1883 in New Zealand
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The following lists events that happened during 1883 in New Zealand.
Incumbents[edit]
Regal and viceregal[edit]
- Head of State – Queen Victoria
- Governor – Lieutenant-General Sir William Jervois begins his term on 20 January.
Government and law[edit]
The 8th New Zealand Parliament continues.
- Speaker of the House – Maurice O'Rorke.
- Premier – Frederick Whitaker is replaced by Harry Atkinson on 25 September
- Minister of Finance – Harry Atkinson
- Chief Justice – Hon Sir James Prendergast
Main centre leaders[edit]
- Mayor of Auckland – James Clark followed by William Waddel
- Mayor of Christchurch – George Ruddenklau
- Mayor of Dunedin – James Bryce Thomson followed by William Parker Street
- Mayor of Wellington – George Fisher
Events[edit]
- 1 March – A telephone exchange is opened in Wellington (the fourth in New Zealand).
- The Hokitika Guardian and Hokitika Evening Star merge to form the Hokitika Guardian and Star.[1]
- September: The Waikato Mail ceases publication. The Cambridge newspaper started in 1880.[2]
- 19 February: Pacifist leaders Te Whiti o Rongomai and To hu are released from prison, where they had been held without trial since November 1881.[3]
- July: The Waikato Gazette & Thames Valley Recorder begins publishing.[4] It was absorbed by the Cambridge News in 1889.
- the New Zealand Shipping Company was formed in Christchurch.[5]
Sport[edit]
Cricket[edit]
Horse racing[edit]
The New Zealand Cup is so-named, the race having been run under another name since 1865.[6]
- New Zealand Cup winner: Tasman
- New Zealand Derby winner: Oudeis
- Auckland Cup winner: Salvage
- Wellington Cup winner: Mischief
- see also Category:Horse races in New Zealand.
Rugby[edit]
The Auckland Rugby Union is formed.[6]
Provincial club rugby champions include:
- see also Category:Rugby union in New Zealand
Shooting[edit]
Ballinger Belt: Sergeant Kennedy (Dunedin)
Births[edit]
- 14 May – Charlie Seeling (died 1956), rugby (league and union) footballer
- 4 August – Sydney Smith (died 1969), forensic pathologist
- 31 October – Anthony Wilding (died 1915), tennis player
Full date unknown[edit]
- Ngapipi Reweti, land negotiator (died 1957)[7]
Deaths[edit]
- 30 March – Edward Graham McMinn (born 1843), politician
- 30 June – William Cutten (born 1822), politician
- 30 December – David Hay (born 1815), nurseryman[8]
See also[edit]
- List of years in New Zealand
- Timeline of New Zealand history
- History of New Zealand
- Military history of New Zealand
- Timeline of the New Zealand environment
- Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica
References[edit]
- General
- Romanos, J. (2001) New Zealand Sporting Records and Lists. Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett. ISBN 1-86958-879-7
- Specific
- ^ Scholefield, Guy Hardy (1938). A Union Catalogue of New Zealand Newspapers Preserved in Public Libraries.
- ^ "Newspapers". Cambridge Museum. Archived from the original on 5 July 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2008.
- ^ nzhistory.net.nz
- ^ "Local and General Intelligence". Tuapeka Times. 7 July 1883. p. 2.
- ^ McLean, Gavin (editor): Ships of the New Zealand Shipping Company GP Books, Wellington, 1989. ISBN 0-477-00015-0
- ^ a b Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications ISBN 0-908570-00-7
- ^ Ballara, Angela. "Ngapipi Reweti". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ Shepherd, R. Winsome. "David Hay". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
External links[edit]
Media related to 1883 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons