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1908 in New Zealand

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See also:
  
Other events of 1908Timeline of New Zealand history

Regal and viceregal

  • Head of State - Edward VII
  • Governor - The Lord Plunket GCMG KCVO

    • Government

    The 16th New Zealand Parliament concluded but the Liberal Party retained in power following the 1908 General Election in November/December

    Contents

  • Speaker of the House - Sir Arthur Guinness
  • Prime Minister - Joseph Ward
  • Minister of Finance - Joseph Ward
  • Attorney-General - John Findlay

    • Parliamentary opposition

  • Leader of the Opposition - William Massey, (Independent).

    • Main centre leaders

  • Mayor of Auckland - Arthur Myers
  • Mayor of Wellington - Thomas Hislop
  • Mayor of Christchurch - George Payling then Charles Allison
  • Mayor of Dunedin - John Loudon then John McDonald

    • August

  • 7 August: First through passenger train on the North Island Main Trunk railway, over temporary track north of Taonui, the 11-car Parliamentary Special carrying the Prime Minister Sir Joseph Ward and other parliamentarians north to see the American Great White Fleet at Auckland.

    • November

  • 6 November: The North Island Main Trunk railway linking Wellington and Auckland is completed, with the last spike driven in by Prime Minister Joseph Ward at Manganui-o-te-Ao.
  • 9 November: A two-day NIMT rail passenger service starts, with an overnight stop at Ohakune.

    • December

  • 2 December: Dunedin Public Library opens, aided by a grant from Andrew Carnegie.
  • Late December: Wanganui (population 9000) became the first provincial town to introduce trams
    • Undated
  • Blackball, New Zealand coal miners strike for 11 weeks, an important step in the formation of the New Zealand Labour Party.
  • Auckland. Three cultivars of the Feijoa are introduced into New Zealand.
  • See also Current events in Australia and New Zealand

    • Arts and literature

    See 1908 in art, 1908 in literature, Category:1908 books

    Books

  • The first Edmonds Cookery Book is published.

    • Music

    See: 1908 in music

    Film

    See: 1908 in film, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1908 films

    Boxing

    The welterweight division is included in the national championships for the first time.

    National amateur champions

  • Heavyweight - M. Ryan (Invercargill)
  • Middleweight - J. Smith (Auckland)
  • Welterweight - R. Mayze (Christchurch)
  • Lightweight - T. Metcalfe (Auckland)
  • Featherweight - W. Elliott (Timaru)
  • Bantamweight - J. Parker (Christchurch)

    • Billiards

    The Auckland Sports Club, the national representative to the British Billiards Association, holds the first national championship.

  • National Champion: J. Ryan (Auckland)

    • Chess

  • The 21st National Chess Championship was held in Wellington, and was won by of A.W.O. Davies of Wellington, his second title.

    • Golf

  • The second New Zealand Open championship was held at Balmacewen golf club and was won by 19-year old professional J.A. Clements
  • The 16th National Amateur Championships were held in Otago
  • Men: H.C. Smith (Otago)
  • Women: Miss ? Christie

    • Harness racing

  • New Zealand Trotting Cup: Durbar
  • Auckland Trotting Cup: Scotia

    • Thoroughbred racing

  • Auckland Cup - All Red

    • Olympic Games

  • New Zealanders compete at the Olympic Games for the first time, as part of the Australasian team. Harry Kerr becomes the first New Zealander to win an Olympic medal.

    • Rugby league

  • New Zealand national rugby league team tour of Great Britain:
  • lost to Wales, 9 - 8
  • 1st test: lost to Great Britain 8 - 5 at Cheltenham
  • 2nd test: beat Great Britain 18 - 6 at Chelsea
  • 3rd test: beat Great Britain 14 - 6 at leeds

    • Rugby union

  • Auckland defend the Ranfurly Shield against Marlborough (32-0), Wellington (24-3), Taranaki (9-0) and Otago (11-5)

    • Soccer

    Provincial league champions:

  • Auckland: Auckland Corinthians
  • Canterbury: Christchurch Club
  • Otago: Northern Dunedin
  • Southland: Murihiku
  • Taranaki: Hawera
  • Wellington: Diamond Wellington

    • Tennis

  • Anthony Wilding pairs with Australian Norman Brookes, as the Australasian team, to win the Davis Cup, beating the United States 3-2. The final is held in Melbourne.
  • Anthony Wilding, partnered with Norman Brookes, wins the men's doubles at the Wimbledon Championship

    • Births

  • 12 March: Rita Angus, painter.
  • 2 June: Lindsay Weir, cricketer.
  • 5 June: Les George, rugby player.
  • 19 June: Fred Baker, soldier.
  • 18 August: Bill Merritt, cricketer.
  • 21 September: Charles Upham, double Victoria Cross winner.
  • 25 September: Herbert Dudley Purves, medical researcher.
  • 17 December: Sylvia Ashton-Warner, writer and educator.

    • Category:1908 births

    Deaths

  • 20 May: Albert Henry Baskerville, rugby league pioneer
  • Edward Connolly, politician.
  • Henry Feldwick, politician.

    • Category:1908 deaths

    References

    1908 in New Zealand Wikipedia
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