1895 in New Zealand

Decades:	1870s; 1880s; 1890s; 1900s; 1910s;
See also:	History of New Zealand; List of years in New Zealand; Timeline of New Zealand history;

The following lists events that happened during 1895 in New Zealand.

Incumbents

Events

July: The Waikato Advocate is published in Cambridge.^[2] It merged with the Waikato Times in 1896.
12 August: Minnie Dean hanged for murder (the only woman to be executed in New Zealand).

Undated

New Zealander Alexander von Tunzelmann becomes the first person to set foot on Antarctica, at Cape Adare

Arts and literature

Music

Sport

Athletics

National Champions, Men

100 yards – Alfred J. Patrick (Wellington)
250 yards – L. Broad (Canterbury)
440 yards – W. Low (Otago)
880 yards – W. Low (Otago)
1 mile – A. Davies (Auckland)
3 miles – A. Bell (Manawatu)
120 yards hurdles – W. Martin (Auckland)
440 yards hurdles – F. Harley (Wellington)
Long jump – J. Ryan (Hawkes Bay)
High jump – H. Bailey (Wanganui)
Pole vault – H. Kingsley (Wanganui)
Shot put – Charles M. Louisson (Canterbury)
Hammer throw – Charles M. Louisson (Canterbury)

Chess

National Champion: W. Mackay of Wellington.^[3]

Cricket

Golf

National amateur champion (men) – G. Gossett (Christchurch)^[4]
National amateur champion (women) – Mrs ? Melland

Horse racing

Harness racing

Auckland Trotting Cup (over 2 miles) is won by Old Judge^[5]

Thoroughbred racing

New Zealand Cup – Euroclydon
New Zealand Derby – Euroclydon
Auckland Cup – Anita
Wellington Cup – Mahaki

Season leaders (1894/95)

Top New Zealand stakes earner – Mahaki
Leading flat jockey – R. Derrett

Lawn Bowls

National Champions^[6]

Singles – W. McLaren (Kaitangata)
Pairs – R. Struthers and W. Barnett (skip) (Christchurch)
Fours – H. Reid, A. Tapper, A. McDonald and T. Sneddon (skip) (Kaituna)

Polo

Savile Cup winners – Manawatu

Rowing

National Champions (Men)

Coxed fours – Queen's Dr, Port Chalmers
Coxless pairs – Union, Christchurch
Double sculls – Union, Christchurch
Single sculls – J. McGrath (Dunedin Amateur)

Rugby union

Provincial club rugby champions include:

see also Category:Rugby union in New Zealand

Shooting

Ballinger Belt – W. Ballinger (Petone Rifle Club)

Soccer

Provincial league champions:^[7]

Auckland: Auckland United
Otago: Roslyn Dunedin
Wellington: Wellington Swifts

Swimming

National Champions (Men)

100 yards freestyle – L. Leo (New South Wales, Australia)
220 yards freestyle – L. Leo (New South Wales, Australia)
440 yards freestyle – L. Leo (New South Wales, Australia)
880 yards freestyle – L. Leo (New South Wales, Australia)

Tennis

National Championships

Men's singles – J. Hooper
Women's singles – K. Hitchings
Men's doubles – Richard Harman and Frederick Wilding
Women's doubles – C. Lean and E. Black

Births

5 January: Eruera Tirikatene, politician. (d. 1967)
2 February: Ethel Gould, politician (MLC). (d. 1992)
1 April: Alexander Aitken, mathematician. (d. 1967)
15 April: Clark McConachy, snooker and billiards player (d. 1980)
2 June: George Jobberns, academic. (d. 1974)
6 August: Cyril Brownlie, rugby union player. (d. 1954)
23 August: Thomas Ashby, mayor of Auckland (d. 1957)
3 October: Ernest Toop (in England), politician, mayor of Wellington (d. 1976)
16 October: Keith Caldwell, WWI flying ace. (d. 1980)
9 December: Whina Cooper, Māori leader. (d. 1994)
23 December: Nola Luxford, Hollywood actress. (d. 1994)

Deaths

14 July: Ernest Gray, politician and farmer.
7 September: Walter Mantell, scientist and politician.

References

General

Romanos, J. (2001) New Zealand Sporting Records and Lists. Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett. ISBN 1-86958-879-7

Specific

^ "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
^ "Waikato Advocate". Cambridge Museum.
^ 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.

External links

Media related to 1895 in New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons

[1] "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.

[2] "Waikato Advocate". Cambridge Museum.

[3] List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine

[4] 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.

[5] Auckland Trotting cup at hrnz.co.nz Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine

[6] 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.

[7] "New Zealand: List of champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.

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