1939 in New Zealand
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 1939 in New Zealand: |
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[edit] Population
- Estimated Population as of 31 December: 1,641,600 [1]
- Increase since 31/12/1938: 23,300 (1.44%)
- Males per 100 Females: 103.0
[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Regal and Vice Regal
[edit] Government
The 26th New Zealand Parliament continued with the Labour Party in government.
- Speaker of the House - Bill Barnard (Labour Party)
- Prime Minister - Michael Joseph Savage
- Minister of Finance - Walter Nash
- Minister of Foreign Affairs - Michael Joseph Savage
- Attorney-General - Rex Mason
[edit] Parliamentary opposition
[edit] Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland - Ernest Davis
- Mayor of Hamilton - Harold David Caro
- Mayor of Wellington - Thomas Hislop
- Mayor of Christchurch - Robert M. Macfarlane
- Mayor of Dunedin - Andrew Henson Allen
[edit] Events
- 3 September New Zealand declares war on Germany
- 31 October: The Strongman coal mine in Nine Mile Valley near Greymouth is officially opened by Minister of Mines, Paddy Webb. [1]
- December 13: New Zealand warship HMS Achilles fought in the Battle of the River Plate against German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee.
- December 17: The Graf Spee is scuttled off Montevideo harbour.
[edit] Arts and literature
See 1939 in art, 1939 in literature, Category:1939 books
[edit] Music
See: 1939 in music
[edit] Radio
See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand
[edit] Film
See: Category:1939 film awards , 1939 in film , List of New Zealand feature films , Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1939 films
[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
- Clarrie Gibbons wins the national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:44:56.2 on March 11, 1939 in Napier.
[edit] Cricket
[edit] Horse racing
See Category:New Zealand horse races
[edit] Rugby
Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, Category:All Blacks
[edit] Rugby league
New Zealand national rugby league team
[edit] Soccer
- Chatham Cup won by Waterside (Wellington)
[edit] Births
- 27 February: Don McKinnon, deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand and Commonwealth Secretary-General.
- 10 April (in England): Michael Cox, politician.
- 24 April: Fergie McCormick, rugby union player.
- 16 September: Tony Davies, rugby union player.
- 4 October: Ivan Mauger, motorcycle speedway champion.
- 29 October: Michael Smither, painter.
- Peter Brown, politician.
- Raymond Ching, painter.
- Ken Comber, politician.
- Syd Jackson, political activist.
- Bob Jones, businessman.
- Douglas Myers, businessman.
- (in England): Dylan Taite, music journalist.
- Philip Temple, writer.
- David Walter, mayor of Stratford.
- Hugh Williams, High court judge.
[edit] Deaths
- 26 April: Edwin John Howard, politician.
- 26 July: Thomas William "Torpedo Billy" Murphy, boxer. [4]
- 27 July: Malcolm Champion, swimmer.
- 23 August: Robin Hyde, writer.
- David McLaren, politician.
- T. W. Ratana, prophet.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/24107FC8-E7B5-4CF2-B17C-15E31CCA7D05/0/HistoricalPop.xls
- ^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
- ^ Elections NZ - Leaders of the Opposition. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
- ^ Torpedo Billy Murphy - Boxrec Boxing Encyclopaedia
[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 1939 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1939
