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The following lists events that happened during 1898 in New Zealand.
Incumbents
Regal and viceregal
Government and law
The 13th New Zealand Parliament continues with the Liberal Party in power.
Parliamentary opposition
Main centre leaders
- Mayor of Auckland – Peter Dignan followed by David Goldie
- Mayor of Christchurch – Walter Cooper followed by Charles Louisson
- Mayor of Dunedin – Edward Bowes Cargill followed by William Swan
- Mayor of Wellington – John Rutherford Blair
Events
- 1 December: W H Bartlett films the opening of the Auckland Industrial and Mining Exhibition. The film is screened on Christmas Eve at Bartlett's studio – the first public screening of a New Zealand film.[3]
Arts and literature
Music
Sport
Athletics
National Champions, Men:[4]
- 100 yards – George Smith (Auckland)
- 250 yards – Alfred J. Patrick (Wellington)
- 440 yards – R. Oliphant (Auckland)
- 880 yards – H. C. Garsia (Canterbury)
- 1 mile – S. Pentecost (Canterbury)
- 3 miles – S. Pentecost (Canterbury)
- 120 yards hurdles – Arthur H. Holder (Wanganui)
- 440 yards hurdles – George Smith (Auckland)
- Long jump – Alan Good (Wanganui)
- High jump – Hugh Good (Wanganui)
- Pole vault – Hori Eruera (Auckland)
- Shot put – Hugh Good (Wanganui)
- Hammer throw – J. Skinner (Auckland)
Chess
National Champion:
- R.J. Barnes of Wellington. (Played over new year 1897/98)
- R.A. Cleland of Dunedin (played December 1898)[5]
Cricket
Golf
The National Amateur Championships were held in Christchurch[6]
- Men – W. Pryde (Hutt)
- Women – K. Rattray (Otago)
Horse racing
Harness racing
- Auckland Trotting Cup (over 2 miles) is won by Duke C.[7]
Thoroughbred racing
- New Zealand Cup – Tirant D’eau
- New Zealand Derby – Altair
- Auckland Cup – Uhlan - the first horse-race to be filmed in New Zealand
- Wellington Cup – Uniform
Season leaders (1897/98)
- Top New Zealand stakes earner – Multiform
- Leading flat jockey – W. Brown
Lawn Bowls
National Champions[8]
- Singles – W. McIlwrick (Dunedin)
- Pairs – C. Nicholson and W. McLaren (skip) (Kaitangata)
- Fours – W. Cowie, C. Fynmore, M. Sinclair and A. Gillies (skip) (Dunedin)
Polo
- Savile Cup winners – Oroua
Rowing
National Champions (Men)
- Single sculls – J. McGrath (Otago)
- Double sculls – Otago
- Coxless pairs – Wellington
- Coxed fours – Picton
Rugby union
Provincial club rugby champions include:
- see also Category:Rugby union in New Zealand
Shooting
Ballinger Belt – Private J. McGregor (Oamaru Rifles)
Soccer
Provincial league champions:[9]
- Auckland: Auckland United
- Otago: Wakari Dunedin
- Wellington: Wellington Rovers
Swimming
National champions (Men)
- 100 yards freestyle – A. Truscott (Canterbury)
- 440 yards freestyle – C. Rich (Canterbury)
Tennis
National champions
- Men's singles – J. Hooper
- Women's singles – Kathleen Nunneley
- Men's doubles – H. Parker and C. Gore
- Women's doubles – Kathleen Nunneley and E. Kennedy
Births
- 8 October: George Davidson, Olympic sprinter.[10]
Deaths
- 2 January: John Cargill, politician (born 1821).
- 3 May: John Kerr, politician (born 1830).
- 29 June: Charles Parker, politician (born 1809).
- 15 July: Francis Dillon Bell, politician (born 1822).
- 31 October: William Gilbert Rees, explorer and settler (born 1827).
- 25 November: William Downie Stewart, politician (born 1842).[11]
- 29 November: Thomas Forsaith, politician (born 1814).
See also
References
- General
- Romanos, J. (2001) New Zealand Sporting Records and Lists. Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett. ISBN 1-86958-879-7
- Specific
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "First movie shot in New Zealand". New Zealand History. New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 1 December 1898.
- ↑ "National Athletics champions, Men". Archived from the original on 18 October 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2008.
- ↑ List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ As the New Zealand Bowling Association at this time consists entirely of South Island clubs, the first truly "national" championships are not deemed to have begun until 1914.
- ↑ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
- ↑ Jay Venables. "GEORGE DAVIDSON – OLYMPIAN" (PDF). Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ↑ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
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