1914 in New Zealand
The following lists events that happened during 1914 in New Zealand .
New Zealand showed no hesitation in emulating Britain's declaration of war on Germany and entering World War I . New Zealand troops became the first to occupy German territory when they took over Samoa in November.
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Government
The 18th New Zealand Parliament concludes, and the Reform Party is returned for its second term of office following the 1914 general election on 10 December.
Frederic Lang
William Massey
James Allen
Parliamentary opposition
Judiciary
Main centre leaders
James Parr
John Luke
Henry Holland
William Downie Stewart
John Shacklock
Events
17 January – Joseph Hammond[ 3] Auckland city. He flies a Blériot monoplane (named Brittania ) which has been donated to the New Zealand Government by the Imperial Air Fleet Committee, from Potter's Park (near One Tree Hill ).[ 4] [ 5]
20 February – James William Humphrys Scotland[ 6] Invercargill to Gore , a distance of 61 kilometres (38 mi), in 40 minutes in a Caudron biplane .[ 5] Dunedin , Timaru and Christchurch where he arrives on 6 March.[ 7]
18 April – The Auckland Exhibition closes.[ 8]
4 August – New Zealand declares war on Germany .[ 9]
29 August – 1374 New Zealand troops land in Samoa and are offered no resistance by German colonial forces. This is the second German territory (after Togoland ) to be captured by the Allies.[ 10]
25 September – The departure of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) for Europe is delayed due to concerns about the presence of German raiders .[ 11]
7 October – A magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes East Cape , Gisborne.
16 October – The main body of the NZEF, some 8000 troops, finally departs New Zealand for Australia where they will join with the First AIF .[ 11] [ 12]
28 October – Another earthquake, a magnitude 6.4, strikes Gisborne.
1 November – The 38 ships carrying the NZEF (10 ships) and the AIF (28 ships) leave Perth, Western Australia . Although expecting to sail to England, they will receive orders to land in Egypt while crossing the Indian Ocean .[ 12]
Early December – The NZEF and AIF land in Egypt.[ 12] [ 13]
10 December – The 1914 general election is held.
Arts and literature
See 1914 in art , 1914 in literature , Category:1914 books
Music
See: 1914 in music
Film
Hinemoa
Sport
Chess
The 27th New Zealand Chess Championship is held in Auckland, and is won by W.E. Mason of Wellington, his fifth title.[ 14]
Golf
The eighth New Zealand Open championship is won by Ted Douglas (his second consecutive victory).[ 15]
The 22nd National Amateur Championships are held in Auckland:[ 16] Men – Arthur Duncan (Wellington) (eighth title)
Women – Mrs G. Williams (second title)
Horse racing
Harness racing
Thoroughbred racing
Lawn bowls
The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Dunedin.[ 20]
Men's singles champion – J.S. Kilgour (Carlton Bowling Club)
Men's pair champions – J. Johnson, E. Harraway (skip) (Dunedin Bowling Club)
Men's fours champions – W. Grenfell, A.E. Erksine, W.J. Thompson, J. Porteous (skip) (Wellington Bowling Club)
Rugby league
Rugby union
Soccer
Provincial league champions:[ 21] Auckland – Auckland Thistle
Canterbury – Sydenham
Hawke's Bay – Waipukurau
Otago – Northern
Southland – Rangers
Wanganui – Eastbrooke
Wellington – Wellington Corinthians
Tennis
Births
12 January –
22 January – Ron McLean , environmental campaigner
30 January – Bill Phillips , rugby union player
1 February – James Gould , rower
2 February – F. Russell Miller , politician
3 February – Felix Kelly , graphic designer, painter, illustrator
14 February – Jack Rankin , rugby union player
19 February – Thelma Kench , athlete
22 February – Theo Allen , athlete
7 March – Doreen Blumhardt , potter, arts educator
11 March – Dan Riddiford , politician
16 March – H. W. Gretton , poet, lyricist, diarist
19 March – Jack Best , rugby union player
24 March
27 March – Ces Burke , cricketer
31 March – David Seath , politician
2 April – Walter Whittlestone , dairy scientist, peace activist
30 April – Zena Daysh , human ecologist
5 May – Lloyd Trigg , World War II pilot, Victoria Cross recipient
8 May –
27 May – Graham Turbott , ornithologist, zoologist, museum director
30 May – Frank Sharpley , athlete
2 June – Joe Genet , wrestler
3 June –
13 June – Gordon Patrick , cyclist
16 June – Theo de Lange , air force officer
20 June – Pearl Savin , cricketer
23 June – Clifford Richmond , jurist
4 July – Ray Speed , association football player
5 July – Jim Watt , rugby union player and paediatrician
9 July – M. K. Joseph , poet and novelist
28 July –
7 August – Alice Bush , doctor, family planning activist
11 August – Donald Cobden , rugby union player, Battle of Britain pilot
21 August – Billie Fulford , cricketer
