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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

 

  
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Grainger Street, South facingEvents in WellingtonWW1 Engraving "General Joffre"b. Views of No. 17 Ohiro Road, a single story dwelling. Derelict vehicles and rubble in yard, fill blocking stream. Commissioned by staff member:W Lees, City Engineers DepartmentSummer CityRugby Streetb. Damage to road surface, bus stop, Moxham AvenueCemeteries - Karorid. Dwelling, 174 Tory Street, Te AroSummer City, body paintingPhotograph of the new alsphaltic concrete surface on High Street, previously identified as Main Hutt Road or Cambelltown, Main Street, Cambelltown, Main Street [ High Street, Lower Hutt ], October 1925b. Mr Hooker, Mr McCutcheon (M. E. D)a. Civil Defence, Webb StFire, PoriruaCivic Centre Reconstructiona. View of construction site, uprights have been installedMichael Fowler Centre Concertsb. Maldive StWellington City Council Administration Offices Completed: cafeteriam. Waterworks, WainuiCivic Centre Reconstructionb. Construction site, with the Power Station in the background11-15 Crosby Terrace, inside and outside, Council Properties future Victoria Street, exteriorf. Tunnel - Waterworks, Maldive Stc. Views of site where dwelling has been demolished. Residential areaParks and Recreation - Botanical Gardens: Rose GardensNissan MobilSummer Cityi. Opening of Parliament, Parliament Groundsu. Mayoral reception, President Park, South Koreaah. Various substandard dwellingsCivic Centre Reconstructiont. HM the Queen Mother ReceptionPatent SlipSummer CityCaravans with graffiti in Civic SquareMichael Fowler Centre Concertsh. Tunnel, Karori Reservoird. State of footpath and road, No 11C Lonsdale Crescentb. Interior and exterior views of a two storey wooden dwelling. Faulty plumbing and wiringFort DorsetVarious parks and gardensCivic Centre ReconstructionGiant pie preparation, Summer Cityj. Unknown imaged. Traffic, Wallace Street, John Street, Mount CookASB Bank International Laugh FestivalWellington Central Public Library: bindery operationsSummer Cityb. Stream, 36 Chamberlain Road, Karori
 
 
 

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