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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

c. Pilot tunnel for motorway, Windsor PlaceCivic award celebration for Sister Monica Kathleen O'BrienCivic Centre Reconstructionb. AbattoirsQueen Mother & guests at Government House garden partyf. Alexandria Rd Pumping Station. Tate Lining Pirie St. View from Wainui Hill. Views of Harbour & Cityg. Reception - Prime Minister of JapanKent Terrace, workmen hoisting drums of Cold Fix onto Cold Fix Spraying TrailerSummer CityArts Bonus, unveiling of Bronze Form sculpture, Midland ParkRock the BalletCivic Centre ReconstructionGroup of people standing in front of 323 Willis StreetAt Molesworth Street, Lambton Quay intersection. Parliament buildings in background, Hotel on corner. Photograph of new asphaltic concrete surface, Bunny Street, May 1926d. Angus Avenue, drainsb. No 6 Orangi-Kaupapa RdCuba Mall openingInterior of bedroom, Waterloo Hotelb. Clyde Quay Hotel exteriorg. Melrose SubdivisionDwelling, Heritage Buildings Roll Za. Adelaide Roadc. Vacant section, Hobson Street, ThorndonPresentations at awards to Women Bus Drivers, by Mayor FowlerSouthpacific - The RainbowCivic Centre ReconstructionKarori Cemetery, YR, 17 January 1989b. Image obscured by something too close to lensSummer CityCivic Centre - Reconstructionb. views of slip affecting residential propertiesSummer CitySummer CityBoatshed of Craft Construction Ltd (boat builders), Balaena BayJohn Street, NewtownCivic Centre Reconstructionb. Sheep bridge, abattoirsc. No 1 Tapiri StreetQueens Drivebq. Substandard dwellingsd. Panorama, Newlands Reserveb. Collapsed bank, dwellingsPanoramas - Cable CarWHB Offices and crane on Jervois QuayRt Hon Sir Bernard & Lady Waley-Cohen, Lord Mayor of London: civic reception (Dinner)Mayor Macalister's Christmas Party, December 1955b. Alleged accident, Bould St, Broderick Rdam. Presentation of Medals to Councillors, His Excellency Sir Bernard Fergusson. Council ChambersParades, Mayor Sir Michael Fowler outside MOBc. Reception Georgian State Dancers
 
 
 

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