164/4dec.) drew with England (320 and 107/4).
[13]
14,15,17 February
Eden Park , Auckland. England (330/4dec.) drew with New Zealand (96/1) (First two days were abandoned due to rain).
[14]
21,22,24 February at Eden Park: England (540 and 22/3) drew with New Zealand (387) – this fourth Test was arranged due to the rain washout of the third test.
[15]
Golf
The 20th
New Zealand Open championship was won by
Andrew Shaw , his third title.
[16]
The 34th National Amateur Championships were held in the Manawatu district
[17]
Men: H.A. Black (Mirimar)
Women: Miss O. Kay
Horse racing
Harness racing
Thoroughbred racing
Lawn bowls
The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Dunedin.
[21]
Men's singles champion – F. Lambeth (Balmacewen Bowling Club)
Men's pair champions – G.L. Gladding, H. Jenkins (skip) (Carlton Bowling Club)
Men's fours champions – E.S. Wilson, L.C. Buist, J. Dowland, D.M. Stuart (skip) (St Kilda Bowling Club)
Rugby union
Category:Rugby union in New Zealand ,
Category:All Blacks
Rugby league
New Zealand national rugby league team
Soccer
1930 Chatham Cup won by
Petone
Provincial league champions:
[22]
Auckland: YMCA
Canterbury: Thistle
Hawke's Bay: Whakatu
Nelson: Thistle
Otago:
Seacliff
Southland: Corinthians
Taranaki: Caledonian
Waikato: Pukemiro
Wanganui: KP's
Wellington:
Hospital
Births
January
February
March
5 March –
Brian Bell , ornithologist
9 March –
Mina Foley , opera singer
20 March –
Thomas Williams , Roman Catholic cardinal
25 March –
Margery Blackman , weaver
27 March –
Paul Cotton , diplomat
28 March –
Helmer Pedersen , sailor
30 March –
Charlie Steele Jr. , association football player, rugby union player
31 March –
Barry Mitcalfe , poet, anti-nuclear activist
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Undated
Deaths
January–February
6 January –
Walter Harper , Anglican clergyman (born 1848)
9 January –
Joseph Harkness , politician (born 1850)
11 January –
Eru Tumutara ,
Ringatū bishop (born
c. 1859)
24 January
25 January –
Pat Hickey , trade union leader (born 1882)
5 February –
John Holland Baker , surveyor, public servant (born 1841)
11 February –
Anne Wilson , poet, novelist (born 1848)
12 February –
Elizabeth Fergusson , nurse, midwife (born 1867)
14 February – Sir
Thomas Mackenzie , politician, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1912) (born 1853)
21 February –
Charles Garrard , cricketer, school inspector (born 1868)
March–April
May–June
July–August
3 July –
Tom Cross , rugby union and rugby league player (born 1876)
8 July – Sir
Joseph Ward , politician, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1906–12, 1928–30) (born 1856)
19 July – Sir
Robert Stout , politician, Premier of New Zealand (1884, 1884–87) (born 1844)
24 July –
Alfred Philpott , museum curator, entomologist (born 1870)
30 July –
George Hutchison , politician (born 1846)
10 August –
Bill Hawkins , cricketer, politician (born 1861)
15 August –
Wesley Spragg , butter manufacturer, temperance campaigner, benefactor (born 1848)
18 August –
James Flesher , politician, mayor of Christchurch (1923–25) (born 1865)
20 August –
George Hunter , politician, racehorse breeder (born 1859)
27 August
September–October
4 September
9 September –
Alexander Bathgate , lawyer, businessman, writer, conservationist (born 1845)
11 September –
William Parker , cricketer (born 1862)
24 September –
Harry McNish , carpenter, Antarctic explorer (born 1874)
1 October
5 October –
Frederick Fitchett , politician (born 1851)
13 October –
Alfred George , newspaper proprietor (born 1854)
14 October –
Thomas Fleming , miller (born 1848)
17 October –
Amelia Randall , community leader, businesswoman, benefactor (born 1844)
21 October –
Frank McNeill , cricketer (born 1877)
27 October –
Francis Watson , cricketer (born 1860)
29 October –
George Ewing , cricketer (born 1851)
November–December
1 November –
Heni Materoa Carroll ,
Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki leader (born
c. 1854)
3 November –
Nellie Ferner , artist photographer, community leader (born 1869)
8 November –
Robert Scott , railway engineer, academic (born 1861)
12 November –
Crawford Anderson , politician (born
c. 1848)
7 December –
John Barr , politician (born 1867)
15 December –
Cecil de Lautour , politician (born 1845)
17 December –
Arthur O'Callaghan , politician (born 1837)
29 December –
Otene Paora ,
Ngāti Whātua leader, Anglican lay reader, land negotiator (born
c. 1870)
See also
References
^
a
b
c
"Historical population estimates tables" . Statistics New Zealand. Archived from
the original on 31 December 2017.
^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990 . ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
^ Lambert & Palenski: The New Zealand Almanac , 1982.
ISBN
0-908570-55-4
^
"Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition" . Archived from
the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008 .
^
History of Auckland City
Archived 27 September 2011 at the
Wayback Machine
^ No Mean City by Stuart Perry (1969, Wellington City Council)
^
Christchurch City Council Handbook: Chairmen and Mayors of the City of Christchurch
^
Council 1929 – 1938
^
Melbourne Cup – Australia's Culture Portal
Archived 12 May 2008 at the
Wayback Machine
^
Today in History | NZHistory
^
List of New Zealand Chess Champions
Archived 14 October 2008 at the
Wayback Machine
^
Cricinfo Test#186
^
Cricinfo test#188
^
Cricinfo Test#190
^
Cricinfo test#191
^
"PGA European – Holden New Zealand Open" . The Sports Network. 2005. Archived from
the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2009 .
^ McLintock, A. H., ed. (1966).
"Men's Golf – National Champions" . An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand . Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 13 February 2009 .
^
"List of NZ Trotting cup winners" . Archived from
the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2009 .
^
Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz
Archived 17 June 2009 at the
Wayback Machine
^
a
b
c
d
e Lambert, Max; Palenski, Ron (1982). The New Zealand Almanac . Moa Almanac Press. pp. 448–454.
ISBN
0-908570-55-4 .
^
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 .
^
"New Zealand: List of champions" . Rec. Sport. Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
External links
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