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Boat Harbour Wellington NZ, No. 391

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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

o. Two storey wooden dwelling, possibly Mowbray StreetCivic Centre ReconstructionCivic Centre Reconstructiona. Earp Farmhouse, Old Porirua RoadViews from top Preston's Gully, views of Happy Valley TipView of Carter Observatory, Wellington Botanic Gardena. No 68 Curtis St, garage and propertyc. Workmen pouring concrete into base of underground pumping stationc. Women from Town Clerk's Typist Pool g. Reception for President Johnson, USA, Civic Square - with Mayor KittsCOVID 19 Level 3, Southern Suburbsd. Storm damage, Ridgeway subdivisionDixon Street Flatsf. Kelburn Cable Car TerminusTe Aro ReclamationCopy: Abortion, Apartheid, Unions, Nuclear (posters, handouts, protests)Civic Centre ReconstructionSummer Cityb. Waikowhai RoadNissan MobilGeneral - Southern Coastal Scenesc. Accesses, Rights of WayLady Freyberg.l. Procession, Traffic Safety Weekb. Nos 217-218 Evans Bay RdMED staffc. Walworth Road tiph. No 31 Mairangi Roadd. Drainage, Fraser Avenuec. Excavation Cuba Streetq. Golf Tournament, Shandon ClubGlenmore Street, work on tramlineb. No 47 Boulcott St1 Haines Terraceb. Fraser Avenued. Interior of drainage tunnel, workman inside drainage tunneld. Traffic Safety Week, award winners leaving airport for sightseeing flightSummer CitySummer City - Hot Café with a Little Percolation / Human Jukebox3D, Three Men on the BorderNew Zealand International Comedy Festival 2011at. Cycle rally, Miramar School, Traffic Deptb. From rooftop of Waterloo HotelCity Art Galleryd. No 124 The Terracebo. Central Library, interior and exteriorSummer City - Night Time Show / Holmes and Judge Dance ShowCivic Dinner: Renouf Foyer, Inaugural AwardsCopy: Abortion, Apartheid, Unions, Nuclear (posters, handouts, protests)c. Excavations, Manners Street
 
 
 

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Abattoir BNZ Centre Basin Reserve Bolton Street Cemetery Botanic Gardens Bus Shelter Capital on the Quay Carter Observatory Centennial Exhibition Civic Awards Civic Square F G Barker Frank Kitts Park Freyberg Pool Interceptor Johnsonville Mall Karori Cemetery Keith Spry Pool Majestic Centre Makara Cemetery Mark Blumsky Massey University Michael Fowler Centre Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Neil Price Nissan Mobil 500 Reserve Bank Scots College State Insurance Tower Stephen Rainbow Street Race Substation Summer City TS Taroona (Ship) Town Belt Town Hall Tramways Victoria University Victoria University of Wellington Wellington Botanic Garden Wellington Central Library Wellington High School Wellington Hospital Wellington International Airport Wellington Railway Station Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre Wellington Town Hall Wellington Urban Motorway Wellington Zoo Zealandia

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