1939 in New Zealand

The following lists events that happened during 1939 in New Zealand.

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 1939 in New Zealand

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Decades:
  • 1910s
  • 1920s
  • 1930s
  • 1940s
  • 1950s
See also:

Population
  • Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,641,600[1]
  • Increase since 31 December 1938: 23,300 (1.44%)
  • Males per 100 females: 103.0

Incumbents

Regal and viceregal

Government

The 26th New Zealand Parliament continued with the Labour Party in government.

Parliamentary opposition

Main centre leaders

Events
  • 29 January: (Sunday) Opening of St Peter's College, Auckland by Bishop J M Liston.
  • 20 March: William Snodgrass, a New Zealand politician, disappeared from the interisland ferry Arahura while travelling overnight from Wellington to Nelson.[4]
  • 3 September (backdated to 9.30 pm): New Zealand declares war on Germany at the same time as Britain (though delayed until confirmation by the Admiralty message to the fleet).[5]
  • 31 October: The Strongman coal mine in Nine Mile Valley near Greymouth is officially opened by Minister of Mines, Paddy Webb.[6]
  • 8 November: New Zealand Centennial Exhibition opened in Kilbirnie, Wellington
  • 13 December: New Zealand warship HMS Achilles fought in the Battle of the River Plate against German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee.
  • 17 December: The Graf Spee is scuttled off Montevideo harbour.
  • The Poverty Bay Herald changes its name to The Gisborne Herald,[7] which continues to publish today.

Arts and literature

See 1939 in art, 1939 in literature, Category:1939 books

Music

See: 1939 in music

Radio

See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film

See: Category:1939 film awards, 1939 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1939 films

Sport

Athletics
  • Clarrie Gibbons wins the national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:44:56.2 on 11 March 1939 in Napier.

Basketball

A second interprovincial championship is held even though there is still no national association.[8] (see 1938 and 1946)

  • Interpovincial Champions: Men – Wellington

Chess
  • The 48th National Chess Championship was held in Wanganui, and was won by J.B. Dunlop of Dunedin (his 5th title).[9]

Cricket

Horse racing

Harness racing

Lawn bowls

The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Auckland.[12]

  • Men's singles champion – W.C. Franks (Balmoral Bowling Club)
  • Men's pair champions – J. Anchor, W.J. Robinson (skip) (Hamilton Bowling Club)
  • Men's fours champions – C.F. Robertson, H. Franks, J.F. Benson, W.C. Franks (skip) (Balmoral Bowling Club)

Rugby union

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

Rugby league

New Zealand national rugby league team

Soccer
  • The Chatham Cup is won by Waterside of Wellington who beat Western of Christchurch 4–2 in the final.[13]
  • Provincial league champions:[14]
    • Auckland: Ponsonby AFC
    • Canterbury: Western
    • Hawke's Bay: Napier Utd
    • Nelson: YMCA
    • Otago: Mosgiel
    • South Canterbury: Old Boys
    • Southland: Mataura
    • Waikato: Rotowaro
    • Wanganui: Wanganui Athletic
    • Wellington: Petone Football Club

Births

Category:1939 births

Deaths

Category:1939 deaths

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See also

References
  1. "Historical population estimates tables". Statistics New Zealand.
  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. "Lost Overboard". The New Zealand Herald – archived at PapersPast – paperspast.co.nz. 22 March 1939. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  5. Hensley, Gerald (2009). Beyond the Battlefield: New Zealand and its Allies 1939–45. Auckland: Penguin/Viking. p. 20. ISBN 9780670074044.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2007.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Poverty Bay Herald". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
  8. Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications. ISBN 0-908570-00-7
  9. List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  10. "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
  11. Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  12. 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.
  13. Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com Archived 14 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  14. "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
  15. Torpedo Billy Murphy – Boxrec Boxing Encyclopaedia

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