1922 in New Zealand


1922 in New Zealand:
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Contents

Incumbents

Regal and Vice Regal

Government

The TBDth New Zealand Parliament continued.

Opposition Leaders

See: Category:New Zealand Parliament , New Zealand elections

Main centre leaders

Events

Arts and literature

See 1922 in art, 1922 in literature, Category:1922 books

Music

See: 1922 in music

Radio

See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film

  • My Lady of the Cave
  • The Birth of New Zealand

See: Category:1922 film awards, 1922 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1922 films

Appointments and awards

See: New Zealand Order of Merit , Order of New Zealand

Sport

Chess

  • The 30th National Chess Championship was held in Dunedin, and was won by J.B. Dunlop of Oamaru, his second title. [2]

Cricket

Golf

  • The ninth New Zealand Open championship was won by A. Brooks. [3]
  • The 26th National Amateur Championships were held in the Manawatu [4]
    • Men: Arthur Duncan (Wellington) - 9th title
    • Women: Mrs G. Williams - 5th title

Horse racing

Harness racing

Thoroughbred racing

Rugby union

  • 1922 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia
  • Wellington lost the Ranfurly Shield on the first challenge, losing to Hawkes Bay 9-19. Hawkes Bay then defended the shield against Bay of Plenty (17-16) and King Country (42-8). [7]

Rugby league

Soccer

  • A tour by Australia led to the first full internationals by a New Zealand representative team: [8]
    • 17 June, Dunedin: Won 3-1 vs Australia
    • 24 June, Wellington: Drew 1-1 vs Australia
    • 8 July, Auckland: Won 3-1 vs Australia

Provincial league champions: [9]

  • Auckland: North Shore, Philomel (shared)
  • Canterbury: Rangers
  • Hawke's Bay: Hastings Utd
  • Nelson: Athletic
  • Otago: Seacliff
  • South Canterbury: Rangers
  • Southland: Corinthians
  • Taranaki: Hawera
  • Wanganui: Eastown Workshops
  • Wellington: Waterside

Births

Category:1922 births

Deaths

Category:1922 deaths

See also

For world events and topics in 1922 not specifically related to New Zealand see: 1922

References

  1. ^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
  2. ^ List of New Zealand Chess Champions
  3. ^ "PGA European - Holden New Zealand Open". The Sports Network. 2005. http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=golf-e/scores/archive_05/holden-preview.htm. Retrieved on 2009-03-25. 
  4. ^ edited by A. H. McLintock (1966). "Mens' Golf - National Champions". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/G/GolfMens/NewZealandAmateurChampions/en. Retrieved on 2009-02-13. 
  5. ^ List of NZ Trotting cup winners
  6. ^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz
  7. ^ Palenski, R. and Lambert, M. The New Zealand Almanac, 1982. Moa Almanac Press. ISBN 0908570554
  8. ^ List of New Zealand national soccer matches
  9. ^ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nzchamp.html. 








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