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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

 

  
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f. Awarua Street Railway Stationd. Awarua Street Railway Stationa. Mr K. BoydenCivic Centre Reconstruction8 Walden Street: front yard prior sewer workn. Laboratory, Corporation yardc. Broken handrail, Mortimer TerraceMobile substation, view of L.T switchboardMobil Street Raceh. Traffic Departmentaa. Reception for President Johnson, USA, Civic Square - with Mayor Kittsb. Large machine going under railway bridge. Advert for ' Wear Hannah's 'k. Waterworks, Wainuis. InteriorSummer City poster, Mardi GrasCivic Centre ReconstructionLooking towards BerhamporeKarori Cemetery, Panorama showing road to the Peter Fraser memorial and surrounds, 11 January 1989Karori Library, Opening of New Buildingc. Workman welding pipesl. Accesses, Hornsey Road and Sutherland Rd, reconstructionDwelling overlooking Scorching Baye. Hobson Street Drainage, Thorndon Quayba. Rugby, Martin Luckie Parko. Traffic Safety Week, 17-24 MarchSummer CityDancers and Boat BuildersF, Staffae. Town Planning, Traffic, Courtenay Placec. Tank, tests on runway, airportav. Safety Week, Traffic DeptDownstage 25th anniversaryc. No 17 Northland Roadb. Traffic Department, Traffic Safety Week, Knights of the Road presentationBarnett Street, special wk crossing for Jervois Quay and Customhouse Quay junctionm. Flats and buildings; Views from Lombard Street pkg building and interior vig. View from Khandallaha. Food Handling and Hygiene, Health Branchb. Nos 4 and 6 Trafalgar Streetm. Farewell to Sir Bernard FergusonCivic Centre Reconstructionc. Workmen are using a crane to manouver drainage pipes into placeMatuaWellington City Council Bus Driver, Tom Hurleyh. Book to be presented to Governor General Viscount Cobham, from Wellington City Councilb. AbattoirsPlaying Arcade games, PoriruaInterior of Bolier Room, Old Tramways StationParks and RecreationKhandallah Road.
 
 
 

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