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List of events
The following lists events that happened during
1900 in New Zealand
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Incumbents
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Regal and viceregal
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Government and law
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The
14th New Zealand Parliament
continued. Government was
Parliamentary opposition
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Main centre leaders
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Events
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- Unknown date
Arts and literature
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See
1900 in art
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1900 in literature
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Category:1900 books
Music
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See:
1900 in music
Film
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Sport
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Athletics
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National champions (Men):
- 100 yards ? G. Smith (Auckland)
- 250 yards ? G. Smith (Auckland)
- 440 yards ? W Strickland (Hawke's Bay)
- 880 yards ? J Lynskey (Canterbury)
- 1 mile ? W Simpson (Canterbury)
- 3 miles ? W Simpson (Canterbury)
- 120 yards hurdles ? G. Smith (Auckland)
- 440 yards hurdles ? G. Smith (Auckland)
- Long jump ?
Te Rangi H?roa
(Otago)
- High jump ? C Laurie (Auckland)
- Pole vault ? C Laurie (Auckland)
- Shot put ? W Madill (Auckland)
- Hammer throw ? W Madill (Auckland)
Badminton
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The first club is formed, in
Auckland
, but soon goes into recess.
[4]
(see also
1927
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Chess
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National Champion: W.E. Mason of Wellington.
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Cricket
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- See
1900?01 New Zealand cricket season
- A tour of New Zealand by Australia's
Melbourne Cricket Club
included seven matches, of which the visitors won six with one match drawn.
- Six provincial matches were played during the 1899?1900 domestic season, all of them over two or three days, with wins by Otago over Hawke's Bay and Canterbury, by Wellington and Auckland over Otago, and by Canterbury and Auckland over Wellington.
- Scores were uniformly low by modern standards, mostly below 200, with only two centuries scored and only one team total of over 300 runs: the highest team total was 464 by Wellington against Otago, with centuries by F A Midlane (149) and C A Richardson (113), and the best bowling figures were A D Downes' 7?43 for Otago against Canterbury.
Golf
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The 8th National Amateur Championships were held in Otago
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- Men:
Arthur Duncan
(Wellington) ? 2nd title
- Women: K Rattray (Otago) ? 3rd title
Horse racing
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Harness racing
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Thoroughbred racing
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Polo
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- Savile Cup winners: Oroua (A Strang, J Strang, W Strang, O Robinson)
Rowing
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- Men's national champions (coxed fours): Picton
- Men's national champions (coxless pairs): Wellington
- Men's national champions (double sculls): Canterbury
- Men's national champions (single sculls): T Spencer (Wellington)
Rugby union
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Provincial club rugby champions include: City (Auckland); Westport (Buller); Christchurch (Canterbury); Pirates (Hawke's Bay); Levin (Horowhenua); Awarua (Marlborough); Alhambra (Otago); Gisborne (Poverty Bay); Hawera (Taranaki); Kaierau (Wanganui); Melrose (Wellington); winners of Bush, Nelson, and Wairarapa club competitions unknown.
- see also
Category:Rugby union in New Zealand
Shooting
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- Ballinger Belt ? no competition
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Soccer
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Provincial league champions:
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Swimming
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National champions (men):
- 100 yards freestyle ? G.A. Tyler
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- 220 yards freestyle ? G.A. Tyler
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- 440 yards freestyle ? G.A. Tyler
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Tennis
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New Zealand championships:
- Men's singles: J Hooper
- Women's singles: K Nunneley
- Men's doubles: C Cox/J Collins
- Women's doubles: K Nunneley/E Harman
References:
Romanos, J. (2001)
New Zealand Sporting Records and Lists.
Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett.
Births
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- 4 January:
Lance Richdale
, ornithologist
- 19 January:
Jerry Skinner
, politician, deputy Prime Minister (in Australia)
- 4 February:
Kazimierz Wodzicki
- 13 March:
Quentin Donald
- 25 March:
Lewis Harris
- 4 May:
Archibald McIndoe
, plastic surgeon
- 8 May:
Lancelot William McCaskill
- 17 May:
Robert Macfarlane
- 3 June:
James Anderson McPherson
- 9 June:
Norman Hargrave Taylor
- 4 July:
Rudall Hayward
, filmmaker
- 27 July (as Nina Betts):
Nina Byron
, silent film actress, dancer.
- 10 August:
Arthur Porritt
- 11 August:
Alexander Astor
- 1 September:
Frederick McDowall
- 7 September:
Nora Sipos
- 17 September:
Hedwig Weitzel
- 22 September:
Henry Ah Kew
- 23 September:
Alwyn Warren
- 14 October:
Eddie McLeod
, cricketer
- 19 October:
Edwin Coubray
- 21 October:
Quentin Pope
- 3 November (in Durham, England):
Roger Blunt
, cricketer
- 5 November:
Esther James
- 12 November:
Stanley Graham
- 23 November:
Keith Buttle
, mayor of Auckland
- 27 November:
Gordon Wilson
Deaths
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See also
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For world events and topics in 1900 not specifically related to New Zealand see
:
1900
References
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External links
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Media related to
1900 in New Zealand
at Wikimedia Commons
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