1920 in New Zealand

1920 in New Zealand
The following lists events that happened during 1920 in New Zealand.
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Head of State – George V
Governor-General – Arthur Foljambe, 2nd Earl of Liverpool until 7 July, then John Jellicoe, Viscount Jellicoe from 27 September
Government
The 20th New Zealand Parliament commences, with the Reform Party in Government
Speaker of the House – Frederic Lang (Reform Party)
Prime Minister – William Massey
Minister of Finance – James Allen until 28 April, then William Massey from 12 May
Minister of External Affairs – James Allen until 28 April, then Ernest Lee from 17 May
Parliamentary opposition
Leader of the Opposition – William MacDonald (Liberal Party) until his death on 31 August, then Thomas Wilford
Judiciary
Chief Justice – Sir Robert Stout
Main centre leaders
Mayor of Auckland – James Gunson
Mayor of Wellington – John Luke
Mayor of Christchurch – Henry Thacker
Mayor of Dunedin – William Begg
Events
1 May – The Colonist, established in 1857, publishes its final issue, and is incorporated into The Nelson Evening Mail.
25 August – Captain Euan Dickson makes the first aerial crossing of Cook Strait, from Christchurch to Upper Hutt, in an Avro 504K.
Arts and literature
See 1920 in art, 1920 in literature, :Category:1920 books
Music
See: 1920 in music
Film
See: :Category:1920 film awards, 1920 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, :Category:1920 films
Sport
Chess
The 29th National Chess Championship, held in Wellington, is won by W. E. Mason of Wellington, his fifth title.
Cricket
Plunket Shield
Football
Provincial league champions:
Auckland – YMCA
Canterbury – Nomads
Hawke's Bay – Waipukurau
Otago – Kaitangata FC
Southland – No competition
Wanganui – Eastbrooke
Wellington – Wellington Thistle
Golf
The 10th New Zealand Open championship is won by J. H. Kirkwood
The 24th National Amateur Championships are held in Hamilton:
Men – Sloan Morpeth (Hamilton)
Women – N. E. Wright (her second title)
Horse racing
Harness racing
New Zealand Trotting Cup – Reta Peter
Auckland Trotting Cup – Man O'War
Thoroughbred racing
New Zealand Cup – Oratress
Auckland Cup – Starland
Wellington Cup – Kilmoon / Oratress (dead heat)
New Zealand Derby – Duo
Lawn bowls
The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Christchurch.
Men's singles champion – E. Harraway (Dunedin Bowling Club)
Men's pair champions – J. Turnbull, W. Spiller (skip) (Sydenham Bowling Club)
Men's fours champions – H. Brookfield, F.L. Anderson, H.F. Tilley, A.P. London (skip) (Wanganui Bowling Club)
Olympic games
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New Zealand sends a team of four competitors across three sports
Darcy Hadfield wins the bronze medal in the men's single sculls
New Zealand also competes at the Inter-Allied Games held in Paris
Rugby league
The Great Britain Lions tour New Zealand, winning the test series 3–0
1st test, at Wellington, 23–10
2nd test, at Christchurch, 19–3
3rd test, at Auckland, 31–7
Rugby union
The All Blacks tour New South Wales
defends the Ranfurly Shield 10 times before losing it to :
vs 15–3
vs 22–3
vs 20–9 (played in Hāwera)
vs 20–5
vs 23–20 (played in Auckland)
vs Taranaki 16–5
vs 20–14
vs Auckland 20–3
vs 32–16 (played in Timaru)
vs 16–5 (played in Dunedin)
vs Southland 6–17 (played in Invercargill)
Births
January–March
1 January – Ruth Ross, historian
4 January – Murray Gittos, fencer
6 January – Winifred Lawrence, swimmer
11 January – Betty Plant, netball player, coach and administrator
14 January – Don Beard, cricketer
24 January –
Len Jordan, rugby league player
Gerard Wall, surgeon and politician
26 January – Tapihana Paraire Paikea, politician
29 January – Bob Yule, fighter pilot
9 February – Fred Allen, rugby union player and coach
17 February – Dorothea Anne Franchi, pianist, harpist, music educator and composer
29 February – Mary Sullivan, netball player
9 March – Diggeress Te Kanawa, tohunga raranga
23 March – Peter Quilliam, jurist
April–June
2 April – David Gay, soldier, cricketer and educator
4 April – Jim Kearney, rugby union player
5 April – Pat Ralph, marine biology academic
12 April – Shona Dunlop MacTavish, dancer, choreographer
