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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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Viennese Comedy Harmonistse. 23 Kent Terrace, elevated view of building under constructiond. Rex Street Flats, Foundations B Blockh. Elevated views of Courtenay Place, Cambridge and Kent Terrace from the top of the Embassy Theatre. Mens Toilet / Taj Mahal Restaurant, Tramcars, motor vehicles, Queen Victoria Statue, Cambridge Hotel Summer City - Sound Shell ConcertGroup of people gathered, Otarid. Tanera ParkThe Malady of DeathAlbert Hotel, corner of Willis Street and Boulcott StreetSummer CitySummer CityAhi Kā Matarikia. Workmen installing the Karori Reservoir Bypass Overflow pipesTe Wharepōuri Street Name Correction Celebrations. Storm Damage, Emerson Street, Berhampore.Summer CityNissan Mobil 500a. Traffic beacond. Nos 105-107 Wilton RoadCivic Centre ReconstructionWellington Public Library: Junior Section booksCopies of old tip sitesb. Newlands Roade. Access, No 117 Sefton StConcrete Bar, Lambton Quayb. Abattoirst. Copies, old photos, milk deptWellington Town Hall - View from Main Auditorium Staged. Traffic Safety Week Service in St Pauls Cathedralh. Abattoirsc. Mobile Diesel Welding Plant no 60, accident to RE Brien, Boilermaker, Mech Eng w/shopsb. Interior of no.1 Committee Room, Municipal Buildingi. Flats, buildings, scenesCivic Centre - ReconstructionMobil Street RaceChild making Christmas decorations, Children's Librarye. Flats, Duncan TerraceSummer Cityb. New bridge is being constructed, workmenCivic Centre ReconstructionBusinesses Cannons Creek, PoriruaEdward Hutt, director of Parks 1947-1965ag. Central Library, interior and exteriorOrongorongo and Wainuiomata water catchment area, grassy area and building next to the damWellington City Council Administration Building: Foyer (bust of Duke of Wellington)Civic Centre ReconstructionParks and Recreation - Botanical GardensMobil Street Raceb. Upper body portrait of Jack Arthurs, City Councillor 1950-1959Michael Fowler Centre Concerts
 
 
 

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