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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

ae. Safety Week, Traffic Deptc. Traffic House, Traffic officersLambton Quayb. Panorama, Newlands ReserveCuba Mall opening61st Regiment Trophies given to Wellington City (Regiment now disbanded)Wahine II smokerooma. Severn Streetc. Traffic prosecution, Raroa RoadHouses in Aro Street area, ScottThai Royal Visit: Reception, Wellington Town HallSummer CitySummer CityTapuhid. Traffic, Cable StreetGeneral - Southern Coastal Scenesd. Miss C Guthrie, Telephone operator, Corporation yarde. Reception to Danish GymnastsWellington Zooc. The TerraceCivic Centre ReconstructionColour negatives, progress, Cuba MallMount Victoria TunnelBishopcourt, 32 Mulgrave StreetPortrait of F F Laurensong. Various faults in footpath and street repairsFestival of the Arts, interior of St James TheatreKupe Statue Unveilinga. Accesses, Tisdall StreetParliament Houses, Wellington.Meals on WheelsNZ Library Association (Building in Burnell Avenue-occupied 1961), interiorq. Reception, Colombo Plan StudentsCivic Centre Reconstructionb. Elevated view of Cuba Street from James Smith Corner. Royal Oak Hotel on the left. Woolworths Building on the corner of Dixon Street. Motor vehiclesb. New bridge is being constructedSummer City - Park Festivalb. Motor Vehicle No. 261-557j. Scenes of WellingtonCivic Centre ReconstructionSummer CityNew Mothers' Support Groupa. No 144 Mairangi Road, b. Senior Officers, Traffic Houseb. Awarua StCivic Centre - ReconstructionVictoria Street, Bond Street, Manners Street and Willis StreetWork in progress, machinery being used for excavation. Seddon memorial in backgroundCleverly Polynesian Youth FestivalCivic Centre ReconstructionNissan Mobil
 
 
 

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