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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
 
 

Image Lucky Dip / Tou Waimarie Whakaahua

Arlington Street, urban renewal old houses on present sitesb. Job 8937Summer City - Sun Festival - Prep and ActionNun praying at altar, Chapel, Calvary Hospitalb. Reception, Mayor's room, New Caledonia Swimming Teamb. Albert Street, damage to kerb and channellingFull coverage of all sides of G P O, Panama Street, G P O footpath, streetscape, Featherston Street, G P O footpatha. Karori Reservoir, Water TowerSummer Citye. Elevated Streetscape, Dixon Street, Te Arob. Sewer, No 106 Upland RdNissan MobilCivic Centre Reconstructiona. Abattoirsy. Opening, Civil Defence HQCivic Centre - Reconstructiont. Traffic Safety Week, Motor Court, Display CentreCivic Centre Reconstructione. Traffic houseG, Open Day and Official Openingf. Miss CutterSydney Street, Western Accessb. Elevated view of work site226 Lambton Quay, City Scapesb. 34 Garden Roada. Car park opposite Town HallWellington COVID 19 Lockdown Neil Around TownElvisl. Shop frontss. Food Handling, Hydatids, House InspectionElevated view of Kelburn and Northland from the wireless stationt. Traffic Safety WeekSummer CityNewtown-King Street/Drummond Street aread. Reception officeGrainger Street, South facingq. Storm damage, Ridgeway subdivisionMobil Street RaceWellington Waterworks - Karori Gullyc. Laboratory, Corporation yardCarols By Candle Lightq. No 24 Crieff StSummer City, wood choppingk. Lawn MO building, Customhouse QuaySummer City - Zoo DayGlenmore Street, work on tramlined. 137 Ironside RoadPhotographs of Centennial Exhibition, 1940b. Johnsonville RoadNeville Cowan, City Treasurer
 
 
 

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ANZ Tower 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

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