The following lists events that happened during 1923 in New Zealand.
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Incumbents edit
Regal and viceregal edit
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Government edit
The 21st New Zealand Parliament begins. The Reform Party governs as a minority with the support of independents.
- Speaker of the House – Charles Statham (Independent)
- Prime Minister – William Massey
- Minister of Finance – William Massey
- Minister of External Affairs – Ernest Lee until 13 January, then Francis Bell from 7 June
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Parliamentary opposition edit
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Thomas Wilford
Judiciary edit
- Chief Justice – Sir Robert Stout
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Robert Stout
Main centre leaders edit
- Mayor of Auckland – James Gunson
- Mayor of Wellington – Robert Wright
- Mayor of Christchurch – Henry Thacker, succeeded by James Flesher
- Mayor of Dunedin – James Douglas, succeeded by Harold Tapley
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Events edit
- 28 March – The Tauranga by-election is won by Charles Macmillan (Reform Party)
- March – The inflation rate in New Zealand reaches its lowest recorded value, −15.3 per cent[3]
- 1 May – The Oamaru by-election is won by John MacPherson (Liberal Party)
- 14 June − The New Zealand Permanent Air Force, the forerunner of the Royal New Zealand Air Force, is established
- 6 July – The Ongarue railway disaster results in the deaths of 17 passengers when the overnight Auckland-Wellington Express runs into a landslip at Ongarue near Taumarunui
- 4 August – Opening of the Otira Tunnel on the Midland Line
- 15 December – The British and Intercolonial Exhibition opens in Hokitika
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- New Zealand gains the right to conduct its own trade negotiations independently of Britain[4]
- The Ross Dependency is claimed by Britain and placed under New Zealand administration
- The Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand is formed
- The Royal Navy battlecruiser HMS New Zealand, funded by the New Zealand government as a gift to Britain before World War I, is broken up for scrap
Arts and literature edit
See 1923 in art, 1923 in literature, Category:1923 books
Music edit
Production of the musical "Tutankhamen" by L.P.Leary at His Majesty's Theatre in Auckland. Music by Eric Waters.
See: 1923 in music
Radio edit
- A set of Broadcasting regulations are issued under the Post And Telegraph Act 1920. Under the new regulations the country is divided into four numerical transmission regions. The regulations also stipulate that the owner of a receiving set is to pay an annual licence of five shillings while permission to transmit costs two pounds.[1]
See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film edit
See: 1923 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1923 films
Sport edit
Chess edit
- The 32nd National Chess Championship is held in Christchurch, and is won by John Boyd Dunlop of Oamaru (his third title)[5]
Cricket edit
Football edit
- The inaugural competition for the Chatham Cup is won by Seacliff AFC (Otago)
- The New Zealand team tours Australia, playing 16 matches:[6]
- 24 May, at Granville – lose 1–3 vs Granville
- 26 May, at Sydney – draw 2–2 vs New South Wales
- 29 May, at Newcastle – lose 0–2 vs Newcastle
- 2 June, at Ipswich – win 4–2 vs Ipswich / West Moreton
- 4 June, at Brisbane – win 3–1 vs Queensland
- 6 June, at Nambour – win 2–0 vs North Coast
- 9 June, at Brisbane – lose 1–2 vs Australia
- 13 June, at Cessnock – lose 1–2 vs South Maitland
- 16 June, at Sydney – win 3–2 vs Australia
- 20 June, at Sydney – win 3–4 vs Metropolis
- 23 June, at Sydney – win 3–1 vs Granville
- 25 June, at Sydney – draw 1–1 vs New South Wales
- 30 June, at Newcastle – win 4–1 vs Australia
- 3 July, at Weston – lose 1–4 vs South Maitland
- 7 July, at Wollongong – lose 0–2 vs South Coast
- 11 July, at Lithgow – win 4–0 vs Western Districts
- Provincial league champions:[7]
- Auckland – North Shore AFC (Devonport)
- Canterbury – Sunnyside
- Hawke's Bay – Whakatu
- Nelson – Athletic
- Otago – HSOB
