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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

 

  
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Image Lucky Dip / Tou Waimarie Whakaahua

Debris on the eastern approach as a result of tunnel constructiona. Job 9020, Wellington AirportTown Hall Blocko. Reception Georgian State DancersPlayground, Stoked. Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club, Oriental Bayb. Road surface, Tyne Streetj. Panorama, Newlands ReserveWestern Access Development, corner of Bowen Street and The Terraced. No 209 The Terracea. Damaged Motor Vehicle, 4 Somerset AvenueWahine IIe. No 44 Devon St, drainageb. MacAlister Park, Liardet Street, BerhamporeCity Art GalleryPortrait of unidentified Councillord. Taranaki - Buckle Streetse. Raroa Roadi. Footpaths, Roadways, Manholese. Buildings, Corporation Yarda. Pavilion, Martin Luckie Parkae. Reception for Mrs Gandhi, Prime Minister of IndiaSummer CityView of Johnsonville Road and Moorefield Road roundabout63 Courtenay Placec. AbattoirsSummer Cityh. Crane in Corporation Yardf. Site of tractor accident, Mana Street, Vogeltownb. Park Road FlatsTapu te Ranga, Island Bays. Flats and buildings; Views from Lombard Street pkg building and interior viCivic Centre - Reconstructionau. Safety Week, Traffic DeptSummer City - Zoo Dayh. Waterworks, WainuiSakai Sister City Events. Mike DransfieldMural, Newtown Schoolg. No 126 Buckley Roadd. Traffic, childrenb. Streetscape, Vivian Streeta. Alleged accident, Farish St-Bond Street intersection, fire hydrant cover (Mrs BC Guiney - no 255 Marine Parade, Eastbourne)Wellington Free Ambulance building proposed move photograph Civic Centre ReconstructionCivic Centre Reconstructionc. Traffic Safety Week, 17-24 Marchl. Condition of street and footpath surfacesh. Council Houses Loan BrochureSummer City - Hollywood Mickey ParadeRisdon
 
 
 

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