23 August – Jack Hemi , rugby union and rugby league player
27 August –
2 September – Ron Barclay , politician
13 October – Cecil Matthews , athlete
17 October – Leo Schultz , politician
22 October – Pat Boot , athlete
23 October – Donald Stott , soldier, military intelligence agent
30 October – Pat Mackie , miner and trade unionist
7 November – Doug Freeman , cricketer
8 November – Guthrie Wilson , novelist and teacher
9 November – Colin Gray , World War II fighter ace
15 November – Jack Holloway , alpine explorer, forest ecologist
18 November – Bill Phillips , economist
1 December – Peter Mathieson , swimmer
4 December – Arthur Prior , logician and philosopher
10 December – Reginald Delargey , Roman Catholic bishop
21 December – Lankford Smith , association football player and cricketer
22 December – Adrian Hayter , soldier, sailor, Antarctic leader, author
25 December –
27 December – Hilda Buck , cricketer
28 December – Norman King , politician
30 December – Ian Lythgoe , public servant
Deaths
10 January – Samuel Hodgkinson , politician (born 1817)
2 February – Alfred Burton , photographer (born c. 1834)
8 February – Irving Sayles , vaudeville entertainer (born 1872)
25 February – John Scott , medical academic, artist (born 1851)
28 February – Ann Boyce , herbalist (born 1827)
2 March – Mohi Tūrei , Ngāti Porou leader, Anglican minister, carver, haka composer (born c. 1830)
18 March – Edwin Blake , politician (born 1830)
20 March – Henry Goulstone , banker, magistrate (born 1836)
10 June – Carbine , Thoroughbred racehorse (foaled 1885)
6 July – Charles Carter , Baptist missionary (born 1828)
21 July – John Blair Whyte , politician (born 1840)
30 July – Helen Gibb , farmer, accommodation-house keeper (born 1838)
16 August – Caroline Freeman , school teacher (born c. 1856)
18 August – Thomas Young Duncan , politician (born 1836)
25 August –
2 September – John Carruthers , civil engineer, economic theorist (born 1836)
29 September – Thomas Fergus , politician (born 1850)
1 October – Richard Barcham Shalders , Baptist preacher, founder of YMCA in New Zealand (born 1824)
14 October – Walter Symes , politician (born 1852)
17 October – Kennedy Macdonald , politician (born 1847)
25 November – John Blair , businessman, politician, educational administrator (born 1843)
30 November – John Shand , university professor (born 1834)
21 December – William Montgomery , politician (born c. 1821)
25 December – James Gow Black , chemist, mineralogist (born 1835)
Full date unknown
See also
References
^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990 . ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
^ "Elections NZ - Leaders of the Opposition" . Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008 .^ Joseph Hammond was the first New Zealander to gain a pilot's licence in England .
^ Auckland Airport Archived 31 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine ^ a b Rendel, David (1975) Civil Aviation in New Zealand: An Illustrated History . Wellington. A.H. & A.W.Reed. ISBN 0-589-00905-2
^ J. W. H. Scotland was the second New Zealander to gain a pilot's licence in England .
^ Te Ara: Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966 - Biography of James William Humphrys Scotland^ "OUTPOST: Welcome to Auckland" . Retrieved 23 April 2012 .^ New Zealand History online: Origins of the war - First World War overview ^ New Zealand History Online: New Zealand goes to war: First World War overview ^ a b New Zealand History online: Film - troops departing New Zealand, 1914 and 1915 ^ a b c "The Anzac Story: Chapter 1 - To Egypt" . Archived from the original on 19 September 2008. Retrieved 28 September 2008 .^ Te Ara: Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966 - The New Zealand Expeditionary Force ^ List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine ^ "PGA European - Holden New Zealand Open" . The Sports Network. 2005. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2009 .^ 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 . ^ "List of NZ Trotting cup winners" . Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2009 .^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine ^ a b c d Lambert, Max; Palenski, Ron, eds. (1982). The Air New Zealand Almanac . Moa Almanac Press. pp. 448–454. ISBN 0-908570-55-4 ^ McLintock, A.H. , ed. (1966). "Bowls, men's outdoor—tournament winners". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand . Retrieved 6 June 2018 .^ "New Zealand: List of champions" . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.^ Oliver, Steven. "Matutaera Nihoniho" . Dictionary of New Zealand Biography Ministry for Culture and Heritage . Retrieved 23 April 2017 .
External links
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1914 in Oceania
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