New Zealand - Devonport
- Looking east from Mount Victoria showing North Head, background, Church Street, foreground, Vauxhall Road, middle distance horizontal and Burgess Road, middle distance vertical, Torpedo Bay wharf, far right
- 1936
- Richardson, James D
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)
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