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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

Karori Park, witches hat playground equipmentSummer Cityl. National Youth Orchestra, Town Halld. Glenside Sewerage Treatment Plantc. No 13 Tio Tio Road, roots blocking drain on road reservek. Kaitokes. Storm Damage, Emerson Street, Berhampore.Civic Centre ReconstructionWhat the Butler SawJazze. Excavation, Cuba StPoultry Farm on the outskirts of KaroriFestival of the Artse. Library Johnsonvillea. RidgewayCivic Centre Reconstruction120 Manners Street32 Willis Streetd. Khandallah Swimming Pool, Woodmancote RoadDerelict vehicles and parked carsa. Entrance to City Engineers Department Depot, Corporation Yarda. 58 Stanley St, collapsed 6 inch sewerd. Duncan Terrace, fenceKarori Library, Interiord. Interior of the Airport TerminalCivic Centre Reconstructionb. Streetscape, Taranaki Street, Mount CookHinemoah. Accesses Helston RoadSummer City, information boothWhatungarongaro, Aotearoa Tour 1991a. Abattoirsd. Broken handrail, Mortimer Terracea. AbattoirBuilding Industry, Civic Buildings, Mercer StreetSummer Citye. Traffic Cuba Streeta. No 46 Fox StreetMichael Fowler Centre Concertsbu. Shandon Golf ClubInaugural ceremony at Wellington Railway Station of the electrification of the Johnsonville Line - cutting of the ribbonm. Dwellings, Garden Roadc. Parking problems in streets, Town Planc. Traffic Safety Week, Qantas Airways, Featherston Sta. No 27 Roxburgh Streetc. Hanson Street Flats, Stage 3WCC Extraordinary Council Meeting - Streamed live on YouTubem. Accesses, Rights of WayThe Moorings, 31 Glenbervie Terrace, Thorndong. Taranaki Street: Wesley Church
 
 
 

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