A drawing showing battery of 64 pounders rifled muzzle loaders on Mount Victoria, Devonport, arranged in the open as a result of the Russian scare of 1885-6. The last two were moved to Windsor Reserve in May 1911

Aerial view of RNZAF recreation camp in Curious Cove. Defence Department image

Curious Cove Kahikatea Bay is named for the giant trees which once grew there, down to the shoreline.📷Aerial view of RNZAF recreation camp in Curious Cove. Defence Department imageThe land was first offered for sale to settlers in 1859, and was probably bought then by Donald McCormick, who had arrived with his family from Scotland