1913 in New Zealand explained
The following lists events that happened during 1913 in New Zealand.
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Government
The 18th New Zealand Parliament continues, with the Reform Party in government.
Parliamentary opposition
Judiciary
Main centre leaders
Events
- 22 March: The world's first automatic totalisator is used at the Easter meeting at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland.[3]
- 13 April: Frederik E. Sandford flies the rebuilt biplane Manurewa at the Avondale Racecourse. The Manurewa was formerly owned and flown by the Walsh Brothers before it crashed (see 1911) but is now owned by a syndicate and been rebuilt by Sandford and William Miller.[4] [5]
- 19 April: American Arthur "Wizard" Stone flies a Blériot XI monoplane for 400m (1,300feet) from the cricket ground at Auckland Domain.[4] [5] [6] [7]
- 24 April: "Wizard" Stone flies for an estimated 19km (12miles) from Alexandra Park.[7]
- April or May: Frederik Sandford flies the first woman passenger in New Zealand, a Miss Lester.[4] [5]
- 9 July: The first suspected case in a Smallpox outbreak is reported.[8] It is later confirmed[9] and the outbreak becomes an epidemic.[10]
- 31 August: Sandford flies west from Avondale covering 3miles at 45mph, but crashes at New Lynn on the return to Avondale.[5]
- 22 October: Wellington watersiders go on strike.[11]
- 23 October: Wellington watersiders are locked out sparking nationwide waterfront strikes.[12]
- 29 October: Over 1000 Wellington strikers hold a protest meeting at the Basin Reserve.[13]
- 30 October: The first "special constables" arrive in Wellington.[11]
- 8 November: "Special constables" occupy Auckland wharves leading to a general strike.[14]
- 10 November: A general strike is called in Wellington but it is not supported.[15]
- 23 November: The general strike in Auckland ends.[14]
- 1 December: Auckland Exhibition opens.[16]
- 20 December: Wellington waterfront strike is called off.[11]
Undated
- Arthur Schaef makes short powered hops in his second, unnamed, aircraft, at Lyall Bay, Wellington.[4]
- Hector and Seaforth McKenzie fly their Hamilton biplane at Marton.[4]
- Percy Fisher and Reginald White fly an aircraft of their own design at Greytown. The event is also filmed.[4]
Arts and literature
See 1913 in art, 1913 in literature,
Music
See: 1913 in music
Film
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- The River Wanganui – one of five short films made in New Zealand by Gaston Méliès and the Star Film Company
See: 1913 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand,,
Sport
Chess
- The 26th National Chess Championship was held in Nelson, and was won by J.C. Grierson of Auckland, his second title.[17]
Golf
Men's
- The seventh New Zealand Open championship was won by Ted Douglas.[18]
- The 21st National Amateur Championships were held in Otago [19]
- Matchplay: B.B. Wood (Christchurch) — 2nd title
Women's
- Matchplay: Mrs. G Williams.[20]
- Strokeplay: Mrs G. Williams – 3rd title
Horse racing
Harness racing
Thoroughbred racing
Rugby league
Rugby union
- Auckland defend the Ranfurly Shield against Wellington (6–5) and Poverty Bay (27–3) before losing it to Taranaki (11–14)
Soccer
Provincial league champions:[23]
- Auckland: Everton Auckland
- Canterbury: Sydenham
- Hawke's Bay: Waipukurau
- Otago: Kaitangata FC
- Southland: Rangers
- Wanganui: Eastbrooke
- Wellington: Wellington Thistle
Tennis
Births
January
February
March
April
May
- 4 May – Bill Laney, politician
- 5 May – John Denvir, soldier
- 6 May – Douglas Stewart, poet
- 9 May – Alfred Cobden, cricketer
- 13 May – John Miles, microbiologist, epidemiologist
- 16 May – Norman Davis, English language and literature academic
- 18 May – Hono Denham, cricketer
- 19 May – Artie Combes, cricketer
- 23 May – Charlie Saxton, cricket, rugby union player, coach and administrator
- 25 May – Gordon Jolly, lawn bowls player
- 27 May – Allan Highet, politician
- 31 May – Dave Solomon, rugby union and rugby league player
June
July
- 12 July – Rufus Rogers, doctor, politician
- 13 July – Len Newell, swimmer
- 14 July – Claude Clegg, javelin thrower
- 15 July – Terry McLean, sports journalist
- 18 July – Stephen Peter Llewellyn, soldier, historian, writer
- 21 July – Betty Molesworth Allen, botanist
- 26 July – Howard Benge, rower
- 27 July – Charles Bennett, broadcaster, soldier, diplomat
- 28 July – Tom Morrison, rugby union player and administrator
- 31 July – George Wallace, cricketer
August
September
October
November
December
Deaths
January–March
- 17 January – John Bryce, politician (born 1833)
- 18 January – Elizabeth Horrell, schoolteacher (born 1826)
- 22 January – Alexander Brown, marine engineer (born 1830)
- 29 January – William Webb, cricketer (born 1872)
- 4 February – Kate Wyllie, Rongowhakaata leader (born)
- 21 February – John Hoyte, artist (born 1835)
- 6 March – Margaret Ralph, businesswoman (born)
- 10 March – George Clarke, pioneer, educationalist (born 1823)
