1935 in New Zealand

1935 in New Zealand
The following lists events that happened during 1935 in New Zealand.
Population
Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,569,700.
Increase since previous 31 December 1934: 11,300 (0.73%).
Males per 100 females: 103.1.
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Head of State – George V
Governor-General – The Lord Bledisloe GCMG KBE PC, succeeded same year by The Viscount Galway GCMG DSO OBE PC
Government
The 24th New Zealand Parliament continued with the coalition of the United Party and the Reform Party. In November the 1935 New Zealand general election resulted in a massive win for the opposition Labour Party.
Speaker of the House – Charles Statham
Prime Minister – George Forbes then Michael Joseph Savage
Minister of Finance – Gordon Coates then Walter Nash
Minister of Foreign Affairs – George Forbes then Michael Joseph Savage
Attorney-General – George Forbes then Rex Mason
Chief Justice – Sir Michael Myers
Parliamentary opposition
Leader of the Opposition – Michael Joseph Savage (Labour) until 6 December, then George Forbes (United/Reform).
Main centre leaders
Mayor of Auckland – George Hutchison then Ernest Davis
Mayor of Wellington – Thomas Hislop
Mayor of Christchurch – Dan Sullivan
Mayor of Dunedin – Edwin Thomas Cox
Events
13 February: Fourth session of the 24th Parliament commences.
5 April: Parliament goes into recess.
29 June: The Christchurch Times ceases publication. The newspaper began as the Lyttelton Times in 1851.
29 August: Parliament recommences.
26 October: Fourth session of the 24th Parliament concludes.
1 November: The 24th Parliament is dissolved.
26 November: Voting in the four Māori electorates for the 1935 General Election.
27 November: Voting in the 76 general electorates for the 1935 General Election.
Arts and literature
See 1935 in art, 1935 in literature, :Category:1935 books
Music
See: 1935 in music
Radio
See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand
Film
Down on the Farm
Hei Tiki / Primitive Passions
New Zealand's Charm: A Romantic Outpost of Empire
Magic Playgrounds in New Zealand's Geyserland
See: :Category:1935 film awards, 1935 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, :Category:1935 films
Sport
Chess
The 44th National Chess Championship was held in Christchurch, and was won by J.A. Erskine of Invercargill.
Golf
The 25th New Zealand Open championship was won by Alex Murray.
The 39th National Amateur Championships were held in Christchurch
Men: J.P. Hornabrook (Masterton)
Women: Miss J. Anderson
Horse racing
Harness racing
New Zealand Trotting Cup – Indianapolis (2nd win)
Auckland Trotting Cup – Graham Direct
Lawn bowls
The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Auckland.
Men's singles champion – Arthur Engebretsen (Napier Bowling Club)
Men's pair champions – H.G. Loveridge, R.N. Pilkington (skip) (Hamilton Bowling Club)
Men's fours champions – William Edward Mincham, L.G. Donaldson, William James Liversidge, H. Whittle (skip) (Grey Lynn Bowling Club)
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 Hospital of Wellington who beat Western of Christchurch 3–1 in the final.
