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Wellington City nightscape, City reflected in harbour

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

Summer CityWellington East Girls College swimming pool, children playingMichael Fowler Centre, interior viewShows Onepu Road intersection, wooden shops either side of road, tram tracks in road. Two boys and two men watching photographer. Photograph of new asphaltic concrete surface, Coutts Street / Bay Road, April 1926Nissan Mobil 500Wellington Central Public Library: Ms Immerson assists juniors in Junior Roomb. Volga St-Hudson StMobile substation, view of L.T switchboardCivic Centre Reconstructionp. Waterworks, WainuiCity Council offices, parking meter wardenVarious parks and gardensw. Milk Dept, Tory Stb. Freyberg Pool filtration planParks and Recreation - Dragon Dance FestivalSummer CityOrongorongo and Wainuiomata water catchment area, damn. Airport, relighting and repaving runwaye. Motor Vehicles, Onepu Road, KilbirnieMichael Fowler Centre ConcertsCivic Centre Reconstructiong. Karori ReservoirCivic Centre ReconstructionNiue Cultural group, Summer CityPotter-Bernard LeachIpi-TombiMural, Newtown Schoolg. Garages and encroachmentsCentennial Avenue and Tower, Centennial ExhibitionVisit from Nakano, JapanRubbish and recyclingb. New roading, Bosher subdivision Hauraki St, vehicular access to Messrs Pope and Beard, nos 18-22 Hauraki StConstruction of new wall, Botanic Garden, Glenmore Street35 Pitt Street, WadestownPanoramas - Oriental Baym. Various faults in footpath and street repairsSummer City - Hot Café with a Little Percolation / Human JukeboxEurythmics, The Revenge Tourc. Hanson Street Flats, Stage 3h. Shop frontsLambton Quay, parking meterss. HM the Queen Mother ReceptionOriental Bay, WellingtonMime InternationalSummer City, Sun FestivalSuch Sweet ThunderDilapidated wooden housing, Jessie StreetDerelict vehicles and parked carse. Sar St, Washoutb. Streetscape, Hanson Street
 
 
 

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