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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.

Featured Content / Whakaaturanga Ihirangi

 

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

Nissan MobilMayoral chaini. Various views of Taranaki Street road works. Includes Traffic Offices directing traffic, the Panama Hotel on the corner of Vivian Street, Wright Stevenson Building, workmen and equipment, and motor vehicleCivic Centre ReconstructionKelburn Viaductf. Dunedin Terrace, MelroseNissan MobilBethune and Hunters, Cornhill Streetb. Victoria Bowling Clubb. New Municipal Office Building, Mercer StreetCoastline and Somes Island in background. Photograph of new asphaltic concrete surface, Muratai Road, May 1926a. No 536 Austin WesternSummer City - Sound Shell ConcertBotanic Gardensf. Excavations, Manners Street80 Courtenay Placei. Traffic Safety Week, Majestic CabaretWahine IIi. Glenmore street - corner below viaduct119 Mairangi Road slip in relation to access way, slip at 9 Jonathan Wayh. Traffic, Chaytor Street, KaroriKatherine Mansfield Memorial ParkPortrait of Harriet Estallb. An area of undeveloped land being surveyed for housing developmentb. Bridge, Box Hilly. Golf Tournament, Shandon Clubaa. Civil defence exerciseUncleared land, Hataitai2-8 Footscray AvenueCivic Centre - Reconstructionl. Burma Road looking towards the Tip and Onslow CollegeSummer City - Hollywood Mickey ParadeCannon on Mount Victoria, Wellingtond. Queen Elizabeth ParkCivic Centre ReconstructionSummer Cityh. Traffic Departmenta. Model of building, unidentified locationAerial View of Wellington 1958, Island Bayc. No 89 Waipapa Roadd. Drainage, Lido Theatrea. Moa Point Drainagel. Abattoirs, details of conveyor systeme. Display of Equipment, Waterworks yard, for inspection by Works CommitteeFestival of the Arts, interior of St James TheatreCivic Centre Reconstructionk. Pilot tunnel for motorway, Windsor PlaceAerial View of Wellington 1947, Kilbirnie, Recreation grounda. Maldive StRoyal Visit , elevated view of Parliament grounds showing crowds gathered to welcome the Prince of Wales
 
 
 

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Abattoir BNZ Centre Basin Reserve Bolton Street Cemetery Botanic Gardens Bus Shelter Capital on the Quay Carter Observatory Centennial Exhibition Civic Awards Civic Square F G Barker Frank Kitts Park Freyberg Pool Interceptor Johnsonville Mall Karori Cemetery Keith Spry Pool Majestic Centre Makara Cemetery Mark Blumsky Massey University Michael Fowler Centre Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Neil Price Nissan Mobil 500 Reserve Bank Scots College State Insurance Tower Stephen Rainbow Street Race Substation Summer City TS Taroona (Ship) Town Belt Town Hall Tramways Victoria University Victoria University of Wellington Wellington Botanic Garden Wellington Central Library Wellington High School Wellington Hospital Wellington International Airport Wellington Railway Station Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre Wellington Town Hall Wellington Urban Motorway Wellington Zoo Zealandia

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