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1939 in New Zealand

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1939
in
New Zealand

Decades:
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The following lists events that happened during 1939 in New Zealand.

Population

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  • Estimated population as of 31 December: 1,641,600.[1]
  • Increase since 31 December 1938: 23,300 (1.44%).[1]
  • Males per 100 females: 103.0.[1]

Incumbents

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Regal and viceregal

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Government

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The 26th New Zealand Parliament continued with the Labour Party in government.

Parliamentary opposition

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Main centre leaders

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Events

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Arts and literature

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See 1939 in art, 1939 in literature

Music

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See: 1939 in music

Radio

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See: Public broadcasting in New Zealand

Film

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See: Category:1939 film awards, 1939 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1939 films

Sport

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Athletics

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  • Clarrie Gibbons wins the national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:44:56.2 on 11 March 1939 in Napier.

Basketball

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A second interprovincial championship is held even though there is still no national association.[8] (see 1938 and 1946)

  • Interpovincial Champions: Men – Wellington

Chess

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  • The 48th National Chess Championship was held in Wanganui, and was won by John Dunlop of Dunedin (his 5th title).[9]

Cricket

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Horse racing

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Harness racing

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Lawn bowls

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The national outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Auckland.[12]

  • Men's singles champion – W.C. Franks (Balmoral Bowling Club)
  • Men's pair champions – J. Anchor, W.J. Robinson (skip) (Hamilton Bowling Club)
  • Men's fours champions – C.F. Robertson, H. Franks, J.F. Benson, W.C. Franks (skip) (Balmoral Bowling Club)

Rugby union

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Category:Rugby union in New Zealand, Category:All Blacks

Rugby league

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New Zealand national rugby league team

Soccer

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Births

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Deaths

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Historical population estimates tables". Statistics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017.
  2. ^ Statistics New Zealand: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1990. ISSN 0078-0170 page 52
  3. ^ "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
  4. ^ "Lost Overboard". The New Zealand Herald – archived at PapersPast – paperspast.co.nz. 22 March 1939. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  5. ^ Hensley, Gerald (2009). Beyond the Battlefield: New Zealand and its Allies 1939–45. Auckland: Penguin/Viking. p. 20. ISBN 9780670074044.
  6. ^ "Solid Energy New Zealand Ltd : Premium Export Coal : Export Coals of New Zealand : New Zealand Coal Mining". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2007.
  7. ^ "Poverty Bay Herald". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
  8. ^ Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications. ISBN 0-908570-00-7
  9. ^ List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "List of NZ Trotting cup winners". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
  11. ^ Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ Chatham Cup records, nzsoccer.com Archived 14 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
  15. ^ Barlow, Maida. "Annie Cleland Millar". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  16. ^ Torpedo Billy Murphy – Boxrec Boxing Encyclopaedia
  17. ^ "Paddy the Wanderer, a dog well known on the Wellington wharves..." The Evening Post. 17 July 1939. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
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