1895 in New Zealand

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1895 in New Zealand:

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Contents 1 Incumbents 1.1 Regal and Vice Regal 1.2 Government and law 1.3 Parliamentary opposition 1.4 Main centre leaders 2 Events 3 Arts and literature 3.1 Music 4 Appointments and awards 5 Sport 5.1 Athletics 5.2 Cricket 5.3 Golf 5.4 Horse racing 5.5 Polo 5.6 Rowing 5.7 Rugby Union 5.8 Shooting 5.9 Swimming 5.10 Tennis 6 References 7 Births 8 Deaths 9 See also

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Regal and Vice Regal

• Head of State - Queen Victoria
• Governor - David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow

[edit] Government and law

The 12th New Zealand Parliament continued with the Liberal Party in power.

• Speaker of the House - Sir Maurice O'Rorke
• Prime Minister - Richard Seddon
• Minister of Finance - Joseph Ward
• Chief Justice - Hon Sir James Prendergast

[edit] Parliamentary opposition

Leader of the Opposition - William Russell. ^[1]

[edit] Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland -
• Mayor of Hamilton -
• Mayor of Wellington -
• Mayor of Christchurch -
• Mayor of Dunedin -

[edit] Events

• 12 August: Minnie Dean hanged for murder (the only woman to be executed in New Zealand).
• New Zealander Alexander von Tunzelmann becomes the first person to set foot on Antarctica, at Cape Adare

[edit] Arts and literature

[edit] Music

[edit] Appointments and awards

See: New Zealand Order of Merit , Order of New Zealand

• Archbishop of New Zealand
• Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia , see appointments to Diocese

[edit] Sport

[edit] Athletics

National champions (Men):

• 100 yards – A. Patrick (Wellington)
• 250 yards – L. Broad (Canterbury)
• 440 yards – W. Low (Otago)
• 880 yards – W. Low (Otago)
• 1 mile – D. Davies (Auckland)
• 3 miles – A. Bell (Manawatu)
• 120 yards hurdles – W. Martin (Auckland)
• 440 yards hurdles – F. Harley (Wellington)
• Long jump – J. Ryan (Hawkes Bay)
• High jump – H. Bailey (Wanganui)
• Pole vault –H. Kingsley (Wanganui)
• Shot put – C. Louisson (Canterbury)
• Hammer throw – C. Louisson (Canterbury)

[edit] Cricket

[edit] Golf

• National amateur champion (men): G. Gossett (Otago)
• National amateur champion (women): ?. Malland (Otago)

[edit] Horse racing

• New Zealand Cup winner: Euroclydon
• New Zealand Derby winner: Euroclydon
• Auckland Cup winner: Anita
• Wellington Cup winner: Mahaki
• Top New Zealand stakes earner: Mahaki
• Leading flat jockey: R. Derrett

see also Category:New Zealand horse races.

[edit] Polo

• Savile Cup winners: Manawatu

[edit] Rowing

• Men's national champions (coxed fours): Queen’s Dr, Port Chalmers
• Men's national champions (coxless pairs): Union, Christchurch
• Men's national champions (double sculls): Union, Christchurch
• Men's national champions (single sculls): J. McGrath (Dunedin Amateur)

[edit] Rugby Union

Provincial club rugby champions include:

see also Category:Rugby union in New Zealand

[edit] Shooting

Ballinger Belt: W. Ballinger (Petone Rifle Club)

[edit] Swimming

National champions (Men):

• 100 yards frestyle – L. Leo (New South Wales, Australia)
• 220 yards frestyle – L. Leo (New South Wales, Australia)
• 440 yards frestyle – L. Leo (New South Wales, Australia)
• 880 yards frestyle – L. Leo (New South Wales, Australia)

[edit] Tennis

New Zealand championships:

• Men's singles: J. Hooper
• Women's singles: K. Hitchings
• Men's doubles: R. Harman/F. Wilding
• Women's doubles: C. Lean/E. Black

[edit] References

• Romanos, J. (2001) New Zealand Sporting Records and Lists. Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett.

[edit] Births

• 5 January: Eruera Tirikatene, politician.
• 1 April: Alexander Aitken, mathematician.
• 6 August: Cyril Brownlie, rugby union player.
• 16 October: Keith Caldwell, WWI flying ace.
• 9 December: Whina Cooper, Māori leader.

• George Jobberns, academic.

[edit] Deaths

• 7 September: Walter Mantell, scientist and politician.

[edit] See also

• List of years in New Zealand
• Timeline of New Zealand history
• History of New Zealand
• Military history of New Zealand
• Timeline of environmental history of New Zealand
• Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica

For world events and topics in 1895 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1895