Provincial league champions:
Auckland: Ponsonby AFC (Auckland)
Canterbury: Western
Hawke's Bay: Napier YMCA
Nelson: YMCA
Otago: Maori Hill
Southland: Corinthians
Waikato: Huntly Starr Utd
Wanganui: Thistle
Wellington: Hospital
Births
January
2 January – Bill Snowden, rugby league player
3 January – Rata Harrison, rugby league player
9 January
John Graham, rugby union player and administrator, educator
Stewart McKnight, cricketer
16 January – Muru Walters, rugby union player, Anglican bishop
21 January – Mick Cossey, rugby union player
23 January – Bill Culbert, artist
February
5 February – Gordon Parkinson, public servant, diplomat
6 February – Reg Boorman, politician
10 February
Mark Irwin, rugby union player
Ian Kerr, field hockey player
16 February – Robin Clark, chemist
22 February – Barry Anderson, composer
23 February
John Osmers, Anglican bishop, anti-apartheid activist
Derek Round, journalist
25 February – Neville Scott, athlete
27 February
James Cooke, sailor
Edward Te Whiu, convicted murderer
March
3 March – Peter Elworthy, farming leader, businessman
5 March – Brian Wybourne, physicist
8 March – Mansfield Rangi, cricket umpire
12 March – Maurice Rae, athlete
19 March – Wes Sandle, physicist
25 March – Tim Eliott, actor
29 March – John Armstrong, politician
April
3 April – Marrion Roe, swimmer
4 April – Geoff Braybrooke, politician
13 April – Kenneth Hayr, Royal Air Force commander
16 April – Lois Muir, netball player and coach
22 April – Dick Conway, rugby union player
30 April – Bruce Bodle, cricketer
May
11 May
Gwyn Evans, association footballer
Stuart O'Connell, Roman Catholic bishop
15 May
Barry Crump, author
Kevin Percy, field hockey player
Blair Robson, rally driver
19 May – Brian MacDonell, politician
27 May – Guy Jansen, choral musician and music educator
31 May
Jim Bolger, politician
Bruce Bolton, cricketer
William Holt, cricketer
June
1 June – Margot Forde, botanist
2 June – Ross Gillespie, field hockey player and coach
3 June – Raoul Franklin, physicist
11 June – Alan Ward, historian
14 June – Mervyn Thompson, playwright, theatre director
17 June – Ron Carter, businessman
22 June – Koro Wētere, politician
25 June – Margaret Sparrow, physician, reproductive rights advocate, author
29 June – Manu Maniapoto, rugby union player
30 June – John Turnbull, cricketer
July
10 July – Wilson Whineray, rugby union player, businessman
11 July – Bruce Bricknell, cricket umpire
14 July – Leon Phillips, physical chemist
22 July – Tuppy Diack, rugby union player
28 July – Tom Delahunty, association football referee
29 July – Iain Gillies, association footballer
31 July – Peter Siddell, artist
August
9 August – Des Connor, rugby union player
18 August – Howard Morrison, entertainer
September
1 September – Graeme Lee, politician
4 September – John Kneebone, farming leader
7 September – Douglas Sturkey, diplomat
11 September – Jim Williams, Pentacostal pastor
24 September – Vincent Orange, historian
26 September – Ralph Roberts, sailor, sports administrator
October
3 October – Judy Bailey, pianist, composer
4 October – Lyndsey Leask, softball administrator
6 October – John Anslow, field hockey player
7 October – Barrie Devenport, marathon swimmer
9 October
Paul Barton, cricketer
Jeff Julian, athlete
10 October – Michael Henderson, fencer
16 October
David Hoskin, cricket player and administrator
Brian Maunsell, field hockey player
18 October – Margaret Beames, children's author
19 October – Jimmy O'Dea, trade unionist and activist
26 October – Barry Brickell, potter
28 October – Moana Manley, swimmer, beauty queen
November
10 Nomember – Marilyn Duckworth, writer
15 November – Ken Douglas, trade unionist
22 November – Don Selwyn, actor, filmmaker
24 November – Bruce Palmer, jurist
28 November – Bob Binning, fencer
December
4 December – Gerald Hensley, public servant, diplomat
5 December
Marise Chamberlain, athlete
Max Gimblett, artist
7 December – Robin Dudding, journalist, literary editor
10 December – Max Cryer, entertainer, broadcaster, writer
