1909 in New Zealand
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The following lists events that happened during 1909 in New Zealand.
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Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Government
The 11th New Zealand Parliament commenced.
- Speaker of the House â Sir Arthur Guinness
- Prime Minister â Joseph Ward
- Minister of Finance â Joseph Ward
- Attorney-General â John Findlay
- Chief Justice â Sir Robert Stout
Parliamentary opposition
Leader of the Opposition â William Massey (independent until February and thereafter as leader of the Reform Party)[2]
Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland â Arthur Myers then Charles Grey
- Mayor of Wellington â Alfred Newman
- Mayor of Christchurch â Charles Allison
- Mayor of Dunedin â John McDonald then James Walker
Events
- 1 January: The Quackery Prevention Act 1908 becomes law, preventing false advertising in relation to ingredients, composition, structure, nature or operation of a medicine.[citation needed]
- 12 February: Inter-island steamer SS Penguin is wrecked at Cape Terawhiti in Cook Strait with the loss of 75 lives.[3]
- 14 February: The first North Island Main Trunk passenger express train leaves Auckland for Wellington, an overnight trip scheduled to take 19 hours 15 minutes, with a sleeping car, day cars with reclining seats, postal/parcels vans, and a dining car for part of the way.
Undated
- The Canterbury (NZ) Aero Club, the first in New Zealand, is formed by George Bolt.[4]
Arts and literature
See 1909 in art, 1909 in literature
Music
See: 1909 in music
Film
See: 1909 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1909 films
Sport
Boxing
National amateur champions
- Heavyweight â M. Ryan (Invercargill)
- Middleweight â S. Monaghan (Ohakune)
- Welterweight â G. Watchorn (Palmerston North)
- Lightweight â J. Finnerty (Invercargill)
- Featherweight â J. Hagerty (Timaru)
- Bantamweight â C. Stewart (Timaru)
Cricket
Chess
- The 22nd National Chess Championship was held in Dunedin, and was won by F.K. Kelling of Wellington.[5]
Golf
- The third New Zealand Open championship was won by J.A. Clements (his second consecutive win).[6]
- The 17th National Amateur Championships were held in Auckland[7]
- Men: Arthur Duncan (Wellington) â 6th title
- Women: Mrs ? Bevan.
Horse racing
Harness racing
- New Zealand Trotting Cup: Wildwood Junior[8]
- Auckland Trotting Cup: Havoc[9]
Rugby league
Rugby union
- Auckland defend the Ranfurly Shield only once, beating Taranaki 18â5
Soccer
Provincial league champions:[10]
- Auckland: Auckland Corinthians
- Canterbury: Burnham Industrial School
- Otago: Dunedin City
- Southland: Murihiku
- Taranaki: Kaponga
- Wellington: Wellington Swifts
Tennis
- Anthony Wilding and Australian Norman Brookes, as the Australasian team, successfully defend the Davis Cup, beating the United States 5â0. The final is held in Sydney.
- Anthony Wilding wins the men's singles at the Australian Open.
Births
- 15 April: Jack Watts, politician. (d. 1970)
- 18 April: Tom Skinner, politician, Federation of Labour president. (d. 1991)
- 20 May: Bill Pratney, cyclist. (d. 2001)
- 13 June: Ralph Hanan, politician. (d. 1969)
- 14 July: Brian Shorland, organic chemist. (d. 1999)
- 27 July: Charles Brasch, poet and literary editor. (d. 1973)
- 20 August: Alby Roberts, cricketer. (d. 1978)
- 15 September: Jean Batten, aviator. (d. 1982)
- 16 September: Rod MacKenzie, rugby union player (d. 2000)
- 31 October: Frank Bateson, astronomer. (d. 2007)
- 23 December: Don Cleverley, cricketer. (d. 2004)
Deaths
- 14 February: Elsie Dohrmann, scholar, teacher and temperance campaigner[11]
- 28 April: John Wilson (businessman), businessman and judge
- 7 August: Arthur Remington, politician
- 14 August: Samuel Brown, Mayor of Wellington.
- Maria Sophia Pope, shopkeeper and businesswoman.[12]
