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Wellington City Archives is the business archive of the Wellington City Council. Our collections date from the 1840s to the present day.

 

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Feature: Thomas Ward Maps/ Whakaaturanga Thomas Ward Mahere

1892 map sheet 33

 

     
Circa 1900 map sheet 33

 

  
Link to 1892 maps   Link to 1900 maps
 
 

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Elevated view of Wellington, from Brooklynb. Footpath, outside Catholic ChurchRoss Bly, AdminComplexity of BelongingMobil Street RaceNo 1, 3, 5 and 7 Evelyn Place: houses and yardse. Plant no 72Summer City - Hotter Than Evera. Motor cycle, Year BookMagicians, in the Capitalb. Bowen Std. Hoist, Garage, Corp Yardb. St Anselms, Makara Rdb. AbattoirsNissan Mobile. Inside Drainage Pumping Station, Whitmore StreetIntersection with Oriental Parade. Road improvements are in progressCleverly Polynesian Youth Festivalc. Monorgan RoadGeneral - Southern Coastal ScenesWellington Zoo groundsi. Various flats, City CorporationResidential area of wooden dwellings, ThorndonView from Everton Terrace bridge into gullyMobil Street RaceWellington City Council: Electricity & Gas Committeei. 55 Waikowhai Streete. Rangoon Street, Khandallah Developmenty. Civic Square, Princess Anne and royal party walking around, accompanied by Mayor, Town Clerk and their wivese. Traffic Safety Week Service in St Pauls CathedralMobil Street RaceAerial view of transports, Aquitania, Empress Of Britain, Awateab. Abattoirsd. Dwelling, 2 Nicholson Road, KhandallahSummer CityMr Bristow at Mayoral reception. Reception includes: Sir Charles & Lady Norwood, Sir William and Lady Appleton and Mayor & Mrs MacAlisterk. Hornsey Road WideningTe Kotahitanga O Te Aof. AirportWellington Public Library: Staff (Mr Hoverd, center)e. No 22 Brooklyn Road, sewer overflow in and around housei. Tunnel, Karori ReservoirBarbara DicksonSummer Citya. Condition of street and footpath surfacesd. Freyberg Poolb. Nairn Streeth. Donald StreetSummer Citya. No 75 Delhi Crescent
 
 
 

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