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Wellington City nightscape, City reflected in harbour

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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.

 

Wellington City Archives acknowledges the mana and tangata whenua of this region/rohe and the connection they have to this whenua/land.

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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
 
 

Image Lucky Dip / Tou Waimarie Whakaahua

bi. Lunch at Majestic Cabaret - Safety Weekk. Holloway Road and Brosnahan TceNissan Mobil 500Civic Centre Reconstructiona. AbattoirsDinner Menu, Union Line, TSS Monowai, Saturday 13th March 1954cr. Safety Week, Traffic Deptv. Willeston St, vacant landb. Copy of CartoonHorse-drawn and motorised transport and pedestrians, possibly Courtenay Placea. Buildings, Lombard and Farish StreetsSummer City 1984/85 colour transparency slidesy. Shandon Golf ClubCivic reception in the Town Hall for the Prince of Wales, during royal visitd. Khandallah Baths, Woodmancote Road, KhandallahSummer City poster, Kite DayThe Flintstones and The Jetsonsd. Civic Square from roof of Dominion buildinga. Views from roof of MO BuildingSummer Cityc. School patrol, Main Road, Karoric. O and M Officebd. Display Centre PresentationCustomhouse Quay, workmen preparing road for laying of new tram railsMain Reflecting Pool, Centennial Avenue, Centennial Exhibitionf. Car Parkinga. Ghuznee StParks and Recreation - Summer City Programmesa. Presentation, Shell Trophy, Thorndon Schoola. Footpaths, Roadways, Manholesj. Waterworks Reserve - OrongorongoSummer City, fireworksj. Display Centre Health ExhibitionFront Door, Dalgety's Building, 123 Featherston Streetb. [Council Robes] Deputy Town Clerk's regaliai. Views of foundationsMobil Street Racef. Four Town Clerks: EP Norman, BO Peterson, M Duckworth, FW Pringled. Hutt Road - Tinakori Roadd. Wall, Mercer Streete. Accesses, Barnard Sta. Photos taken for Regional Planning AuthorityCivic Centre - ReconstructionTramcar, Lambton Quay. 5910Summer CityOtari ParkParks and Recreation - Botanical Gardens: Rose GardensMain Hutt Road.a. Model of stadiumBroadway, work on tram track at Miramar Junction
 
 
 

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