13 December – Richard Sylvan, philosopher, logician, environmentalist
17 December – Ray Puckett, athlete, croquet player
20 December – Billy Ibadulla, cricket player, coach and commentator
21 December – Don Neely, cricket player, selector and writer
23 December – Warren Johnston, cyclist
29 December – Russell Watt, rugby union player
31 December – Billy Apple, pop artist
Undated
Ken Blackburn, actor
Edmund Bohan, historian, singer, author
Arthur Everard, filmmaker, journalist, chief censor
Joseph Musaphia, actor
Howard Williams, potter
Peter Wolfenden, harness-racing driver
Deaths
January–February
3 January – Francis Redwood, Roman Catholic archbishop (born 1839)
14 January – Mita Taupopoki, Tūhourangi and Ngāti Wāhiao leader (born )
18 January
Robert Hughes (conservationist), lawyer, politician, conservationist (born 1847)
John Macmillan Brown, university academic and administrator (born 1845)
22 January – James Blacklock, cricketer (born 1883)
28 January – Matthew Barnett, bookmaker, philanthropist (born 1859)
1 February – William Sadlier, Anglican bishop (born 1867)
4 February – Robert Logan, soldier, colonial administrator (born 1863)
March–April
2 March – Pat McEvedy, rugby union player and administrator (born 1880)
4 March
Charles Barton, businessman, politician, civic administrator (born 1852)
William Kilgour, cricketer (born 1878)
5 March – Frances Fletcher, artist (born 1846)
10 March – Charles Thorn, trade unionist, politician (born 1847)
19 March – James Randall Corrigan, politician (born 1865)
26 March
Arthur Atkinson, lawyer, politician (born 1863)
John Mallard, cricketer (born 1860)
7 April – Adrian Langerwerf, Roman Catholic missionary, writer (born 1876)
13 April – James McDonald, painter filmmaker, museum director (born 1865)
16 April – Dolla Richmond, painter (born 1861)
May–June
1 May – George Carter, lawn bowls player, accountant (born 1883)
6 May – Kate Edger, school principal, first woman in New Zealand to earn a university degree (born 1857)
22 May – Edwin Davy, rugby union player (born 1850)
27 May
John Dart, Anglican priest (born 1855)
Phomen Singh, confectioner (born )
29 May
Harry Bayly, cricketer (born 1862)
Samuel Goldstein, rabbi, scholar, community leader (born 1852)
2 June
George Pearce, politician (born 1863)
Sir Alfred Robin, military leader (born 1860)
7 June – Elizabeth McCombs, politician, first female MP in New Zealand (born 1873)
13 June – Jim Coucher, Australian rules footballer (born 1874)
20 June – William Ferguson, civil engineer (born 1852)
25 June – Alfred Cousins, engraver and postage stamp designer (born 1852)
26 June – Charles Corfe, cricketer, headmaster (born 1847)
July–August
12 July – Nurse Maude, district nursing pioneer (born 1862)
29 July – Dan Udy, rugby union player (born 1874)
12 August – Albert Geddes, cricketer (born 1871)
17 August – James Craigie, businessman, politician (born 1851)
September–October
2 October – Jeremiah Connolly, politician (born 1875)
3 October – Harry Knight, farmer, politician, racehorse owner (born 1860)
5 October – William Stevenson, politician (born 1864)
7 October
James Garrow, legal academic (born 1865)
Sidney Williamson, singer, conductor and singing teacher (born )
11 October – Sir James Coates, banker (born 1851)
12 October – Victorine Goddard, hotelkeeper (born 1844)
18 October – Ernie Booth, rugby union player (born 1876)
23 October – Ernest Upham, cricketer, lawyer (born 1873)
24 October – James Gibb, Presbyterian minister, pacifist (born 1857)
November–December
6 November – Catherine Carran, midwife (born 1842)
20 November – John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe, governor-general (1920–1924) (born 1859)
25 November – Kenneth Williams, politician (born 1870)
7 December – Philip de la Perrelle, newspaper proprietor, politician (born 1872)
14 December – Mother Josepha, Roman Catholic nun, teacher (born 1863)
15 December – George James Anderson, politician (born 1860)
23 December – Charles Speight, rugby union player, politician (born 1870)
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