1947 in New Zealand

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1947 in New Zealand:

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Contents 1 Population 2 Incumbents 2.1 Regal and Vice Regal 2.2 Government 2.3 Parliamentary opposition 2.4 Main centre leaders 3 Events 4 Arts and literature 4.1 Music 4.2 Radio 4.3 Film 5 Appointments and awards 6 Sport 6.1 Athletics 6.2 Cricket 6.3 Horse racing 6.4 Rugby 6.5 Rugby league 6.6 Soccer 7 Births 8 Deaths 9 References 10 See also

[edit] Population

• Estimated Population as of 31 December: 1,817,500 ^[1]
• Increase since 31/12/1946: 36,300 (2.04%)
• Males per 100 Females: 100.3

[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Regal and Vice Regal

• Head of State - George VI
• Governor-General - Lieutenant-General The Lord Freyberg VC GCMG KCB KBE DSO ^[2]

[edit] Government

The 28th New Zealand Parliament continued, with the Labour Party in government.

• Speaker of the House - Robert McKeen (Labour)
• Prime Minister - Peter Fraser
• Minister of Finance - Walter Nash
• Minister of Foreign Affairs - Peter Fraser
• Attorney-General - Rex Mason

[edit] Parliamentary opposition

• Leader of the Opposition - Sidney Holland (National Party). ^[3]

[edit] Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland - John Allum
• Mayor of Hamilton - Harold David Caro
• Mayor of Wellington - William Appleton
• Mayor of Christchurch - Ernest Andrews
• Mayor of Dunedin - Donald Charles Cameron

[edit] Events

• 19 January: The TSMV Wanganella, completing her first trans-tasman crossing since World War II, went aground on Barrett Reef at the entrance to Wellington Harbour. All 400 passengers were safely evacuated and the ship was refloated on 6 February but was out of service for a further 22 months. ^[4]
• 6 February: First annual Waitangi Day ceremony held by New Zealand Navy in grounds of Treaty house, Waitangi.

• 6 March: The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra performs for the first time

• 18 November: 41 people die in a fire in the Ballantyne's department store in Christchurch.

[edit] Arts and literature

See 1947 in art, 1947 in literature, Category:1947 books

[edit] Music

See: 1947 in music

[edit] Radio

See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

[edit] Film

See: Category:1947 film awards , 1947 in film , List of New Zealand feature films , Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1947 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

• See: 1947 in sports , Category:1947 in sports

[edit] Athletics

• George Bromley wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:58:54 in Auckland.

[edit] Cricket

[edit] Horse racing

See Category:New Zealand horse races

[edit] Rugby

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

• Ranfurly Shield

[edit] Rugby league

New Zealand national rugby league team

• New Zealand national rugby league team beat Wales 28-20

[edit] Soccer

• Chatham Cup won by Waterside (Wellington)

[edit] Births

• 19 February: Tim Shadbolt, politician.
• 9 March: Keri Hulme, writer.
• 9 March: John Lister, golfer.
• 6 May: Alan Dale, actor.
• 6 May (in England): Carl Doy, musician and composer.
• 6 May: Andrew Roberts, cricketer.
• 20 May: Margaret Wilson, politician.
• 27 May: Glenn Turner, cricketer.
• 6 June: Patrick Power, tenor.
• 22 June: Murray Webb, cricketer and caricature artist.
• 27 August: John Morrison, cricketer.
• 2 September: Jim Richards, motor racing driver.
• 13 September: Annette King, politician.
• 22 September: David Trist, cricket player and coach.
• 18 December: Marian Hobbs, politician.

• Bill Hammond, painter.
• Gavan Herlihy, politician.
• Michael Wintringham, public servant.

Category:1947 births

[edit] Deaths

• 10 February: Winter Hall, silent movie actor.
• 13 May: Frances Hodgkins, painter.
• 17 May: George William Forbes, 22nd Prime minister of New Zealand.

• Duncan McGregor, rugby player.
• Robert Alexander Wright, politician.

Category:1947 deaths

[edit] References

[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 1947 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1947