In 1901 as the first Dunedin citizen to own a car he created a minor sensation when he was driven along Princes Street in his steam-operated two cylinder Locomobile with one of his company's engineers at the tiller.
Dirk Kempthorne | Prosser, Washington | Oscar Kempthorne | Jerry Prosser | William Prosser | Skip Prosser | Oofy Prosser | Kempthorne Prosser | Gabriel Prosser | Dean T. Prosser | David Prosser, Jr. | Cameron Prosser | Allin Kempthorne |
Notable historical industrial connections with the suburb include Choie (Charles) Sew Hoy's importing company and the Kempthorne Prosser chemical manufacturing company, both of which had their main offices on Stafford Street.