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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

d. Koromiko Road and Mount Pleasant Road, MitchelltownBottle and glass recycling depot, Happy Valley Tipo. Wellington Festival, Night LightsNgaio DistrictWellington Zoo, Golden Tamarindj. Looking south along Burma RoadBotanical Gardens, Wellington, New Zealandj. Drainage, 42 inch Main, Johnsonvilleg. Shandon Golf ClubCivic Centre ReconstructionThe Rhythms of Irelandb. Myers ParkAir hostesses with Mayor Kittsc. Interior of the Airport TerminalInterior of Whitmore Street substationSummer CityInterior of the Drainage Pumping StationMayoral Receptionsf. Seatoun TunnelBackyards of two storey wooden dwellingsf. Wellington City and Harbour from the Botanic GardenFirst Australasian Cello Festival and Competitiona. Panorama, Job 9105Mobil Street Race'Movie Nights', Paramount Theatre (Deluxe Cafe), 25 Courtenay PlaceMoving the Wellington Boating Club to its current positionSir Robert & Dame Patti Menzies (Australian PM) & Mayora. MED Trench, Hankey StSummer City - Hollywood Mickey Paradea. Nos 12-13 Panorama Kings Chambersd. Traffic Buildingsb. No 130 Main Road, Karorie. Footpath, Taranaki-Ghuznee Sts, Avery Motors, S.M. Motors buildingsCivic Centre Reconstructiona. No 9 Oxford Terrace, Mt CookYouth Council ?Summer CityAbattoir, new building under constructionb. Alleged accident, road surface, opposite no 66 Waripori Street [Te Wharepōuri Street]Parks and Recreation - Botanical GardensSummer Cityb. Appleton Park, Birdwood Street, Karoric. Display Centre Health ExhibitionLisa Williams, Messages from Beyondb. Visit of Chinese Admiral, mayoral receptionCivic Centre Reconstructione. No 45 Springfield Terrace, WallOtari Park (children)c. Excavation Cuba StreetWellington Zoo
 
 
 

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