1913 in New Zealand

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Decades:	1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s
See also:	Other events of 1913 Timeline of New Zealand history

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

• Head of State — George V
• Governor — Arthur Foljambe, 2nd Earl of Liverpool^[1]

Government

• Speaker of the House — Arthur Guinness (Liberal), then Frederic Lang (Reform Party)
• Prime Minister — William Massey (Reform)
• Minister of Finance — James Allen (Reform)

Parliamentary opposition

Leader of the Opposition — Joseph Ward (Liberal Party) from 13 September.^[2]

Main centre leaders

• Mayor of Auckland — James Parr
• Mayor of Wellington — John Luke
• Mayor of Christchurch — Henry Holland
• Mayor of Dunedin — John Wilson, then William Downie Stewart, Jr.

Events

• 22 March: The world's first automatic totalisator is used at the Easter meeting at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland.^[3]
• 13 April: Frederik E. Sandford flies the rebuilt biplane Manurewa at Avondale Racecourse. The Manurewa was formerly owned and flown by the Walsh Brothers before it crashed (see 1911) but is now owned by a syndicate and been rebuilt by Sandford and William Miller.^[4][5]
• 19 April: American Arthur "Wizard" Stone flies a Blériot XI monoplane for 400 metres (0.25 mi) from the cricket ground at Auckland Domain.^[4][5][6][7]
• 24 April: "Wizard" Stone flies for an estimated 19 kilometres (12 mi) from Alexandra Park.^[7]
• April or May: Frederik Sandford flies the first woman passenger in New Zealand, a Miss Lester.^[4][5]
• 9 July: The first suspected case in a Smallpox oubreak is reported.^[8] It is later confirmed^[9] and the outbreak becomes an epidemic.^[10]
• 31 August: Sandford flies west from Avondale covering 3 miles (4.8 km) at 45 miles per hour (72 km/h), but crashes at New Lynn on the return to Avondale.^[5]
• 22 October: Wellington watersiders go on strike.^[11]
• 23 October: Wellington watersiders are locked out sparking nationwide waterfront strikes.^[12]
• 29 October: Over 1000 Wellington strikers hold a protest meeting at the Basin Reserve.^[13]
• 30 October: The first "special constables" arrive in Wellington.^[11]
• 8 November: "Special constables" occupy Auckland wharves leading to a general strike.^[14]
• 10 November: A general strike is called in Wellington but it is not supported.^[15]
• 23 November: The general strike in Auckland ends.^[14]
• 1 December: Auckland Exhibition opens.^[16]
• 20 December: Wellington watefront strike is called off.^[11]

Undated

• Arthur Schaef makes short powered hops in his second, unnamed, aircraft, at Lyall Bay, Wellington.^[4]
• Hector and Seaforth McKenzie fly their Hamilton biplane at Marton.^[4]
• Percy Fisher and Reginald White fly an aircraft of their own design at Greytown. The event is also filmed.^[4]

Arts and literature

See 1913 in art, 1913 in literature, Category:1913 books

Music

See: 1913 in music

Film

• Hinemoa — first New Zealand feature film, made by Gaston Méliès
• How Chief Te Ponga Won His Bride - also by Gaston Méliès and the Star Film Company
• Loved by a Maori Chieftess- also by Gaston Méliès and the Star Film Company
• The River Wanganui - one of five short films made in New Zealand by Gaston Méliès and the Star Film Company

See: 1913 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1913 films, Category:1913 film awards

Sport

Chess

• The 26th National Chess Championship was held in Nelson, and was won by J.C. Grierson of Auckland, his second title.^[17]

Golf

Men's

• The seventh New Zealand Open championship was won by Ted Douglas.^[18]
• The 21st National Amateur Championships were held in Otago ^[19]
  • Matchplay: B.B. Wood (Christchurch) — 2nd title

Women's

• Matchplay: Mrs. G Williams.^[20]
• Strokeplay: Mrs G. Williams — 3rd title

Horse racing

Harness racing

• New Zealand Trotting Cup: Ravenschild ^[21]
• Auckland Trotting Cup: Jewel Chimes ^[22]

Rugby league

• New Zealand national rugby league team

Rugby union

• Auckland defend the Ranfurly Shield against Wellington (6-5) and Poverty Bay (27-3) before losing it to Taranaki (11-14)

Soccer

Provincial league champions:^[23]

• Auckland: Everton Auckland
• Canterbury: Sydenham
• Hawke's Bay: Waipukurau
• Otago: Kaitangata FC
• Southland: Rangers
• Wanganui: Eastbrooke
• Wellington: Wellington Thistle

Tennis

• Anthony Wilding is ranked the world's No.1 player and records a unique triple, winning world championships in hard court, lawn and indoor.

Births

• 5 June: Alan Brash, Church leader.
• 30 June Percy Benjamin Allen, politician.
• 23 August (in Croatia): Nikola Nobilo, winemaker.
• 25 September: Winifred Constance McQuilkan Hall, author under the name Clare Mallory.

Category:1913 births

Deaths

• 17 January: Hon. John Bryce, politician.
• 24 September: Sir William Russell, politician.
• 10 November: Petrus Van der Velden, painter.

Category:1913 deaths

See also

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

References

1. Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170, page 52.
2. "Elections NZ — Leaders of the Opposition". Retrieved 2008-04-06.
3. The First Automatic Totalisator, The Rutherford Journal.
4. Rendel, David (1975) Civil Aviation in New Zealand: An Illustrated History. Wellington. A.H. & A.W.Reed. ISBN 0-589-00905-2
5. Those Daring Young Men in their Flying Machine: Sandford-Miller biplane flights at Avondale, 1913
6. Auckland Airport
7. Kiwi Aircraft Images: Bleriot XI
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9. "Papers Past — New Zealand Herald — 12 July 1913 — MAORI EPIDEMIC". Paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 1913-07-12. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
10. "Papers Past — Dominion — 14 July 1913 — THE EPIDEMIC". Paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 1913-07-14. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
11. Te Ara Encyclopedia 1966 — The Waterfront Strike, 1913
12. New Zealand History online: Today in History 23 October, 1913
13. Wellington History: City History 1890 -1918
14. Auckland City Council: Living Room events — Skeletons in the Closet
15. Amalgamated Workers Union: History — Some Important Dates in Trade Union History
16. "02 Dec 1913 - AUCKLAND EXHIBITION. MESSAGE FROM THE KING.". Retrieved 23 April 2012.
17. List of New Zealand Chess Champions
18. "PGA European — Holden New Zealand Open". The Sports Network. 2005. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
19. edited by A. H. McLintock (1966). "Men's Golf — National Champions". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Te Ara — The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
20. edited by A. H. McLintock (1966). "GOLF, WOMEN'S Competitions and Championships". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Te Ara — The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
21. List of NZ Trotting cup winners
22. Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz
23. "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.

External links

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