- South Canterbury – Albion Rovers
- Southland – Nightcaps
- Taranaki – Hawera
- Wanganui – Eastown Workshops
- Wellington – Waterside
Golf edit
- The 10th New Zealand Open championship is won by A. Brooks.[8]
- The 27th National Amateur Championships are held in Wanganui:[9]
- Men – J. Goss (Wanganui)
- Women – E. Vigor Brown (Napier)
Horse racing edit
Harness racing edit
- New Zealand Trotting Cup – Great Hope[10]
- Auckland Trotting Cup – Blue Mountain King[11]
Thoroughbred racing edit
- New Zealand Cup – Rouen[12]
- Auckland Cup – Te Kara / Muraahi (dead heat)[12]
- Wellington Cup – Rapine[12]
- New Zealand Derby – Black Ronald[12]
- ARC Great Northern Derby – Enthusiasm
Lawn bowls edit
The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Auckland.[13]
- Men's singles champion – M. Walker (Ponsonby Bowling Club)
- Men's pair champions – W. McCallum, T. Edwards (skip) (Temuka Bowling Club)
- Men's fours champions – R.S. Somervell, J.F. Hosking, V.P. Casey, A. Parsons (skip) (Ponsonby Bowling Club)
Rugby union edit
- A New South Wales team tours New Zealand, playing three matches against the New Zealand team. New Zealand wins all three: 19–9, 34–6 and 38–11.[14]
- Hawke's Bay defend the Ranfurly Shield for the full season, defeating Wairarapa (6–0), Wellington (10–6), Poverty Bay (15–0), Canterbury (9–8), Horowhenua (38–11), and Auckland (20–5).[14]
Births edit
January–February edit
- 2 January – Joe McManemin, athletics coach, sports administrator
- 6 January – Norman Kirk, politician
- 11 January – Charles Philip Littlejohn, parliamentary officer
- 15 January – Nick Unkovich, lawn bowls player
- 27 January – Robert Burchfield, lexicographer
- 11 February – Bryce Rope, rugby union player and coach
- 26 February – Jean Anderson, pianist and professor of music
March–April edit
- 1 March – Stephen Jelicich, architect, historian
- 2 March
- Ron Elvidge, rugby union player
- Don Taylor, cricketer
- 12 March – James Godwin, war crimes investigator
- 13 March – Travers Hardwick, rugby league player and coach
- 24 March – Poul Gnatt, ballet dancer and ballet master
- 26 March – Ronald Dobson, rugby union player
- 27 March – Donald Murdoch, cricketer
- 31 March – Lawrie Miller, cricketer
- 6 April – Rina Moore, doctor
- 7 April
- Lindsay Daen, sculptor
- Russell Stone, historian
- 14 April – Stan Cowman, cricket umpire
- 16 April – Thomas Freeman, cricketer
- 17 April – Ken Mudford, motorcycle racer
- 18 April – Allan Deane, cricketer
- 26 April – Harold Nelson, athlete
- 29 April – Jean Herbison, academic, university chancellor
May–June edit
- 17 May – Doug Ottley, association footballer
- 26 May
- Bill Meates, rugby union player
- Thomas Paulay, earthquake engineer, academic
- 4 June – Olga Stringfellow, journalist and author
- 7 June – Peter Sutton, Anglican bishop
- 19 June – Rex Orr, rugby union player
- 25 June – Margaret Reid, Presbyterian minister
- 30 June – Melvin Day, artist
July–August edit
- 8 July – Margaret di Menna, microbiologist
- 13 July – Max Lewis, cricketer
- 14 July – Noel Chambers, swimmer
- 16 July
- Richard Bolt, air force officer
- Terry Harris, water polo player
- 18 July
- John Morton, marine zoologist, theologian, conservationist
- JJ Stewart, rugby union coach and administrator, politician
- 26 July – Betty Gilderdale, children's author
- 28 July – Bill Sevesi, musician
- 9 August – Bob Neilson, rugby league player
- 11 August – Roy Roper, rugby union player
- 12 August – Janet Holm, environmental activist, historian
- 14 August – Jack Luxton, politician
- 15 August – Norm Jones, politician
- 28 August – Maurice Casey, jurist
September–October edit
- 9 September – Des Christian, rugby union player and coach
- 19 September – Bob Sorenson, rugby union player and coach, cricketer
- 29 September – Vernon McArley, cricketer
- 3 October – Jack McLean, rugby union and rugby league player
- 4 October – Lachie Grant, rugby union player
- 9 October
- Bob Fenton, politician
- Ronald Tremain, composer, music academic
- 11 October – Ed Nichols, alpine skier
- 15 October
- Joyce Carpenter, diver
- Jim McCormick, rugby union player
- 18 October – Rob Talbot, politician
- 20 October – Mike Minogue, politician
- 29 October
- David Kear, geologist, science administrator
