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Wellington City nightscape, City reflected in harbour

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

Copy: Abortion, Apartheid, Unions, Nuclear (posters, handouts, protests)al. Traffic Dept Cycle Rally - Miramar SchoolWellington Public Library: delivery vanh. OrongorongoSummer City - Hotter Than EverElevated view of Hutt Road, north of the rail overbridge, looking towards the cityPanoramas - Cable CarCivic Welcome, Sir Bernard Fergusson, Governor GeneralCivic Centre ReconstructionAotearoa PlusParks and Recreation - Botanical GardensCivic Centre Reconstructionb. Motor Vehicle accident, Hutt Roadaf. Cuba StreetViews from top Preston's Gully, views of Happy Valley TipCivic Centre ReconstructionCivic Centre Reconstructionf. Karori Reservoir area, workmen installing pipesg. Houses and accesses, Liardet Streetb. Elevated view of area being filled in by landfill and refuse. Pencarrow Head in the backgroundOld Library and Technical collegeSummer CityNissan MobilBroadway, Miramar Junction, tram tracks under repaira. Drummond StSummer City - Tech CrewWar Memorial: base & statues37 Friend Streetb. Onslow RoadCalifornia Suitea. Martin Squaree. Karori Reservoir, Bypass Overflowo. Alleged accident, Steps, Thule StCivic Centre ReconstructionC Public LibraryGeneral - Southern Coastal ScenesSupergroove, the Distraction Toura. 55 Waikowhai Streeta. Binham StParks and Recreation - Botanical Gardensq. Interior of the Airport Terminalo. Houses and Accesses - Calcutta StSummer CitySummer CityCivic Centre Reconstructionav. Safety Week, Traffic Deptf. Traffic Department, Traffic Safety Week, Knights of the Road presentationb. No 70 Hill Std. Job 9950Civic Centre Reconstruction
 
 
 

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