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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.

 

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Feature: Thomas Ward Maps/ Whakaaturanga Thomas Ward Mahere

1892 map sheet 33

 

     
Circa 1900 map sheet 33

 

  
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Missy Higgins with Rodney Fisherd. Houghton Bay Tipa. Mairangi RoadStreet corner, Thorndon and Tinakori Road areasPanoramas - Harbouri. Onslow Water Tank, re-lining of interiorSummer City - Sun Festival PrepMobil Street Racek. Traffic Safety Week, 17-24 Marchd. No 126 Buckley Roadv. Accesses, Black Rock Rd, Glanmire Rd, Woodmancote RdNo 1, 3, 5 and 7 Evelyn Place: houses and yardsb. St Anselms, Makara RdWilliam Prince and Harry Edgar Nicholls at a Wellington Harbour Board Picnic, early 1900sBackyard of wooden dwellingb. Jervois Quay, trafficSummer City - Sound Shell Concertc. No 93A Seatoun Heights RoadCivic Centre - ReconstructionPanoramas - HarbourCouncillor J G Churchilla. Hanson Street Flats development, stage 3Michael Fowler CentreWellington City Council Zoo, Kiwib. Traffic prosecution, Ruahine StCivic Centre Reconstructione. Various stages of asphaltic road surfacing by Council workmen, Lambton Quay end of Featherston Street. People passing by have stopped to watch work in progress. Trolly buses in backgrounda. Kearney Estate, Abel Smith StreetNissan MobilKen Boyden, Councillorac. New Council in SessionSummer CityCivic Centre ReconstructionElevated view of Thorndon and Lambtonb. Days BayLocal government election promotion poster136 The Terrace, Topic Flatsab. Zooa. Hospitald. Colin Dickieb. Begonia HouseCivic Centre ReconstructionBrown Street: 6 and 8 occupied and destroyed by Mongrel Mob , exteriors and interior No 6, 1 and 3 buildings in poor condition, 41-43 Adelaide Road'Coffee Date', Felix Cafe, cnr Wakefield and Cuba StreetsConcrete commercial building facades. Photograph of new asphaltic concrete surface, Victoria Street, March 1926Mobil Street Raceae. Sar St, Washoutf. Wellington Airport, Emergency Services, Fire EnginesTe Wharepōuri Street Name Correction Celebrationd. Parks and Reserves
 
 
 

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