1948 in New Zealand

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The following lists events that happened during 1948 in New Zealand.

Population

• Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,853,900. ^[1]
• Increase since 31 December 1947: 36,400 (2.00%). ^[1]
• Males per 100 females: 100.5. ^[1]

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

• Head of State – George VI
• Governor-General – Lieutenant-General The Lord Freyberg VC GCMG KCB KBE DSO ^[2]

Government

The 28th New Zealand Parliament continued, with the Labour Party in government.

• Speaker of the House – Robert McKeen (Labour)
• Prime Minister – Peter Fraser
• Minister of Finance – Walter Nash
• Minister of Foreign Affairs – Peter Fraser
• Attorney-General – Rex Mason
• Chief Justice – Sir Humphrey O'Leary

Parliamentary opposition

• Leader of the Opposition – Sidney Holland (National Party). ^[3]

Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland – John Allum
• Mayor of Hamilton – Harold Caro
• Mayor of Wellington – Will Appleton
• Mayor of Christchurch – Ernest Andrews
• Mayor of Dunedin – Donald Cameron

Events

New Zealand ration book

• 31 May – Tea rationing, introduced in June 1942, is abolished. ^{[4] [5]}
• 27 August – Sugar rationing, introduced in April 1942, is abolished. ^{[4] [6]}
• 6 September – New Zealand citizenship is established. Before this date, New Zealand residents were British citizens or subjects. ^[7]
• 27 September – Meat rationing, introduced in March 1944, is abolished. Butter remains the sole food product still under rationing. ^{[8] [9] [10]}
• 20 November – Two takahē are discovered after being declared extinct for 50 years. ^[11]
• The Marlborough Press, which was founded in 1860, is taken over by The Marlborough Express . ^[12]
• Italy establishes a consulate in Wellington. ^[13]

Arts and literature

See 1948 in art, 1948 in literature

Music

See: 1948 in music

Radio

See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film

See: Category:1948 film awards, 1948 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1948 films

Sport

Archery

The national championships are held at a single venue for the first time replacing the previous postal shoot. ^{[14] [15]}

National Champions

• Open Men – H. Butel (Dunedin)
• Open Women – Doreen Johnston (Dunedin)

Athletics

• Jack Clarke wins the national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:44:06 in Dunedin.

Basketball

• Interpovincial Champions: Men – Palmerston North
• Interpovincial Champions: Women – Palmerston North

Chess

• The 55th National Chess Championship was held in Dunedin, and was won by R.G. Wade of Wellington (his 3rd win). ^[16]

Horse racing

Harness racing

• New Zealand Trotting Cup – Highland Fling (2nd win) ^[17]
• Auckland Trotting Cup – Captain Sandy ^[18]

Lawn bowls

The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Dunedin. ^[19]

• Men's singles champion – S. Marriott (Opawa Bowling Club)
• Men's pair champions – M.A. Marinovich, S. Garelja (skip) (Oratia Bowling Club)
• Men's fours champions – J.W.T. Macklow, Frank Livingstone, Alec Robertson, J.H. Mingins (skip) (Onehunga Bowling Club)

Olympic Games

Main article: New Zealand at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
0	0	0	0

• New Zealand is represented by seven competitors in athletics, boxing, cycling, swimming and weightlifting. There are no medal successes.

Rugby union

Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, Category:All Blacks

• Ranfurly Shield

Rugby league

New Zealand national rugby league team

Soccer

• The Chatham Cup is won by Technical Old Boys of Christchurch who beat Waterside of Wellington 2–0 in the final. ^[20]
• An Australian side toured New Zealand, playing four internationals: ^[21]
  • 14 August, Wellington: NZ 0–6 Australia
  • 28 August, Christchurch: NZ 0–7 Australia
  • 4 September, Wellington: NZ 0–4 Australia
  • 11 September, Auckland: NZ 1–8 Australia
• Provincial league champions: ^[22]
  • Auckland: Eastern Suburbs
  • Canterbury: Western
  • Hawke's Bay: Napier HSOB
  • Nelson: Nelson United
  • Otago: Mosgiel
  • South Canterbury: Fisherman
  • Southland: Invercargill United
  • Taranaki: Stratford
  • Waikato: Rotowaro
  • Wanganui: Wanganui Athletic
  • Wellington: Waterside

Births

• 6 January: Dayle Hadlee , cricketer. ^[23]
• 16 January: Dalvanius Prime , entertainer. ^[24]
• 17 January: Billy T. James , comedian.
• 7 February: Richard Prebble , politician. ^[25]
• 27 February: Michael Baigent , author and conspiracy theorist. ^[26]
• 2 April (in Scotland): Sam Malcolmson , soccer player. ^[27]
• 25 May: Mac Price , diplomat. ^[28]
• 3 July: Richard Worth , politician.
• 22 July: Kevin Ryan , long-distance runner.
• 29 July: John Clarke , actor, best known in New Zealand for Fred Dagg.
• 6 September: Kevin Towns , field hockey player and coach.
• 1 October: Peter Blake , yachtsman.
• 2 October: Robert Anderson , cricketer.
• 24 October: Ray Ahipene-Mercer , musician, politician.
• 4 November: Alexis Hunter , painter.
• 13 November: Lockwood Smith , politician.
• 15 November: David Caygill , politician.
• Sue Kedgley , politician.
• Bruce Lynch , musician.
• Grahame Sydney , painter.
• Sue Wood , politician.

Deaths

• 16 May: John Gordon Eliott , former Reform MP
• 16 June: Lavinia Jane Kelsey , kindergarten founder and teacher
• 25 September: George Davidson , olympic sprinter. ^[29]
• 9 October: Edmund Anscombe , architect. ^[30]
• 20 December: Fanny Irvine-Smith , teacher and writer
• 21 December: Fred Bartram , former Labour MP

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

For world events and topics in 1948 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1948

References

1. "Historical population estimates tables". Statistics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017.
2. Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
3. "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
4. "Tea and Sugar – War Economy – NZETC". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz.
5. "Tea Rationing Ends May 31". The Northern Advocate . 22 May 1948. p. 3.
6. "SUGAR RATIONING TO END AFTER THIS WEEK". Otago Daily Times . 24 August 1948. p. 4.
7. "New Zealand citizenship established". nzhistory.govt.nz. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
8. "Rationing of New Zealand-Grown Foods – NZETC". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz.
9. Meat Rationing Revocation Order 1948
10. "MEAT RATIONING ENDS - BUTTER RESTRICTIONS TO CONTINUE - ANNOUNCEMENT BY MR NORDMEYER". The Press . 27 September 1948. p. 6.
11. "Takahē - back from the brink". RNZ. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
12. "Marlborough Express". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 4 June 2008.
13. "New Zealand and Italy". NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Archived from the original on 18 August 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
14. In a postal shoot clubs compete on specified dates and the results are posted to the Association.
15. Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications. ISBN   0-908570-00-7
16. List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
17. List of NZ Trotting cup winners Archived 22 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
18. Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
19. 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.
20. Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com Archived 14 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
21. List of New Zealand national soccer matches Archived 29 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine
22. "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
23. ESPN Cricinfo – Dayle Hadlee Archived 23 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine
24. Dalvanius Prime – Discogs Archived 11 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine
25. Richard Prebble
26. The Guardian interview with Michael Baigent Archived 14 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
27. FIFA record for Sam Malcolmson Archived 13 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine
28. Macalister Price obituary Archived 17 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
29. Jay Venables. "GEORGE DAVIDSON – OLYMPIAN" (PDF). Retrieved 25 September 2021.
30. DNZB Archived 26 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine

External links

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