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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
 
 

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1 Willis Streetd. Reservoirs: Haywards - constructing pumping station and Punjab Street - watertank and views from areai. Abattoirs, details of conveyor systemSummer City, train ridese. Broderick RoadThe Rhythms of Irelandl. Civic Square, Princess Anne and royal party walking around, accompanied by Mayor, Town Clerk and their wivesf. Traffic Safety Week, Motor Court, Display Centreax. Opening of Traffic House, Dixon Stc. Truck no 637Music to Murder byl. Cycle rally, Miramar School, Traffic DeptCleverly Polynesian Youth Festivalbl. Opening of Traffic House, Dixon Stb. Box Hill Railway Bridgef. School Patrol, Newtownc. Mansfield Street Flatsb. Undeveloped land, Fox Streetf. Hobson Street Drainage, Thorndon QuayNissan MobilDownstage 25th anniversaryOpening day of Brooklyn Resource CentreWellington COVID 19 Lock Down walk and drive aroundRomeo and JulietColombo Plan Conference Delegates, Consultative Committee and Civic Farewell to Sir Robert Macalister as MayorPorirua shopping areaAerial view of Civic Centreb. West of intersection with Willis Street, Hotel Saint George and Y W C A on the right7 Austin Streetl. Karori Reservoir78 Tinakori Road, rear, faulty sewer, 8 Waitaha Way, rear, roots in sewer drainb. Garage, Mortimer TerraceWellingtonParks and Recreation - Aquatic CentreCivic Centre Reconstructionb. No 138 Coromandel Streetc. Service StationsMemorial service at the temporary Cenotaph, Anzac Corner, bottom of Molesworth Street on the south side.Civic Centre Reconstructione. Job Number. 7198, Water Board Pumping Station, Karori Reservoir Power Housec. Bowen Stb. Raroa TipEmpty Chews Lane during COVID-19 Level 4 Lock DownShapeshifter, Delta with AhoribuzzCivic Centre Reconstructionf. Mataroa Street (LB Harford), encroachment on Town Belt, taken from Salamanca Rda. New dog pound, Moa PointToscaa. Workmen are pouring concrete, from concrete mixer into pipe leading into underground chamberC, Installing artwork, artist
 
 
 

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