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Kia ora, welcome to Wellington City Archives, Te Kano Kohinga Kupu o Pōneke.

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
 
 

Image Lucky Dip / Tou Waimarie Whakaahua

Katherine Mansfield Memorial ParkMichael Bubléa. AbattoirsCivic Centre ReconstructionDownstage 25th anniversarySummer CityFreyberg Pool, carparks. House, No 192 Aro Streetc. Abattoirsb. No 20 Walter StSummer City - Tech Crewc. Views from roof of municipal buildingb. No 12 Elizabeth StreetCambodian EnvoySummer City, water fightCambridge Terrace, Kent Terrace, Courtenay Place: building facades for eyebolt placementj. Cranes on various city buildings, taken from roof of Vogel HouseSummer City - Hollywood Mickey Paradeh. A two storey brick building on the corner of Onepu Road and Rongotai Road - The Commercial Bank of Australia Ltd, built in the 1930s. Two black Wellington Taxis wait in the foregroundSummer City, Run Round the RosesVolvo Trolley Bus at Oriental Bayb. Veranda, Adelaide RoadCambridge Terrace, Kent Terrace, Courtenay Place: building facades for eyebolt placementbb. Golf Tournament, Shandon Clubal. Rugby, Martin Luckie Park27-29 Old Coach Road, slipCivic Centre Reconstructiona. No 187-189 Buckley Roade. Presentation by Mayor, Traffic Safety WeekCivic Centre ReconstructionTāhunanui Beach playground, NelsonCuba Mall, Ron Flook and Jim McMeekine. Motor Vehicle No. 558-496Trooper Retter Memorial, JohnsonvilleHarbour and wharf area, fishermend. Taurima StreetJimeon: Something Smells Funnyd. Standen Streeta. No 11 Evelyn PlaceSakai Sister City Event at Te Papad. Radar Car, Registration number 584-904a. Large machine going under railway bridge. Advert for ' Wear Hannah's 'Film Crew in Civic Squarel. Demolition, Kings Chambers. No 18 Mein St. No 18 St Michael's CresSummer City - Landing Partyb. Looking west towards intersection with Willis Street. Commercial buildings, Glenvale Wines on right, Womens Rest Rooms on left. Motor Vehicles and truck. Workmen are painting the Stewart Dawsons building in the backgroundd. Photo of contour map and plansStreets by British United Shoe Machine Co.g. No 354 Oriental Parade, substandard dwelling (Mr Spiros Savos)a. Slip, 16 Mortimer Terrace, Brooklyn
 
 
 

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