1901 - Chch for games
Census this year as at 31 March in Devonport 3823.
Papers Past, Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 10278, 2 March 1901, Page 1
FIRE BRIGADE COMPETITIONS.
(Per United Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, February 28. The Fire Brigade competitions opened at Lancaster Park this morning.
Devonport participating in the coupling practice for two men with a time of penalty of 2 sec at 65sec
Muster roll from the 30th of June 1901, notice they had their own problems with the change of the century back then, changing the 189_ to 19__. The copperplate handwriting is also extremely clear, no twink back then either.