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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

b. Panorama of MelrosePhotograph of Mary (nee Linnell), wife of A W Brown, Mayor 1886l. Waterworks Reserve - Orongorongob. Haywards, New reservoira. Job 9226 Drainage [north of the railway bridge at Ngauranga Gorge]Civic Centre ReconstructionPortrait of Mr. G Boltonb. views of damage to footpathd. Onslow RoadSummer City - Hot Café with a Little Percolation / Human Jukeboxg. Mount Victoria Development schemeOdlins Building and Saint Johns Ambulance buildingNorthland Roadf. Accident at 40 Prospect Terrace, Johnsonvilleg. Job 9880, Drainage Reserve Trunk Sewer Relaya. Ngauranga pumping stationPortraits, Freyberg Pool StaffVehicles being salvaged from the WahineMichael Fowler Centre ConcertsCivic Centre ReconstructionWilton's Bush, Wellington, New Zealande. Footpath Miro St, site of WCC staff flatsb. Bus stop, Moxham Avenuea. Hand cart, Street cleansingb. Airport Drainageg. Milk Department, Tory Streeta. Maldive Ste. Food Handling and Hygiene, Health Branchb. Job 9226 Drainage [north of the railway bridge at Ngauranga Gorge]Michael Fowler Centrex. Traffic Safety Week, Motor Court, Display CentreE, Installing artwork, artistb. Cooking contest in MED showroomsb. Exterior of pumping stationb. Access path, Carlisle Streetg. Reception Georgian State Dancersb. Drainage Work, Wellington Airportb. Tram tracks, Webb Streetd. St Mathews Church, Washington Ave, interiorMaketu School Visit, Council Chamberh. Deputy Traffic Superintendenta. Visit of Rear Admiral F Piana Lara, Mexican Navy, to Sir Francis KittsO E Smuts KennedySummer Citya. No 23 Earp St, FlatsKupe Statue Unveilingi. Botanical GardensOtari Gardens, old generic bordersCopy photograph of architects sketch, Waterloo Hotel, corner of Bunny Street and Waterloo Quaya. No 128 Johnsonville Road
 
 
 

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