1935 in New Zealand

Decades:	1910s; 1920s; 1930s; 1940s; 1950s;
See also:	History of New Zealand; List of years in New Zealand; Timeline of New Zealand history;

The following lists events that happened during 1935 in New Zealand.

Population

Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,569,700.^[1]
Increase since previous 31 December 1934: 11,300 (0.73%).^[1]
Males per 100 females: 103.1.^[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^[2]

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).^[3]

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.^[4]
5 April: Parliament goes into recess.
29 June: The Christchurch Times ceases publication. The newspaper began as the Lyttelton Times in 1851.^[5]
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

Sport

Chess

The 44th National Chess Championship was held in Christchurch, and was won by J.A. Erskine of Invercargill.^[6]

Golf

The 25th New Zealand Open championship was won by Alex Murray.^[7]
The 39th National Amateur Championships were held in Christchurch^[8]
- Men: J.P. Hornabrook (Masterton)
- Women: Miss J. Anderson

Horse racing

Harness racing

New Zealand Trotting Cup – Indianapolis (2nd win)^[9]
Auckland Trotting Cup – Graham Direct^[10]

Lawn bowls

The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Auckland.^[11]

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.^[12]
Provincial league champions:^[13]
- 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

7 August – Campbell Thomas, theatre director
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 c. 1845)
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 c. 1869)
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 c. 1870)
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)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Historical population estimates tables". Statistics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017.
^ 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.
^ Lambert & Palenski: The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. ISBN 0-908570-55-4
^ "Chapter 2: Early Statistical Sources – 19th Century" (PDF). Statistical publications 1840–2000. Statistics New Zealand. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2007.
^ 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 5 May 2009.
^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
^ 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.
^ Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com Archived 14 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
^ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.

External links

Media related to 1935 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons

[:0-1] "Historical population estimates tables". Statistics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017.

[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.

[almanac-4] Lambert & Palenski: The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. ISBN 0-908570-55-4

[5] "Chapter 2: Early Statistical Sources – 19th Century" (PDF). Statistical publications 1840–2000. Statistics New Zealand. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2007.

[6] List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine

[7] "PGA European – Holden New Zealand Open". The Sports Network. 2005. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2009.

[8] 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.

[9] "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2009.

[10] Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine

[11] 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.

[12] Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com Archived 14 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine

[13] "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.

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