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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

 

  
Link to 1892 maps   Link to 1900 maps
 
 

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Parks and Recreation - Botanical GardensSummer City - Sound Shell Concertk. No 35 Bedford St, House damaged by stormOld Karori Library exteriorKarori Cemetery, Greek Valley, GG-C2, 11 January 1989c. New reservoir, Punjab Stk. Mount Victoria Development schemeac. Flats and buildings; Views from Lombard Street pkg building and interior viSummer City - John Pilley's Photosc. Mount Victoria Development schemeMobil Street Raceh. Cracked footpath, Woodhouse Avenuea. Man standing in foregroundElevated view of Te Aro from Kelburn Hillsg. Mrs O Smuts-Kennedy and Family, Mr FW Pringlei. Traffic Safety Week presentation by Mr TurkBotanic Gardenao. Shandon Golf ClubOwnersCivic Centre Reconstructionc. Views of a single storey wooden dwelling, possibly a Council HouseThe Tom and Jerry Show Live on Stagef. Mrs O Smuts-Kennedy and Family, Mr FW Pringleb. Miss C Guthrie, Telephone operator, Corporation yarda. Streetscape, Walter Street Service LaneMain Hutt Roadai. Food Handling, Health Deptb. No 1 Mount Sth. Traffic Safety Week, Council Chambers, Sir Arthur Galsworthyf. Flooding, Kaiwarra [Kaiwharawhara] Areag. Table tennis pair, CouncilmanCOVID 19 Level 3, Southern Suburbs183 Thorndon Quay: wall collapsef. AbattoirsMobil Street RaceCarols By Candle Lighta. Traffic Buildingsu. Traffic Buildings Hutt Valleyb. Abattoirsy. Flats, Herbert Gardens-Dixon St. Civil Defence, Webb St69-77 Aro Street, inside and outsideShirley ValentineRt Hon Sir Bernard & Lady Waley-Cohen, Lord Mayor of London: civic receptiong. Cathedral Service, Traffic Safety WeekCity Scapes, The Terrace buildingsCivic Centre ReconstructionPortrait of J W Henderson, Councillorg. Wrights Hill ReservoirThe Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, aged 13 3/4e. The Terrace parking building
 
 
 

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