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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
 
 

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a. Hanson Street Flats, Stage 3n. Accesses, Black Rock Rd, Glanmire Rd, Woodmancote Rdc. Nairn Street Flats - constructionKarori Reservoirt. Zoof. Interior of reservoirWellington Central Public Library: checking periodicalsa. Slip in slope above building. Damage to buildingh. Streetscapes, Te Aro FlatSt James Theatre, Courtenay Placeb. No 68 Waripori Street [Te Wharepōuri Street], alleged accident (Mrs M O'Connor)e. Views from Townsend EstateNissan MobilSummer City - Hotter Than EverSummer Cityb. Group, Traffic HousePortrait of Miss J Brown of Upper HuttMobil Street Racej. Unknown housea. Benford Spray Unitb. Bridge, Broderick RdCivic Centre - ReconstructionMusic Video Awards 1991Civic Centre - ReconstructionLombard Street - 29 May 1968 Catholic Colleges, Youth's Leadership Coursea. Car no 386-965 Marion StCity Scapes, burst water main, Victoria Street and Hunter Streetf. Sump educator, plant no 480Glenbervie Cutting, Western Access.Civic Centre - Reconstructiona. Oriental Paradea. Accesses, Rights of Waycv. Safety Week, Traffic Deptd. Meter Wardens, Office staffUnite against COVID-19, Facebook post, Quarantine-Free Travel Pause NSW to NZb. 63 and 64 Kauri Street, single-storey wooden dwellingse. Bridge, Box HillWakefield Street, Wellington Public LibraryCarillonh. Traffic schoolDraculad.Traffic Meter Wardens2, 4, 6 Evelyn Place: vandalised housesWalk in OtariMonuments, Memorials, WahineCruise Ships in Wellington HarbourPanoramas - Harbourb. Streetscape, Moxham Avenue, Hataitaio. Demolition, Kings Chambers. No 18 Mein St. No 18 St Michael's Cres
 
 
 

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