1895 in New Zealand

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The following lists events that happened during 1895 in New Zealand.

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

• Head of State – Queen Victoria
• Governor – David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow

Government and law

The 12th New Zealand Parliament continues with the Liberal Party in power.

• Speaker of the House – Sir Maurice O'Rorke
• Prime Minister – Richard Seddon
• Minister of Finance – Joseph Ward
• Chief Justice – Hon Sir James Prendergast

Parliamentary opposition

Leader of the Opposition – William Russell . ^[1]

Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland – James Holland
• Mayor of Christchurch – Thomas Gapes followed by Walter Cooper
• Mayor of Dunedin – Henry Fish followed by Nathaniel Wales
• Mayor of Wellington – Charles Luke

Events

• July: The Waikato Advocate is published in Cambridge. ^[2] It merged with the Waikato Times in 1896.
• 12 August: Minnie Dean hanged for murder (the only woman to be executed in New Zealand).

Undated

• New Zealander Alexander von Tunzelmann becomes the first person to set foot on Antarctica, at Cape Adare

Sport

Athletics

National Champions, Men

• 100 yards – Alfred J. Patrick (Wellington)
• 250 yards – L. Broad (Canterbury)
• 440 yards – W. Low (Otago)
• 880 yards – W. Low (Otago)
• 1 mile – A. Davies (Auckland)
• 3 miles – A. Bell (Manawatu)
• 120 yards hurdles – W. Martin (Auckland)
• 440 yards hurdles – F. Harley (Wellington)
• Long jump – J. Ryan (Hawkes Bay)
• High jump – H. Bailey (Wanganui)
• Pole vault – H. Kingsley (Wanganui)
• Shot put – Charles M. Louisson (Canterbury)
• Hammer throw – Charles M. Louisson (Canterbury)

Chess

National Champion: W. Mackay of Wellington. ^[3]

Golf

• National amateur champion (men) – G. Gossett (Christchurch) ^[4]
• National amateur champion (women) – Mrs ? Melland

Horse racing

Harness racing

• Auckland Trotting Cup (over 2 miles) is won by Old Judge ^[5]

Thoroughbred racing

• New Zealand Cup – Euroclydon
• New Zealand Derby – Euroclydon
• Auckland Cup – Anita
• Wellington Cup – Mahaki

Season leaders (1894/95)

• Top New Zealand stakes earner – Mahaki
• Leading flat jockey – R. Derrett

Lawn Bowls

National Champions ^[6]

• Singles – W. McLaren (Kaitangata)
• Pairs – R. Struthers and W. Barnett (skip) (Christchurch)
• Fours – H. Reid, A. Tapper, A. McDonald and T. Sneddon (skip) (Kaituna)

Polo

• Savile Cup winners – Manawatu

Rowing

National Champions (Men)

• Coxed fours – Queen's Dr, Port Chalmers
• Coxless pairs – Union, Christchurch
• Double sculls – Union, Christchurch
• Single sculls – J. McGrath (Dunedin Amateur)

Rugby union

Provincial club rugby champions include:

see also Category:Rugby union in New Zealand

Shooting

Ballinger Belt – W. Ballinger (Petone Rifle Club)

Soccer

Provincial league champions: ^[7]

• Auckland: Auckland United
• Otago: Roslyn Dunedin
• Wellington: Wellington Swifts

Swimming

National Champions (Men)

• 100 yards freestyle – L. Leo (New South Wales, Australia)
• 220 yards freestyle – L. Leo (New South Wales, Australia)
• 440 yards freestyle – L. Leo (New South Wales, Australia)
• 880 yards freestyle – L. Leo (New South Wales, Australia)

Tennis

National Championships

• Men's singles – J. Hooper
• Women's singles – K. Hitchings
• Men's doubles – Richard Harman and Frederick Wilding
• Women's doubles – C. Lean and E. Black

Births

• 5 January: Eruera Tirikatene , politician.
• 2 February: Ethel Gould, politician (MLC).
• 1 April: Alexander Aitken , mathematician.
• 2 June: George Jobberns , academic.
• 6 August: Cyril Brownlie , rugby union player.
• 23 August: Thomas Ashby , mayor of Auckland
• 3 October: Ernest Toop (in England), politician, mayor of Wellington
• 16 October: Keith Caldwell , WWI flying ace.
• 9 December: Whina Cooper , Māori leader.
• 23 December: Nola Luxford , Hollywood actress.

Deaths

• 14 July: Ernest Gray , politician and farmer.
• 7 September: Walter Mantell , scientist and politician.

See also

• History of New Zealand
• List of years in New Zealand
• Military history of New Zealand
• Timeline of New Zealand history
• Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
• Timeline of the New Zealand environment

References

General

• Romanos, J. (2001) New Zealand Sporting Records and Lists. Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett. ISBN   1-86958-879-7

Specific

1. "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
2. "Waikato Advocate". Cambridge Museum.
3. List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
4. 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.
5. Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
6. As the New Zealand Bowling Association at this time consists entirely of South Island clubs, the first truly "national" championships are not deemed to have begun until 1914.
7. "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.

External links

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