1939 in New Zealand
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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
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
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
Parliamentary opposition
Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland - Ernest Davis
- Mayor of Hamilton - Harold David Caro
- Mayor of Wellington - Thomas Hislop
- Mayor of Christchurch - Robert Macfarlane
- Mayor of Dunedin - Andrew Henson Allen
Events
- 29 January: (Sunday) Opening of St Peter's College, Auckland by Bishop J M Liston.
- 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.[4]
- 13 December: New Zealand warship HMS Achilles fought in the Battle of the River Plate against German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee.
- 17 December: The Graf Spee is scuttled off Montevideo harbour.
- The Poverty Bay Herald changes its name to The Gisborne Herald,[5] which continues to publish today.
Arts and literature
See 1939 in art, 1939 in literature, Category:1939 books
Music
See: 1939 in music
Radio
See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film
See: Category:1939 film awards, 1939 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1939 films
Sport
Athletics
- Clarrie Gibbons wins the national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:44:56.2 on 11 March 1939 in Napier.
Basketball
A second interprovincial championship is held even though there is still no national association.[6] (see 1938 and 1946)
- Interpovincial Champions: Men - Wellington
Chess
- The 48th National Chess Championship was held in Wanganui, and was won by J.B. Dunlop of Dunedin (his 5th title).[7]
Horse racing
Harness racing
- New Zealand Trotting Cup:Lucky Jack - 2nd win [8]
- Auckland Trotting Cup: Marlene [9]
Rugby union
Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, Category:All Blacks
Rugby league
New Zealand national rugby league team
Soccer
- The Chatham Cup is won by Waterside of Wellington who beat Western of Christchurch 4—2 in the final.[10]
- Provincial league champions: [11]
- Auckland: Ponsonby AFC
- Canterbury: Western
- Hawke's Bay: Napier Utd
- Nelson: YMCA
- Otago: Mosgiel
- South Canterbury: Old Boys
- Southland: Mataura
- Waikato: Rotowaro
- Wanganui: Wanganui Athletic
- Wellington: Petone Football Club
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.
Category:1939 births
Deaths
- 16 March: George Mitchell, soldier and politician
- 26 April: Ted Howard, politician.
- 26 July: Thomas William "Torpedo Billy" Murphy, boxer.[12]
- 27 July: Malcolm Champion, swimmer.
- 23 August: Robin Hyde, writer.
- David McLaren, politician.
- T. W. Ratana, prophet.
Category:1939 deaths
See also
- List of years in New Zealand
- Timeline of New Zealand history
- History of New Zealand
- Military history of New Zealand
- Timeline of the New Zealand environment
- Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
References
- ↑ Statistics New Zealand:Historical Population Estimates
- ↑ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
- ↑ "Elections NZ - Leaders of the Opposition". Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- ↑ http://www.solidenergy.co.nz/ab-press-details.asp?id=58
- ↑ "Poverty Bay Herald". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
- ↑ Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications. ISBN 0-908570-00-7
- ↑ List of New Zealand Chess Champions
- ↑ List of NZ Trotting cup winners
- ↑ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz
- ↑ Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com
- ↑ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
- ↑ Torpedo Billy Murphy - Boxrec Boxing Encyclopaedia
External links
Media related to 1939 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons
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