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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
 
 

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e. Hornsey Road WideningCivic Centre - Reconstructionb. Curtis Streeta. Garage, Mortimer TerraceG, Open Day and Official Openingk. Botanical GardensCivic Centre Reconstructione. Machines, Burma Roadf. Job 9198, DrainageRoss Bly, AdminWCC, Keep Left signage COVID-19 Level 2a. Drainage, Stout Stx. Safety Week, Traffic DeptNissan Mobil 500ba. Rugby, Martin Luckie Parka. Waring-Taylor Street, footpathd. Traffic Dept, Press briefing on Royal visit traffic routesCemeteries - KaroriCopy photograph of proposed front elevation for the Wellington Commercial Travelers, Customhouse Quayr. Milk Dept, Tory Stg. Slip below Birdwood Street at no 29 Chaytor Street (Williams Construction Co)Mobil Street Raceb. Footpath, Park Street and Tinakori RdElevated view of Buckle Street, Mount Cookd. Sub-standard building, 76 Adelaide Road, a two story wooden building next to the Adelaide Road Sub Stationj. Various substandard dwellingsCivic Centre Reconstructionb. Hanson Street flatsi. 137 Ironside RoadPacific Cable Project Group: Management Committeec. Mr Hooker, Mr McCutcheon (M. E. D)n. Land Projects Ltd, Happy Valley Rd, proposed industrial siteCopy: Abortion, Apartheid, Unions, Nuclear (posters, handouts, protests)e. Abattoirsf. Storm damage, Wakefield Street, Majoribanks Street, Mount VictoriaElevated view of Thorndon FlatThe Mikadob. Cecil RoadThe floating dock, Wellingtonb. Gang, Wilton Road TunnelRoyal VisitUnsealed road.Katea Civic Centre Reconstructionq. Wellington AirportNissan Mobili. Possibly explosives being used to demolish a portion of the hillside. Workmen are preparing site. Elevated view of site with large cloud of dustSummer Citya. AirportRay Mole, Otari, 1982
 
 
 

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