1880_in_New_Zealand Knowpia

Decades:	1860s; 1870s; 1880s; 1890s; 1900s;
See also:	History of New Zealand; List of years in New Zealand; Timeline of New Zealand history;

The following lists events that happened during 1880 in New Zealand.

Incumbents edit

Events edit

September: The Waikato Mail begins publishing in Cambridge. The newspaper is produced three times a week. It ceases to publish in 1883.^[1]

Undated edit

Wellington Teachers College is opened.

Sport edit

Horse racing edit

New Zealand Cup winner: Le Loup
New Zealand Derby winner: Sir Mordred
Auckland Cup winner: Foul Play
Wellington Cup winner: Foul Play

see also Category:Horse races in New Zealand.

Rugby union edit

The Wellington Union is the first to hold a club championships.^[2]

Provincial club rugby champions edit

Wellington: Athletic

Shooting edit

Ballinger Belt: Sergeant Okey (Taranaki)

Swimming edit

The first swimming club in New Zealand, Christchurch Amateur Swimming Club, is formed on 11 October.^[3] It is soon followed by others throughout New Zealand.^[2]

Tennis edit

Prior to this year there are tennis clubs in Auckland, Christchurch and Dunedin. As well as tennis club members also play croquet, bowls and archery.^[2]

Births edit

3 August: Arthur Hall, politician.

Deaths edit

9 March: Edward Hargreaves, Member of Parliament.
12 March: Thomas Birch, Member of Parliament
27 July: David Forsyth Main, Member of Parliament.

References edit

General

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

Specific

^ "Newspapers". Cambridge Museum. Archived from the original on 5 July 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c Todd, S. (1976) Sporting Records of New Zealand. Auckland: Moa Publications. ISBN 0-908570-00-7
^ Beresford, P. (1976) Encyclopedia of Swimming London: Robert Hale and Company