1892 in New Zealand

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* 1870s
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* History of New Zealand
* List of years in New Zealand
* Timeline of New Zealand history

The following lists events that happened during 1892 in New Zealand.

## Incumbents

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### Regal and viceregal

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* Head of State – Queen Victoria
* Governor – The term of The Earl of Onslow ends on 25 February. David Boyle, 7th Earl of Glasgow become Governor from 6 June.

### Government and law

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The 11th New Zealand Parliament continues with the Liberal Party in power.

* Speaker of the House – William Steward
* Prime Minister – John Ballance
* Minister of Finance —John Ballance
* Chief Justice – Hon Sir James Prendergast

### Parliamentary opposition

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Leader of the Opposition – William Rolleston (Independent).[1]

### Main centre leaders

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* Mayor of Auckland – William Crowther
* Mayor of Christchurch – Charles Gray followed by William Prudhoe
* Mayor of Dunedin – Charles Robert Chapman followed by Charles Haynes
* Mayor of Wellington – Francis Bell

## Events

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## Arts and literature

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### Music

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## Sport

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### Athletics

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* 6 February John H. 'Jack' Hempton equals the World Record for the 100-yard dash with a time of 9.8 seconds at Lancaster Park in Christchurch.[2][3]
* A 5-man team competes in England and France.[2]

### National champions (Men)

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* 100 yards – Jack Hempton (Hawkes Bay)
* 250 yards – Jack Hempton (Hawkes Bay)
* 440 yards – Peter Wood (Canterbury)
* 880 yards – J. Grierson (Canterbury)
* 1 mile – William Burk (Otago)
* 3 miles – Derisley Wood (Canterbury)
* 120 yards hurdles – W. Moir (Canterbury)
* 440 yards hurdles – Harold Batger (Wellington)
* Long jump – T. Upfill (Auckland)
* High jump – F. Meyrick (Canterbury)
* Pole vault – W. West (Canterbury)
* Shot put – Timothy O’Connor (Auckland)

### Billiards

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The first firm in the country to manufacture tables begins in Wellington. The sport has been played in the country for the previous decade.[3]

### Chess

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National Champion: F.V. Siedeberg of Dunedin.[4]

### Horse racing

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#### Harness racing

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* Auckland Trotting Cup (over 3 miles) is won by Little Ben[5]

#### Thoroughbred racing

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* New Zealand Cup – St Hippo
* New Zealand Derby – Stepniak
* Auckland Cup – St Hippo
* Wellington Cup – Cynisca

#### Season leaders (1891/92)

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* Leading flat jockey – T. Redmond

### Lawn bowls

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National Champions:[6]

* Singles – W. Carswell (Taieri)
* Fours – N. Fleming, J. Familton, B. Mollison and J. Martin (skip) (Oamaru)

### Polo

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* Savile Cup winners – Christchurch

### Rowing

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There are now 34 rowing clubs in New Zealand.[3]

#### National champions (Men)

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* Single sculls – M. Keefe (Auckland)
* Double sculls – Wellington
* Coxless pairs – Star
* Coxed fours – Canterbury

### Rugby union

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Provincial club rugby champions include:

see also Category:Rugby union in New Zealand

### Shooting

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* Ballinger Belt – Sergeant Doughty (A Battery)

### Soccer

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Provincial Champions:[7]

* Auckland: Alliance Auckland
* Wellington: Queen's Park Wellington

### Swimming

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National champions (Men)

* 100 yards freestyle – H. Bailey (Auckland)
* 220 yards freestyle – H. Bailey (Auckland)
* 440 yards freestyle – H. Bailey (Auckland)
* 880 yards freestyle – H. Bailey (Auckland)

### Tennis

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National championships

* Men's singles – Richard Harman
* Women's singles – D. Douslin
* Men's doubles – M. Fenwicke and F. Logan
* Women's doubles – E. Harman and J. Rees

## Births

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* 27 January: Henry Ashton "Harry" Highet, engineer, designer of the P class yacht.
* 2 June: Cedric Stanton Hicks, nutrition expert.
* 11 June: William Duncan, rugby union player.
* 13 July: Bertie Victor Cooksley, politician.
* 15 August: Abraham Wachner, 35th Mayor of Invercargill.

## Deaths

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* 12 March - Paora Tuhaere, Māori leader (born c1825).
* 24 May – Douglas Hastings Macarthur, politician (born 1839).
* 30 May - Jessie Sarah Wright, artist (born 1863).[8]
* 28 June - Harry Atkinson, politician and premier (born 1831).
* 12 November - Joseph Ward, Marlborough politician (born 1817).
* 10 December - Arthur Atkinson, politician (born 1833).

## See also

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* List of years in New Zealand
* Timeline of New Zealand history
* History of New Zealand
* Military history of New Zealand
* Timeline of the New Zealand environment
* Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica

## References

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General

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

Specific

1. ^ "Elections NZ – Leaders of the Opposition". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
2. ^ a b Heidenstrom, P. (1992) Athletes of the Century. Wellington: GP Publications. ISBN 1-86956-044-2
3. ^ a b c Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications. ISBN 0-908570-00-7
4. ^ List of New Zealand Chess Champions Archived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
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
8. ^ "Deaths". New Zealand Mail. No. 1057\. 2 June 1892. p. 22. Retrieved 25 January 2024 - via PapersPast.

## External links

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