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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.

 

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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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b. Streetscape, Stout Ste. Abattoirsb. Pohutukawa, The TerraceTramways PanelBackbeach TimeLove Local Wellington, bannera. Workmen are digging up the road and constructing kerbs and footpaths. Shed 21 is in the background. Motor vehiclesPart four of a panorama of Te Aro from the Ford building, Courtenay Placed. Motor Cars, Ross Stf. Zoo - opening the mini railwayc. Footpath, motor vehicles, tramcars, white drums and lights marking area of proposed street worksm. Orongorongop. Houses and Accesses - Calcutta StSummer Cityb. Job 3145, KaroriPigeon Park [Te Aro Park]f. Accident, The TerracePeople eating lunch, Midland ParkMichael Fowler Centreb. No 44 Owen St, Uneeda Fruit CoMonteverdi Venetian Christmas Vespersa. Broderick Road Bridge over the railway lineSummer City BusGlamboo. Backyards, Vivian Streetb. Lathe operatorKilmore Avenue, demolition of houses, Arlington Street and surrounding areas, Trolovec. Drainage, Duncan TerraceEnglish Electric Mark Ia. Old & New timber yard, Corporation yardOtari Park (children)d. Streetscape, Kent Terrace and Courtenay Place Streetscape, Town Hall, Lower Cuba StreetMobil Street Racen. Tramway Managers house, Mansfield Street, Newtownb. Job 9105Central Fountain at the Centennial Exhibition.b. Lambton Quay Entrance, Municipal parking building195 The TerraceThe Stranglersd. Cenotaph, Government BuildingsParks and Recreation - Aquatic Centreb. Manhole, Adelaide Roadb. Coat of Armsc. No 12 Elizabeth StreetCivic Centre Reconstructionc. Abattoirsi. Abattoirsb. 77 Kauri Street, a single-storey wooden buildinga. Electric Rail CutterDylan Moran, Off the Hook
 
 
 

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