1905 in New Zealand
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The following lists events that happened during 1905 in New Zealand.
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Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Government
The Liberal Party are re-elected and formed the 16th New Zealand Parliament.
- Speaker of the House â Arthur Guinness (Liberal)
- Prime Minister â Richard Seddon
- Minister of Finance â Richard Seddon
- Chief Justice â Sir Robert Stout
Parliamentary opposition
- Leader of the Opposition â William Massey, (Independent).[2]
Main centre leaders
Municipal elections are held on 27 April:[3]
- Mayor of Auckland â Edwin Mitchelson then Arthur Myers
- Mayor of Wellington â Thomas Hislop
- Mayor of Christchurch â Charles Gray
- Mayor of Dunedin â Thomas Christie â then Joseph Braithwaite
Events
- The Marlborough Herald begins publication. The Herald continues until 1911. The Marlborough Express stops publishing The Marlborough Times, which started in 1874.[4]
Arts and literature
See 1905 in art, 1905 in literature
Music
See: 1905 in music
Film
See: Category:1905 film awards, 1905 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1905 films
Sport
Association football
- The first overseas tour by a New Zealand representative team takes place, to Australia.[5]
- 10 June vs Wellington in Wellington (pre-tour warm-up)
- 17 June, Sydney: Lost 2â3 vs Metropolitan Association
- 21 June, Sydney: Won 8â3 vs Wednesday Association
- 24 June, Sydney: Won 6â4 vs New South Wales
- 28 June, Sydney: Lost 2â3 vs Navy
- 1 July, Sydney: Lost 0â2 vs New South Wales
- 5 July, Newcastle: Won 5â4 vs Northern Districts
- 8 July, Newcastle: Won 1â0 vs Northern Districts
- 12 July, Sydney: Won 6â2 vs Granville
- 15 July, Wollongong: Drew 3â3 vs South Coast
- 19 July, Sydney: Won 5â0 vs Metropolitan Association
- 22 July, Sydney: Drew 1â1 vs New South Wales
This is the last NZ representative team until 1922.
Boxing
National amateur champions
- Heavyweight â W. Robertson (Ashburton)
- Middleweight â A. Leckie (Dunedin)
- Lightweight â G. Williams (Palmerston North)
- Featherweight â J. Morris (Dunedin)
- Bantamweight â E. Baird (Christchurch)
Chess
The 18th National Chess championship is held in Oamaru. The champion is A.W.O. Davies [6]
Golf
- The 13th National Amateur Championships are held in Auckland [7]
- Men: Arthur Duncan (Wellington) â 4th title
- Women: Miss A. Stephenson
- Women's golf, previously organised by the Men's association, comes under the auspices of the British Ladies Golf Union.[8]
Horse racing
Harness racing
- New Zealand Trotting Cup: Birchmark [9]
- Auckland Trotting Cup: Le Rosier[10]
Thoroughbred racing
Rugby
- Ranfurly Shield â Wellington successfully defend the shield against Wairarapa (3â3) and Hawkes Bay (11â3) before losing to Auckland (6â10).
Soccer
Provincial league champions:[11]
- Auckland: Auckland Corinthians
- Canterbury: Christchurch Celtic
- Otago: Kaitangata FC
- Southland: Nightcaps
- Taranaki: Waitara
- Wellington: Diamond Wellington
Births
- 10 January: R. A. K. Mason, poet. (d. 1971)
- 25 February: Iriaka RÄtana, politician. (d. 1981)
- 29 March: Dan Bryant, schoolteacher and mountaineer (d. 1957)
- 5 April: Guy Powles, diplomat and ombudsman. (d. 1994)
- 25 June: Ian Cromb, cricketer. (d. 1984)
- 28 June: Norman Shelton, politician. (d. 1980)
- 29 June: Oswald Denison, rower. (d. 1990)
- 9 July: John Guthrie, journalist and novelist (d. 1955)
- 3 September: John Mills, cricketer. (d. 1972)
- 29 October: John (Jack) Lamason, cricketer. (d. 1961)
- 10 December: Neil Watson, politician. (d. 1990)
Deaths
- 6 January: Bendix Hallenstein, merchant.[12]
- 14 March: George Fisher, politician.
- 22 April: Mary Gabriel Gill, Catholic prioress[13]
- 6 June: Marion Hatton, suffragist[14]
- 27 June: Te Keepa Te Rangi-pÅ«awhe, MÄori tribal leader, soldier and entrepreneur
- 20 October: John Thomas Peacock, businessman and politician
- 18 November: Te Whiti o Rongomai, MÄori leader, pacifist.[15]
