New Zealand - Devonport
- View of North Head from Mount Victoria
- View from Mt. Victoria looking east to North Head. In center of image: Burgess Road (left) and Domain Street (right) leading to the Devonport Domain. Torpedo Bay and wharf are to the right. Street running horizontally across the bottom third of the image is Vauxhall Street. Church Steet at foot of Mt. Victoria runs diagonally from bottom left corner (foreground).
- 1966
- Photographer Unknown
Devonport
- A harbourside suburb of Auckland
- Located on the North Shore
- The population of Devonport and the adjoining suburb of Cheltenham was 5,340 (2013 census)
- Around 40,000 years ago Devonport consisted of three islands of volcanic origin, Mount Victoria, North Head and between them Mount Cambria.
- Devonport had a local government called Devonport Borough Council, which started in 1886.
- The Devonport is a popular destination for tourists and Aucklanders.
(Reference: Wikipedia)
Image source: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections D_GVDE_0013
https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/33582