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1924 in New Zealand

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1924
in
New Zealand

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The following lists events that happened during 1924 in New Zealand.

Incumbents

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Regal and viceregal

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Government

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The 21st New Zealand Parliament continues. The Reform Party governs as a minority with the support of independents.

Parliamentary opposition

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Judiciary

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Main centre leaders

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Events

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Arts and literature

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See 1924 in art, 1924 in literature Category:1924 books

Music

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See: 1924 in music

Broadcasting

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See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film

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See: 1924 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1924 films

Sport

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Chess

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  • The 33rd National Chess Championship is held in Wellington, and is won by S. Crakanthorp of Sydney.[6]

Football

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  • The 2nd Chatham Cup is won by Harbour Board (Auckland)
  • A Chinese Universities football team tours New Zealand, including four matches against the national team:[7]
    • 16 August, at Auckland: New Zealand win 2–1
    • 23 August, at Wellington: draw 2–2
    • 6 September, at Dunedin: New Zealand win 5–3
    • 13 September, at Christchurch: New Zealand win 4–2
  • Provincial league champions:[8]
    • Auckland – Harbour Board
    • Canterbury – Sunnyside
    • Hawke's Bay – Whakatu
    • Nelson – Athletic
    • Otago – Seacliff
    • South Canterbury – Albion Rovers
    • Southland – Corinthians
    • Taranaki – Kaponga
    • Wanganui – YMCA
    • Wellington – YMCA

Golf

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  • The 11th New Zealand Open championship is won by Ernie Moss, with an aggregate of 301.[9]
  • The 28th National Amateur Championships are held in Auckland (men) and Hamilton (women)[10][11]
    • Men – L. Quin (Eltham)
    • Women – Mrs Peake (Cambridge)

Horse racing

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Harness racing

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Thoroughbred racing

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Lawn bowls

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The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Christchurch.[15]

  • Men's singles champion – W. Carswell (Taieri Bowling Club)
  • Men's pair champions – James Angus, J. A. Redpath (skip) (Canterbury Bowling Club)
  • Men's fours champions – W. Ure, H. S. Hill, C. G. Maher, Bill Bremner (skip) (West End Bowling Club, Auckland)

Olympic games

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 Gold  Silver  Bronze Total
0 0 1 1

Rugby league

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  • New Zealand host the touring Great Britain team, winning the test series 2–1
    • 1st test, at Dunedin, lose 18–31
    • 2nd test, at Wellington, win 13–11
    • 3rd test, at Auckland, win 16–8

Rugby union

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Wrestling

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Births

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January

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February

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  • 14 February
  • 24 February – Jack Forrest, rugby league player (d. 2016)
  • 27 February – John Shanahan, swimmer (d. 1987)
  • 29 February – David Beattie, jurist, sports administrator, 14th Governor-General of New Zealand (d. 2001)

March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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Deaths

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January–March

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April–June

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July–September

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October–December

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
  2. ^ "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
  3. ^ Blee, Ian (November 1978). "Under Two Wires in New Zealand, Part 3 – Wellington". Trolleybus Magazine No. 103, p. 137. National Trolleybus Association (UK). ISSN 0266-7452.
  4. ^ "History". www.foursquare.co.nz. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  5. ^ Ingram, C. W. N., and Wheatley, P. O., (1936) Shipwrecks: New Zealand disasters 1795–1936. Dunedin, NZ: Dunedin Book Publishing Association. p. 465.
  6. ^ List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ List of New Zealand national soccer matches
  8. ^ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
  9. ^ "PGA European – Holden New Zealand Open". The Sports Network. 2005. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  10. ^ McLintock, A. H., ed. (1966). "Golf, men's – New Zealand amateur champions". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  11. ^ "The golf final: victory for Mrs Peake". Waikato Times. 26 September 1924. p. 2. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  12. ^ "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
  13. ^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ a b c d Lambert, Max; Palenski, Ron, eds. (1982). The Air New Zealand Almanac. Moa Almanac Press. pp. 448–454. ISBN 0-908570-55-4.
  15. ^ 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.
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