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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

 

  
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Drainage Moa PointMr & Mrs T van Waveren visit: naturalization ceremonyk. Mayoral ReceptionsThree by Ekmanf. Panorama, Newlands Reserve69-77 Aro Street, inside and outsidebg. Shandon Golf Clubc. Boulcott Sta. Gorse on hillsidesa. Kelburn Paradec. 7.30pm Motor vehicles travelling along the motorwayw. 42 inch SW Main, JohnsonvilleCopy: Abortion, Apartheid, Unions, Nuclear (posters, handouts, protests)c. Abattoirse. Views of workmen re surfacing the road. Machinery and motor vehiclesSS "Survey" leaving Wellington for South Africa, 29 January 1902c. Saint Patricks School in background, people crossing road on pedestrian crossingIlluminated address to George Fisher, Mayor, and others, from the Jubilee Committee (by William Bock)f. Cuba StMeals on Wheelsa. Ferguson sweeperSummer City - Hotter Than Everc. 42 inch main, Johnsonvillec. Botanical GardensElevated view of Thorndon FlatBreakfast Menu, Union Line, SS Monowai, 6th February 1905e. Streetscape, Cockburn Street, KilbirnieEmbassy Theatre from Courtenay Placeg. Unidentified streetLambton Quay, City ScapeSummer CityTown Hall, interior of Concert ChamberCopies: Various Cuba streeta. Nos 26-28-30 Rochester StreetCivic Centre Reconstructiond. Subdivision off Buckley RoadMatuaNgaio Gorge sewer tunnel, break throughPoint Jerningham & Evans Bay Roadb. Unknown Waterworks MachineryMountaineers-Mayor's Receptionb. Kilbirnie Tram/Bus Barns, No. 1 and No. 2d. Footpath, Adelaide Roadz. Central Library, interior and exteriorb. Helston Road wideningb. Helston Road12 Fife Laned. Hanson Street Flats, Stage 3Duke of Edinburgh's visit: December 1956Nissan Mobil
 
 
 

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