1905 in New Zealand explained
The following lists events that happened during 1905 in New Zealand.
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Government
The Liberal Party are re-elected and formed the 16th New Zealand Parliament.
Parliamentary opposition
Main centre leaders
Municipal elections are held on 27 April:[3]
Events
- The Marlborough Herald begins publication. The Herald continues until 1911. The Marlborough Express stops publishing The Marlborough Times, which started in 1874.[4]
Arts and literature
See 1905 in art, 1905 in literature
Music
See: 1905 in music
Film
See:, 1905 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand,
Sport
Association football
- The first overseas tour by a New Zealand representative team takes place, to Australia.[5]
- 10 June vs Wellington in Wellington (pre-tour warm-up)
- 17 June, Sydney: Lost 2–3 vs Metropolitan Association
- 21 June, Sydney: Won 8–3 vs Wednesday Association
- 24 June, Sydney: Won 6–4 vs New South Wales
- 28 June, Sydney: Lost 2–3 vs Navy
- 1 July, Sydney: Lost 0–2 vs New South Wales
- 5 July, Newcastle: Won 5–4 vs Northern Districts
- 8 July, Newcastle: Won 1–0 vs Northern Districts
- 12 July, Sydney: Won 6–2 vs Granville
- 15 July, Wollongong: Drew 3–3 vs South Coast
- 19 July, Sydney: Won 5–0 vs Metropolitan Association
- 22 July, Sydney: Drew 1–1 vs New South Wales
This is the last NZ representative team until 1922.
Boxing
National amateur champions
- Heavyweight – W. Robertson (Ashburton)
- Middleweight – A. Leckie (Dunedin)
- Lightweight – G. Williams (Palmerston North)
- Featherweight – J. Morris (Dunedin)
- Bantamweight – E. Baird (Christchurch)
Chess
The 18th National Chess championship is held in Oamaru. The champion is A.W.O. Davies [6]
Golf
- The 13th National Amateur Championships are held in Auckland [7]
- Men: Arthur Duncan (Wellington) – 4th title
- Women: Miss A. Stephenson
- Women's golf, previously organised by the Men's association, comes under the auspices of the British Ladies Golf Union.[8]
Horse racing
Harness racing
Thoroughbred racing
Rugby
- Ranfurly Shield – Wellington successfully defend the shield against Wairarapa (3–3) and Hawkes Bay (11–3) before losing to Auckland (6–10).
Soccer
Provincial league champions:[11]
- Auckland: Auckland Corinthians
- Canterbury: Christchurch Celtic
- Otago: Kaitangata FC
- Southland: Nightcaps
- Taranaki: Waitara
- Wellington: Diamond Wellington
Births
- 10 January: R. A. K. Mason, poet.
- 25 February: Iriaka Rātana, politician.
- 29 March: Dan Bryant, schoolteacher and mountaineer
- 5 April: Guy Powles, diplomat and ombudsman.
- 25 June: Ian Cromb, cricketer.
- 28 June: Norman Shelton, politician.
- 9 July: John Guthrie, journalist and novelist
- 3 September: John Mills, cricketer.
- 29 October: John (Jack) Lamason, cricketer.
- 10 December: Neil Watson, politician.
Deaths
See also
Notes and References
- Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
- Web site: Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition. 6 April 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081017200326/http://www1.elections.org.nz/democracy/leaders-opposition.html. 17 October 2008. dead.
- News: 1905. DIARY OF EVENTS.. 155. 30 December 1905. The Evening Post. LXX. 9. 16 April 2010.
- Web site: History in the making . . 6 July 2004 . 17 June 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080801153758/http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlboroughexpress/1001335a4603.html . 1 August 2008 . live .
- http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id164.htm List of New Zealand national soccer matches
- http://www.poisonpawn.co.nz/nzcftitles.htm List of New Zealand Chess Champions
- Web site: Men's Golf – National Champions. An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. McLintock. A. H.. Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. 1966. 13 February 2009.
- Web site: New Zealand Ladies' Golf Union. An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. McLintock. A. H.. Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. 1966. 6 April 2009.
- Web site: List of NZ Trotting cup winners . 6 May 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120222233106/http://www.hrnz.co.nz/data/major_races/nz_trotting_cup.htm . 22 February 2012 . dead .
- http://www.hrnz.co.nz/data/major_races/major_race2.htm Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz
- Web site: New Zealand: List of champions. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999. 13 May 2009 .
- http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/DNZB/alt_essayBody.asp?essayID=2H6 DNZB – Bendix Hallenstein
- News: Obituary . . 14 June 1905 . 25.
- Web site: Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand . 6 January 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090218123813/http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/W/TeWhiti-o-rongomaiOrEruetiTeWhiti/TeWhiti-o-rongomaiOrEruetiTeWhiti/en . 18 February 2009 . dead .