1898 in New Zealand

1898 in New Zealand
Decades:
  • 1870s
  • 1880s
  • 1890s
  • 1900s
  • 1910s
See also:

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

Government and law

The 13th New Zealand Parliament continues with the Liberal Party in power.

Parliamentary opposition

Leader of the OppositionWilliam Russell.[2]

Main centre leaders

Sport

Athletics

National Champions, Men:[3]

Chess

National Champion:

  1. R.J. Barnes of Wellington. (Played over new year 1897/98)
  2. R.A. Cleland of Dunedin (played December 1898) [4]

Golf

The National Amateur Championships were held in Christchurch [5]

Horse racing

Harness racing

Thoroughbred racing

Season leaders (1897/98)

Lawn Bowls

National Champions[7]

Polo

Rowing

National Champions (Men)

Rugby union

Provincial club rugby champions include:

see also Category:Rugby union in New Zealand

Shooting

Ballinger Belt — Private J. McGregor (Oamaru Rifles)

Soccer

Provincial league champions:[8]

Swimming

National champions (Men)

Tennis

National champions

Births

Deaths

Undated

See also

References

General
Specific
  1. Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
  2. "Elections NZ — Leaders of the Opposition". Retrieved 2008-04-06.
  3. National Athletics champions, Men
  4. List of New Zealand Chess Champions
  5. edited by A. H. McLintock (1966). "Men's Golf — National Champions". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Te Ara — The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
  6. Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz
  7. As the New Zealand Bowling Association at this time consists entirely of South Island clubs, the first truly "national" championships are not deemed to have begun until 1914.
  8. "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
  9. NZ Olympic Committee
  10. Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.

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