- Ted Thorne, naval officer
November–December edit
- 1 November – Peter Mahon, jurist
- 4 November – Joan Hatcher, cricketer
- 5 November – Frederick Stanley, cricketer
- 9 November – Marion Robinson, physiologist and nutritionist
- 10 November – Brian Ashby, Roman Catholic bishop
- 11 November – Sonja Davies, trade unionist, peace activist, politician
- 13 November – Austen Gittos, fencer
- 17 November
- Dick Scott, historian, journalist
- Bert Sutcliffe, cricketer
- 18 November – Neville Pickering, politician
- 20 November – Robert Harwood, cricketer
- 22 November – Guy Doleman, actor
- 28 November – Eric Heath, cartoonist
- 2 December – Andy Keyworth, master mariner
- 6 December – Karl Sim, art forger
- 13 December – Richard Campion, theatre director
- 14 December – Bob Quickenden, association footballer
- 17 December – John Darwin, statistician
- 20 December – Arthur Mills, cricketer
- 24 December – Bert Cook, rugby union and rugby league player
Deaths edit
January–March edit
- 9 January – Katherine Mansfield, writer (born 1888)
- 14 January – Frederick Radcliffe, photographer (born 1863)
- 28 January – Alfred Holdship, cricketer (born 1867)
- 6 February – William Thomas Jennings, politician (born 1854)
- 22 February – Sir William Herries, politician (born 1859)
- 17 March – Daniel Cooper, convicted baby farmer and illegal abortionist (born 1881)
- 25 March – John Patterson, politician, businessman (born 1855)
- 26 March – William Wescombe Corpe, sawmiller, dairy manufacturer (born 1836)
April–June edit
- 3 April
- Charles H. Mills, politician (born 1843)
- Arthur Seymour, politician (born 1832)
- 4 April – Charles Curtis, storekeeper, local-body politician (born 1850)
- 12 April
- William Collins, politician (born 1853)
- Randell McDonnell, cricketer (born 1843)
- 27 April – Gordon Millington, cricketer (born 1848)
- 7 May – Walter Dinnie, police commissioner (born 1850)
- 9 May – John Fuller, singer and theatrical company manager (born 1850)
- 21 May – Leopold Prime, cricketer (born 1884)
July–September edit
- 8 July – Henry Lawson, cricketer (born 1862)
- 16 July – Sir William Fraser, politician (born 1840)
- 27 July – William Dawson, brewer, politician (born 1852)
- 3 August – Frederick Fulton, cricketer (born 1859)
- 8 September – Thomas Mahoney, architect (born c.1854)
- 23 September – Sarah Higgins, midwife, writer (born 1830)
- 26 September – Hoani Te Whatahoro Jury, Ngāti Kahungunu scholar, recorder, interpreter (born 1841)
October–December edit
- 8 October – Angus Stuart, rugby union player (born 1858)
- 15 October – Thomas Frederic Cheeseman, botanist (born 1846)
- 17 October – William Meares, cricketer (born 1848)
- 10 November – John Stallworthy, politician (born 1854)
- 11 November – Robert Murdoch, malacologist (born 1861)
- 25 November – Sydney Callaway, cricketer (born 1868)
- 29 November – Gilbert Mair, soldier, interpreter, public servant (born 1843)
- 11 December – Joseph Maddison, architect (born 1850)
- 14 December – Michael Godby, cricketer (born 1850)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ Trading Economics – New Zealand Inflation Rate (19 March 2014)
- ^ "NZ Parliament". Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2009.
- ^ List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ List of New Zealand national soccer matches
- ^ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
- ^ "PGA European – Holden New Zealand Open". The Sports Network. 2005. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
- ^ McLintock, A. H., ed. (1966). "Men's Golf – National Champions". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
- ^ "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
- ^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d Lambert, Max; Palenski, Ron, eds. (1982). The Air New Zealand Almanac. Moa Almanac Press. pp. 448–454. ISBN 0-908570-55-4.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Palenski, R. and Lambert, M. The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. Moa Almanac Press. ISBN 0-908570-55-4
External links edit
Media related to 1923 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons
- Events of the Past Year as compiled by The New Zealand Herald