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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

 

  
Link to 1892 maps   Link to 1900 maps
 
 

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Kiss Me, Kill MeCentennial Exhibition, Kiwi Trains travelling along Centennial Avenuef. Reception, PM of Australia, Mr GortonNissan Mobilj. Hanson Street Flats development (and Mercer Street)Summer City - Raft Raceb. Slip, no 156 Helston RoadFestival of the ArtsMister Maker and The Shapes Live on Stage!e. Laboratory Water TestCivic Centre - Reconstructiona. Waterworks Pumping Station, Kaiwarra [Kaiwharawhara]Nissan Mobil 500Michael Fowler Centre Concertsc. Model of stadiumb. No 4 Ravi StreetSummer City, dog obedience displayq. Flats and buildings; Views from Lombard Street pkg building and interior viCleverly Polynesian Youth Festivalab. Forestry Area, Water Board. Council in sessionc. No 1 Tapiri Streete. Maldive Street and Burma Road, KhandallahCivic Centre ReconstructionWellington City Area from Brooklyn2011 Christmas party, Brooklyn Resource Centreo. Shop frontso. Mataroa Street (LB Harford), encroachment on Town Belt, taken from Salamanca RdIpi-Tombia. Interior of Tram Barns, parked tramcars, tramlinesa. Motel site, Allington Roadd. Wakefield Memorial Fountain, Basin Reserveb. Hamilton Rd-Kupe St, traffic prosecutiong. Accesses, nos 31-61 Calcutta StreetPreparation for deconstruction and construction regarding the development of the Civic Centrey. Various substandard dwellingsm. Flats, Open Space Surroundingd. Fencing - Rex Street Flatsj. Traffic DepartmentKarori Librarya. Display at Winter ShowThe Barber of Sevillea. Workmen unloading pipes from the back of a truckCivic Centre - ReconstructionHealth Inspectors: presentation of certificatesb. Fence, corner Broderick Road and Bannister Avenuec. Scorching Bay, Worser BayGeneral - Southern Coastal Scenese. Cnr Calabar Road - Broadwayb. Footpath, no. 1 Bourke Streete. Bus parking
 
 
 

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