Local military volunteers and Westport band outside the Post Office.Westport.1897

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DescriptionLocal military volunteers and Westport band outside the Post Office and Black and White Hotel, Palmerston St and Brougham St corner, 22 June 1897, procession in Westport in honour of Her Majesty's record reign.

Kenneth Hill
The Band was at that time called the Westport Navels, attached to the Territorial reservists behind in the photo. Russian activity in the Pacific etc. was the scare.
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Location (city or town)WestportEventLocal military volunteers and Westport band outside the Post Office and Black and White Hotel.Westport.1897

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Date Created15th August 2022CommentsGeoffrey King
Nearly everyone wears a hat and Charlie Chaplin leading the band
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Brian Langton
Great picture of my home town.
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Kyle Webster
Cruised past yesterday

Dene Robinson
Wow, what would the population been in 1897…still gold mining big??

Heather Newby
Dene Robinson interesting question,,, coal and gold?

Kenneth Hill
The establishment of rail from Tauranga Bay through to Seddonville by that time meant that travel from those areas to events and gatherings was a possibility and certainly a novelty in it's self. a lot of similar photos about that time show large attendances not possible a few years earlier.

Kenneth Hill
The Band was at that time called the Westport Navels, attached to the Territorial reservists behind in the photo. Russian activity in the Pacific etc. was the scare.

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Local military volunteers and Westport band outside the Post Office.Westport.1897

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