- 19 March – Eleanor Smith, suffragist, magazine editor (born 1828)
April–June
- 6 April – Herbert Slade, boxer (born 1851)
- 16 April – Thomas Gapes, politician (born 1848)
- 17 April – Edward Broad, cricketer (born 1875)
- 19 April – John Tiffin Stewart, civil engineer, surveyor (born 1827)
- 20 May – Harry Moffatt, harbourmaster, writer (born 1839)
- 23 May – Edward Lewis, Church of Christ evangelist (born 1831)
- 25 May – Fanny Cole, temperance leader, women's rights advocate (born 1860)
- 3 June – Philip Philips, politician (born 1831)
- 10 June – Sir Arthur Guinness, politician (born 1846)
- 14 June – George Dickinson, cricket player and umpire (born 1828)
- 19 June – Henry Sawtell, politician (born 1832)
- 29 June – John Bush, cricketer (born 1867)
July–September
- 25 July – George Swan, politician, photographer (born 1833)
- 29 July – Samuel Jackson, solicitor (born 1831)
- 3 August – James Pope, teacher, school inspector, writer (born 1837)
- 30 August – Dudley Ward, politician, judge (born 1827)
- 21 September –Trevor Grierson, cricketer (born 1849)
- 24 September
- 30 September – Ānaha Te Rāhui, Ngāti Tarāwhai leader, carver (born 1822)
October–December
- 12 October – Augustus Hamilton, ethologist, biologist, museum director (born 1853)
- 27 October – Henry Wynn-Williams, politician, lawyer (born 1828)
- 10 November – Henry Morrison, cricketer (born 1850)
- 11 November – Petrus Van der Velden, painter (born 1837)
- 19 November – George Laurenson, politician (born 1857)
- 29 November – Samuel Lister, newspaper proprietor and editor (born)
- 11 December – Charles Gore, cricketer (born 1871)
- 29 December – Thomas Adamson, soldier, New Zealand Cross recipient (born 1845)
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. 2008-04-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20081017200326/http://www1.elections.org.nz/democracy/leaders-opposition.html. 17 October 2008. dead. dmy-all.
- http://www.rutherfordjournal.org/article020109.html The First Automatic Totalisator
- Rendel, David (1975) Civil Aviation in New Zealand: An Illustrated History. Wellington. A.H. & A.W.Reed.
- Web site: Those Daring Young Men in their Flying Machine: Sandford-Miller biplane flights at Avondale, 1913 . 24 September 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040316111615/http://earthsettler.tripod.com/esindex/dml/biplane.htm . 16 March 2004 . dead . dmy-all .
- https://www.auckland-airport.co.nz/offer/downloads/AIAL_2_7.pdf Auckland Airport
- http://www.kiwiaircraftimages.com/bleriot.html Kiwi Aircraft Images: Bleriot XI
- Web site: Maoris And Smallpox . Wanganui Chronicle . 12889 . 5 . 10 July 1913 . paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.
- News: Papers Past — New Zealand Herald — 12 July 1913 — MAORI EPIDEMIC . Paperspast.natlib.govt.nz . 1913-07-12 . 2013-12-09.
- News: Papers Past — Dominion — 14 July 1913 — THE EPIDEMIC . Paperspast.natlib.govt.nz . 1913-07-14 . 2013-12-09.
- http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/R/Riots/TheWaterfrontStrike1913/en Te Ara Encyclopedia 1966 — The Waterfront Strike, 1913
- http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/timeline&new_date=23/10 New Zealand History online: Today in History 23 October, 1913
- Web site: Wellington History: City History 1890 -1918 . 24 September 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081007000252/http://www.wellington.govt.nz/services/history/1890.html . 7 October 2008 . dead .
- Web site: Auckland City Council: Living Room events – Skeletons in the Closet . 24 September 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070608055225/http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/whatson/events/livingroom/site5.asp . 8 June 2007 . dead . dmy-all .
- http://www.awunz.org.nz/History/1900-1949 Amalgamated Workers Union: History — Some Important Dates in Trade Union History
- Web site: 02 Dec 1913 – AUCKLAND EXHIBITION. MESSAGE FROM THE KING.. 23 April 2012.
- http://www.poisonpawn.co.nz/nzcftitles.htm List of New Zealand Chess Champions
- Web site: PGA European – Holden New Zealand Open. The Sports Network. 2005. 2009-03-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20110525235454/http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=golf-e%2Fscores%2Farchive_05%2Fholden-preview.htm. 25 May 2011. dead. dmy-all.
- Encyclopedia: Men's Golf – National Champions. An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. McLintock. A. H.. Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. 1966. 2009-02-13.
- Encyclopedia: GOLF, WOMEN'S Competitions and Championships. An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. McLintock. A. H.. Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. 1966. 2009-02-13.
- Web site: List of NZ Trotting cup winners . 7 May 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120222233106/http://www.hrnz.co.nz/data/major_races/nz_trotting_cup.htm . 22 February 2012 . dead . dmy-all .
- 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.
