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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
 
 

Image Lucky Dip / Tou Waimarie Whakaahua

Ahi Kā at Te Papa and Taranaki WharfThe Pamir, Sailing Ship in Wellington harbourParks and Recreation - Aquatic CentreInterior of Newtown Tram Barns, Mansfield StreetBrooklyn Library, exteriorPortrait of William Henry Quick, CouncillorSummer CityHe Taonga Te Reo - a celebration of Maori Language poster, Wellington Public Librarym. Various faults in footpath and street repairsd. Foreshore/Coastline, Palmer HeadMornington-Farnham St, ReconstructionSummer City - Night Time Show / Holmes and Judge Dance Showb. Footpath, Disraeli Street - Main Road Johnsonvilleb. Prospect Terrace, JohnsonvillePolice-Australasian Commissioners' Conference Feb 1965x. Golf Tournament, Shandon Clubf. Civil Defence Test, Ngauranga Meat Worksc. Chapman Street Waterworksa. Karori Chapel, Anzac DayCourtenay Place, Welding PlantGlenmore Street and Horseshoe Bend, Western AccessBotanic Gardensb. Interior of drainage tunnel, workman inside drainage tunnelf. Laboratory Water Teste. Traffic Safety Week, 17-24 Marchd. Hamilton Rd-Kupe St, traffic prosecutionb. No 30 Pumping Station, Strathmore Avenueb. Civil defence exercisea. Centennial Hall, NewlandsNissan Mobilaf. Presentation of Medals to Councillors, His Excellency Sir Bernard Fergusson. Council Chambersf. two women hanging out washing on a rotary clothes lineb. Elevated view of the Maranui Bitumen Plantd. Kilbirnie Shopping Centrea. ZooVarious parks and gardensu. Various faults in footpath and street repairsCivic Centre Reconstructionc. Stables, ZooFront elevation, Wellington Public Hospital, Riddiford Street, Newtownc. Photos of Contour Map and plans, Wgtn storm damage 10/4/68s. Abattoirs, details of conveyor systemb. A slip has blocked the pedestrian access to 59 Fairlie TerraceTopp Twins, National Tour 2005d. No 82 Wright St, damaged footpath (Mr Andrey)Summer Cityc. 183 Rintoul StKaituna IIl. Traffic schoolb. Thorndon
 
 
 

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