14 April – John Chewings, politician
23 April – Colin Horsley, classical pianist and music teacher
26 April – Joyce McDougall, psychoanalyst
17 May – Frank Corner, diplomat
18 May – Molly Macalister, sculptor
19 May – Frank Tredrea, cyclist
26 May
Frank Bethwaite, pilot, boat designer
Merimeri Penfold, Māori language academic
4 June – Bev Malcolm, netball player
8 June – Manahi Nitama Paewai, doctor, rugby union player, politician and community leader
20 June – John O'Shea, filmmaker
28 June – Kōhine Pōnika, composer of waiata Māori
July–September
10 July – Warwick Snedden, cricketer
11 July – Richard Dell, malacologist
9 August – Albert Jones, amateur astronomer
29 August
Eric Batchelor, soldier
Jack Laird, potter
3 September – Peter de la Mare, physical organic chemist
9 September – Joan Francis, cricketer
10 September – Russell Pettigrew, businessman and philanthropist
24 September – Alister Abernethy, trade unionist, politician and public servant
30 September
Margaret Alington, librarian and historian
Trevor Horne, politician
October–December
6 October – Hugh Sheridan, boxer
7 October – James Brodie, geologist, oceanographer and amateur historian and philatelist
8 October – Jean Wishart, magazine editor
24 October – Ron Westerby, rugby league player
28 October
Peggy Dunstan, poet, writer
Bob Stuart, rugby player and administrator
1 November – Harry Dansey, journalist, cartoonist, broadcaster, politician and race relations conciliator
9 November – John Macdonald, forensic psychiatrist
16 November – Ronald Davison, jurist
11 December – Gus Fisher, fashion industry leader and philanthropist
15 December – Peg Batty, cricketer
27 December – Warren Freer, politician
28 December – Marty McDonnell, Australian rules footballer
Exact date unknown
Entreaty, Thoroughbred racehorse
Deaths
January–March
5 January – Walter Gudgeon, farmer, soldier, historian, land court judge, colonial administrator (born 1841)
15 January – Richard Cockburn Maclaurin, mathematical physics academic (born 1870)
24 January – William Plunket, 5th Baron Plunket, Governor of New Zealand (1904–1910) (born 1864)
27 January – William Fitzgerald, teacher, educationalist (born 1838)
29 January – Constance Frost, doctor, bacteriologist, pathologist (born 1863)
3 March – George Vesey Stewart, politician (born 1832)
April–June
10 April – Courtney Nedwill, doctor, public health officer (born 1837)
21 April – Jesse Piper, politician (born 1836)
26 April
George Robertson, rugby union player (born 1859)
George Hogben, educationalist, seismologist (born 1853)
2 May – A. L. Beattie, locomotive designer/engineer (born 1852)
6 May – James Black, cricketer (born 1873)
13 May – Fred Hobbs, politician (born 1841)
20 May – Henare Kaihau, politician
20 June – John Grigg, astronomer (born 1838)
July–September
23 July – Robin Dods, architect (born 1868)
28 July – Edward Shillington, librarian (born 1835)
17 August – Amey Daldy, women's suffrage campaigner (born 1829)
23 August – David Cossgrove, teacher, soldier, scout leader (born 1852)
25 August – Donald Reid, politician (born 1855)
31 August – William MacDonald, politician (born 1862)
26 September – Appo Hocton, servant, landlord, carter, farmer (born 1823)
October–December
1 October – Henare Wepiha Te Wainohu, Māori leader, Anglican clergyman, army chaplain (born 1882)
7 October – Chew Chong, merchant, fungus exporter, butter manufacturer (born 1844)
10 October – Meri Te Tai Mangakāhia, women's suffrage campaigner (born 1868)
14 October – Samuel Carnell, politician (born 1832)
21 October – Mary Gibbs, community leader (born 1836)
12 November – Thomas Porter, soldier, land purchase officer (born 1843)
14 November – Edward Ker Mulgan, newspaper editor, teacher, school inspector (born 1858)
17 November – Alexander Hogg, politician (born 1841)
23 November – Cyril Mountfort, architect (born 1853)
28 November – Peter Webb, rugby union player (born 1854)
13 December – Joseph Tole, politician (born 1846)
16 December – George Jones, politician (born 1844)
27 December – Charles Button, politician, solicitor, judge (born 1838)
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
External links
Years of the 20th century in New Zealand