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The following lists events that happened during 1939 in New Zealand.
Population
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Government
The 26th New Zealand Parliament continued with the Labour Party in government.
Parliamentary opposition
Main centre leaders
Events
- 29 January: (Sunday) Opening of St Peter's College, Auckland by Bishop J M Liston.
- 20 March: William Snodgrass, a New Zealand politician, disappeared from the interisland ferry Arahura while travelling overnight from Wellington to Nelson.[4]
- 3 September (backdated to 9.30 pm): New Zealand declares war on Germany at the same time as Britain (though delayed until confirmation by the Admiralty message to the fleet).[5]
- 31 October: The Strongman coal mine in Nine Mile Valley near Greymouth is officially opened by Minister of Mines, Paddy Webb.[6]
- 8 November: New Zealand Centennial Exhibition opened in Kilbirnie, Wellington
- 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,[7] which continues to publish today.
Arts and literature
See 1939 in art, 1939 in literature
Music
See: 1939 in music
Radio
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.[8] (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).[9]
Cricket
Horse racing
Harness racing
- New Zealand Trotting Cup – Lucky Jack (2nd win)[10]
- Auckland Trotting Cup – Marlene[11]
Lawn bowls
The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Auckland.[12]
- Men's singles champion – W.C. Franks (Balmoral Bowling Club)
- Men's pair champions – J. Anchor, W.J. Robinson (skip) (Hamilton Bowling Club)
- Men's fours champions – C.F. Robertson, H. Franks, J.F. Benson, W.C. Franks (skip) (Balmoral Bowling Club)
Rugby union
Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, Category:All Blacks
Rugby league
Soccer
- The Chatham Cup is won by Waterside of Wellington who beat Western of Christchurch 4–2 in the final.[13]
- Provincial league champions:[14]
- 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
- 20 January: Ken Comber, politician. (died 1998)
- 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. (died 2018)
- 16 September: Tony Davies, rugby union player. (died 2008)
- 23 September: Hugh Williams, High Court judge.
- 23 September: Pauline Stansfield, disability advocate. (died 2022)
- 25 September: David Walter, mayor of Stratford. (died 2020)
- 4 October: Ivan Mauger, motorcycle speedway champion. (died 2018)
- 29 October: Michael Smither, painter.
- 18 October: Peter Brown, politician.
- 24 November: Bob Jones, businessman.
- 27 December: Hugo Judd, diplomat and public servant (died 2017)
- Raymond Ching, painter.
- Philip Temple, writer.
Deaths
- 16 March: George Mitchell, soldier and politician.
- 25 March: Annie Cleland Millar, businesswoman.[15]
- 26 April: Ted Howard, politician.
- 26 July: Thomas William "Torpedo Billy" Murphy, boxer.[16]
- 27 July: Malcolm Champion, swimmer.
- 23 August: Robin Hyde, writer.
- 18 September: T. W. Ratana, prophet.
- 3 November: David McLaren, politician.
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Historical population estimates tables". Statistics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017.
- ↑ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
- ↑ "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- ↑ "Lost Overboard". The New Zealand Herald – archived at PapersPast – paperspast.co.nz. 22 March 1939. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ↑ Hensley, Gerald (2009). Beyond the Battlefield: New Zealand and its Allies 1939–45. Auckland: Penguin/Viking. p. 20. ISBN 9780670074044.
- ↑ "Solid Energy New Zealand Ltd : Premium Export Coal : Export Coals of New Zealand : New Zealand Coal Mining". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2007.
- ↑ "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 Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
- ↑ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ McLintock, A.H., ed. (1966). "Bowls, men's outdoor—tournament winners". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ↑ Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com Archived 14 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
- ↑ Barlow, Maida. "Annie Cleland Millar". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ↑ Torpedo Billy Murphy – Boxrec Boxing Encyclopaedia
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