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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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Photograph of new asphaltic concrete surface, Carlton Gore Road, May 1926Pacific Island Cultural Performance, PoriruaSummer City - Mardi Grasc. AbattoirsWellington Zoo, elephantSummer Cityc. No 18 Arthur Stao. Central Library, interior and exteriorc. Miss Mona Dyer, Telephone Exchange, for Councilmanb. No 4 Trafalgar StreetWellington Central Public LibraryMobil Street Racec. Various types of Corporation Housese. Presentation by Sir Ian McLennan, Traffic Safety Weekd. Machine, Engineering Repair ShopPanoramas - Harbourc. Waterworks, WainuiSakai Sister City Event at Te Papaac. Traffic Safety Week, Motor Court, Display Centrea. Views from Townsend EstateMatuaa. Lambton Quay. Stout Stb. Bridge, Cuba StQueen Victoria Statue, Kent Terrace - Decorative PanelTake Me Home, The Music and Life of John DenverSummer City - Sale Cityb. Marshall Court Flats, drainageGroup photograph, Men in suits and bowler hatsSummer City - Sale CityWellington Harbour and view of wharves and shippings. Town Planning, Traffic, Courtenay Placeb. Job 3145g. Presentation of Medals to Councillors, His Excellency Sir Bernard Fergusson. Council ChambersSaint Mary of the Angels, Boulcott StreetOrford QuartetElevated view of General Post Office and Post OfficeOwhiro Bay SchoolG, Open Day and Official OpeningSummer Cityb. Job 9136 Drainage Evans Bayb. Glamis Avenue [streetscapes]e. No 12 Elizabeth StreetSummer City - Raft Racee. Drainage Work, Wellington Airportd. New Library Karorib. Waterworks, Busaco RoadThe 2008 New Zealand National Bodybuilding Championshipsf. Civil Defence Meeting, Council ChambersAir hostesses with Mayor Kittsb. Awa Road
 
 
 

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